Gregory Alexander
Refugees, 2021
charcoal dust on fabriano
75 X 55cm

Artist statement

This drawing was made using charcoal dust applied through hand cut stencils using my bare feet – made in response to the millions of people across the world fleeing – fleeing; war; famine; destruction; violence. Many are met with force or indifference. Many discover that their journey is curtailed – some are prevented from entering territories, others are arrested, teargassed, even fired upon – many discover their plight or concerns are not valued or are dismissed, they don’t count - they are not important enough. People are arrested, detained, imprisoned, hurt, even killed. But still they flee. 

Artist bio

Alexander was born in 1960 and studied at Canterbury and Farnham Colleges of Art in England. He migrated to Australia in 1993 and studied for his Master of Fine Art at Monash University where he taught drawing and painting for many years.  Alexander is a painter and printmaker and has exhibited widely in England as well as Australia. His work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia; Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection; The Royal Watercolour Society Diploma Collection, as well as many corporate and private collections throughout the world.

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