It Could Be Anyway

@a_kori_girard since the moment I laid eyes on it. Kori comes from a long line of creatives and artists yet his own style of painting is a unique hieroglyphic language all on its own. I was so pleased when he agreed to be part of this show and to delve into the realm of sculpture, a bit of departure from his paintings and drawings. Happier still when he reported that working in this medium was a “freeing prompt” that brought joy to his studio practice.

Alexander Kori Girard was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1979. The artist graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2001, receiving degrees in both graphic design and illustration.Solo exhibitions of Girard’s work have taken place at Johansson Projects in Oakland, California and Curator’s Cube in Tokyo, Japan.Group exhibitions that have shown Girard’s work have taken place at: Gallery 16 in San Francisco, California (2020); Ace Hotel Gallery in Kyoto, Japan (2020); the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, California (2020 and 2015); Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2017); Vice Gallery in Mexico City, Mexico (2011); MoCA in Los Angeles, California (2011); Triple Base Gallery in San Francisco, California (2010); Jack Hanley Gallery in San Francisco, California (2009); and Southern Exposure in San Francisco, California (2009). Girard’s work is held in the public collections of: the Berkeley Art Museum in Berkeley California; the Collection of the US Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique; and the Ace Hotel Kyoto in Japan; as well as numerous private collections.Girard lives and works in Berkeley, California.

It Could Be Anyway, 2025    
Papier-mâché, pumice, string, acrylic paint    
15" x 15" x 15"