Alex Seton

Alex Seton is a contemporary Australian artist who works with photography, video, sculpture and installation. He is particularly known for rendering soft ephemeral forms, such as flags, hoodies, inflatables and blankets out of white marble. Through this juxtaposition of hard and soft; permanent and impermanent, the artist also investigates the history of marble as a monumental medium.
Art
His work addresses contemporary issues from asylum seeker policy to commemorating military service and sacrifice. He often re-creates everyday objects in marble thus symbolically converting the ephemeral into the permanent. Seton created an ongoing series of marble sculptures, "As of today…" to commemorate those Australians who have lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Biography
Alex Seton was born in 1977, Sydney. Seton completed a Bachelor of Art Theory and History at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, in 1998. Seton currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
Awards and Prizes
Recent awards and prizes include an artist residency at Art OMI International Artists Residency, New York, USA in 2012. In 2014 Seton was awarded the inaugural Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence at the Margaret Olley Art Centre, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah. in 2014 Seton was also a finalist in the lI Henraux International Sculpture Award, Querceta, Italy.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions include the recent touring exhibition Refoulement which was shown at 4 locations over 2014-2015 and "As of Today' which is displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Seton's work has featured in over 70 group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. 2015 group exhibitions include the Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Paris exhibition at Galerie Paris-Bejing, Paris. Seton was also featured in the 10th Anniversary Group Show at Sullivan+Strumpf gallery, Sydney and the 2014-2015 Sealed Section exhibition at ARTBANK, Sydney.
Commissions
Seton has completed commissions for St Ignatius’ College Riverview, Sydney (2009), Mater Mother’s Hospital, Brisbane (2008), Albury Regional Gallery Railway Project (2008) and many others.

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