EDUCATION
- Dec 2019; MFA in Studio Art (Drawing), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (4.0 GPA)
- Dec 2019; Graduate Minor in Women & Gender Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- Dec 2015; BFA in Art & Design (Painting, drawing, printmaking), Towson University, Towson, MD.
- Dec 2015; BS in Art History, Towson University, Towson, MD (Cum Laude)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
2021
- Anomaly #31: Writing Ourselves/Mad, Anomaly Magazine, special folio, Guest Editor/Curator Sarah Cavar, ISSN: 2578-580X
- Sketchbook Show, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
- 5th Annual Colors Exhibition, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, CA
- SHE/HER/THEY/THEM, IncuArts Gallery
- A Watched Pot Always Boils, Juried by Jayden Dukes & Serena Swanson, Umpqua Valley Arts, Roseburg, Oregon
- Transvestia, Issue 13
- Open Fragments, PRAGMATA Art Collective, London, UK
- Nude Affiliation, Pepney Gallery, Cavan, Ireland
- MASKulinity, Juried by Anthony Shostak, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
- Language, Loosenart/Millepiani, Rome, Italy
- They Call Us Damsels, 2021
- Midnight Zoomies, Cherie Bruce, 2021
- Unapologetic Feminism, Coin-Operated Press & Artificial Womb, 2021
- Held. Zine, Issue 1, 2021
- Works on Paper 2021, Juried by Lanka Tattersall, Long Beach Island Foundation Arts + Science, Loveladies, NJ
- Black Cat Magazine, Issue 1, 2021
- On A High Note, Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast, FL
2020
- Every Color Has A Story, Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast, FL
- Taurean National Art Tour, Art by Taurean Studios, MD
- Relationships, Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO
- Introduction* (+talk), Access Arts, School of Service, Columbia, MO
2019
- Pentiment* (+talk), George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- 2019 Graduate Showcase, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Child’s Play, Juried by Tim Liddy, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO
2018
- The Body Collective, Volume 2, 2018
- Double Booked, SRLBX/Hitt St Gallery, Columbia, MO
- Future Tense II, Juried by C. Pazia Mannella & Cathrine Armbrust, Surface Design Association, Columbia, MO
- Create Magazine, Issue XI, Aug/Sept Fall 2018, Juried by Conrad Benner, Create Magazine
- Ekphrasis, Juried by Diana Moxon , The Box Gallery, Kansas City, MO
- NOVAS, Cultural Arts Council Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
- Sanctuary: 31st National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Charles Young Walls, South Cob Arts Alliance, Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA
- May Cover Artist, Crab Fat Magazine, May issue, 2018
- April Cover Artist, Crab Fat Magazine, April issue, 2018
- Nessi Alexander-Barnes & Riana Bovil (duo), Talking Horse Theater, Columbia, MO|
- Varsity Art XXII, Art Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, nominated by Joe Johnson
- 39th Annual Paper In Particular, Juried by Tameryn McDermott, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
- Gradualism, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2017
- The Graduates, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- The Graduates: MU MFA Candidates, Orr Street Gallery & Studios, Columbia, MO
- Motley Crew, Resident Arts, Columbia, MO
* = solo
PRESS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
2021
- Featured Artist, Techspressionism, invited by Colin Goldberg
2020
- Fibers Artist-In-Residence, Access Arts, School of Service, Columbia, MO
2018
- Interviewee, “Personal Mythology: Interview with Nessi Alexander-Barnes”, Sarah Mills, Create Magazine Blog, Create Magazine
- Quoted, “For Pride, we asked you to name your favorite LGBTQ characters Growing Up, Real or Imagined”, Rowan Walrath, Mother jones Podcast, Mother Jones
- Dorothy Rollins Memorial Scholarship, Merit-based scholarship, University of Missouri
- Interviewee, “Meet The Artist: Nessi Alexander-Barnes”, Art St Louis, St Louis, MO
- “Paper Nouns: National Exhibit offers particular vibe at Columbia College,“ Aarik Danielsen, The Columbia Daily Tribune
- 'Gradualism' Gives Art Students Platform To Display Work”, The Maneater/MOVE Magazine
- Talking Horse Productions Exhibition Award, George Caleb Bingham Gallery & Talking Horse Productions, Columbia, MO
2017
- Richard and Patricia Endowment for the Arts, Art Endowment Award, University of Missouri
- Featured Artist, “Nessi Alexander-Barnes”, Aarik Danielsen, Columbia Daily Tribune
TEACHING & SERVICE
Community Arts Organizations
- Assistant Instructor: Weaving, at Access Arts; 2020
- Grant Writing, Access arts; 2020
University of Missouri
- Instructor of Record: Drawing 1/Drawing: Materials & Methods, F2017, F2018, F2019
- Instructor of Record: Painting 1/Beginning Painting, Sp2018, Sp2019.
- Lab TA: Art Appreciation Writing Intensive, F&Sp 2017
- Shadow: Drawing 2/Color Drawing, Prof Matt Ballou, Sum2018
- Shadow: Introduction to Screenprinting, Prof Chris Daniggelis, Sp2018
- Shadow: Intermediate Painting, Prof. Nathan Boyer, F2017
- Workshop: Color Theory in 4 Days, spr 2018, in Intermediate Painting w. Anna Wehrwein