After having worked during seven years in the United States, Alexis Strelitz returned to the Parisian artistic scene in 2002.

 His first exposure in November 1992 “Brewery Tango” to the Coupole in Montparnasse, expressing the fever of the world of the night.  It was noticed by the Parisian press (Pariscope, Paris Capitale Magazine, Marie-Claire Decoration, tropical FM).  

 Strongly influenced by the example of Herman Hesse, and continuing in the great family tradition of adventures, Strelitz traveled the world, learning various cultures and their languages.  His thirst for adventure and humanistic search has had an extremely major impact on his art.  After short studies of an appraiser at Christie’s in London, Strelitz left for San Francisco in 1987 painting backdrops in Theatre.  In 1989 returned to Paris as an assistant to a production company.  In 1990, Strelitz mets a whole Russian artistic community that immigrated to squat, street Juliette Dodu.  It is frequented by artists such as Rabine, Jarky and Kvostenko, which he feels determined his career.

 Strelitz is connected to the expressionist school:  Goya and Beckman, and Grosz and, Schnabel are his masters of absurdity and  grotesque .  Strelitz reconciles technical, traditional and extreme subjects of topicality such as the flight of minority, destruction of the Amazonian forest, extermination of the Indians of Brazil.  He uses solar colors, strong compositions and broad volumes to illustrate these topics mixing images that share compassion and irony

 Jorge Navarro a choreographer whom had an establishment in the Village called Allegrias induced his 2000 show in Atelier International in the heart of Soho NYC.  It brought to Strelitz rebirth of culture flamenco “American Flamenco” a narrative series, highlighting the message and carrying Flamenco: love, death, sex, and exclusion.  An Hispanic heritage, which cuts through a vigorous path through glass and the concrete of the Anglo-Saxon culture.  The series was then on tour in Europe and  an exhibition at Galerie Say in 9th district of Paris in 2002. 

Strelitz is currently working on a new body of work from his adventure in Mauritania, Africa called "A Tea Party in Africa" which will be on exhibition at Atelier International Gallery in Harlem in February of 2005.

Professional Experience

Present        Dedicated to Fine Art painting, he is living in Paris,  traveling and showing in Europe and the U.S.

1999-1998     Dallas/Art Fair Mural/NYC/Radio City Mural Restoration/Evergreen

1991            Aerospace Industry Inc. (Salon du Bourget 91), France, Muralist

1990-1989     La Coupole (restaurant), Paris, Elaboration of monumental Trompe L’oeil

1989—1987   Eca2Inc. (movie production), Paris, Assistant to the production

1987            Jewish Theater, White Crow, San Francisco, Assistant stage designer under the supervision of Diana Rawicz (currently on Broadway)

1987          Larry Boyle Inc., San Francisco, Decorator assistant     

Exhibitions 

2005         Atelier International (February) New York City/Harlem

2004         Atelier International (August) New York City/Harlem

                Group Exhibition:  Cannes, France  September on the French Rivera

2003         Hotel Mezara:  INVENTORY

2001         Atelier International New York City/Soho

                Gallery Say  Paris, France

                Studio 56 Paris, France  

2000         Gallery Say Paris France

                Galleria L’Unicorno, Cosenza, Italy

                Galerie Im-Ersten-Stock, Vienna, Austria

                Atelier International Gallery, Soho, NYC 

1999         Koehline Gallery, Northbrook, IL.

1998          Atelier International Gallery, Soho, NYC

1997          Atelier  International Gallery, Soho, NYC

1996          University of Wisconsin, Madison, A painting  was selected to the to the collection of the university’s  museum                                                     

1995           Carole Jones’ Gallery Chicago

                  Oignion Studio Chicago 

1994          Tierra Blanca Gallery and Central Studio Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

1992           La Coupole, Paris

Media Exposure and Publications           

2000            Art Now Gallery Guide, New York           

1998            Art Now Gallery Guide, New York

1996            Chicago Magazine, Art Now Gallery Guide     

                       Midwest

                 The Capital Times (W1)     

1995          Chicago’s Reader   

1994         Phoenix Channel 5 TV, Chicago Channel 11          

1992        Pariscope, Paris Capitale Magazine;                                  Marie Claire Decoration Magazine; Tropical FM, Paris Radio Beaubourg FM