Alexander Girshin was born 1974 in Odessa, Ukraine. In 1976, seeking political asylum, he and his family immigrated to Brooklyn, USA through a Jewish benefactor organization.

He now lives and works in Rye, N.Y.



Exhibitions:

 2001       Cooperstown Annual National Show                    Cooperstown, NY
                C.A. International Show

2002         Dorian Studios                                                       Province Town, MA
                 Autumn Café (solo show)                                     Oneonta, NY

2003         Cooperstown Annual National Show                    Cooperstown, NY


2004         Rye Free Reading Room   (solo show)                   Rye, NY       

2007         Russian Museum of Contemporary Art                   Jersey City, NJ





Education:

2002        Cooperstown  School of Art, Ct. NY

2003        SUNY at Oneonta, NY

2004 - 08   SUNY at Purchase, School of Art & Design, Purchase, NY