- 1989
- Born in Baltimore, MD
- Lives in Oakland, CA
- Education
- 2012
- BFA in Photography
- Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
- Filmography
- 2012
- Welcome to the Copycat, Short film, 14:56 min., Co-Director & Co-Producer
- Solo Art Exhibitions
- 2014
- In The Garden, Firehouse 8, San Francisco, CA
- 2010
- Dreamscapes, Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- 2009
- Concrete Fiends, Skatology, Bel Air, MD
- Group Art Exhibitions
- 2014
- Oh Ophelia, Turks And Caicos, Montreal, CAN
- 2013
- Stupefy, Apothecaire, Bristol, UK
- Go Gettas, Life Cycles, Toronto, CAN
- 2012
- Lux, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
- 2011
- It’s Alive!, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
- Works on Paper, Abercrombie Gallery, Lake Charles, LA
- Self Portrait As Rock Star, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- 2010
- Class Pictures, Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, NY
- Evening Of Inaccessibility, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI
- Holy Ghost, Corsica Sudios, London, UK
- Daydream Nation, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Rapid Eye Movement, Annex Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- One Hour Photo, American University Museum Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
- Adventure And Exploration, Wilgus Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- 2009
- Small Meanings, Entopic Group
- Reflected, Entopic Group
- Bibliography
- 2014
- Teicher, Jordan, “The Baltimore Bottle Cap Factory That Became a Haven for Musicians and Artists”, Slate Magazine, www.slate.com, August 21
Hawking, Tom, “Fascinating (and Potenially Despair-Inducing) Photos of Baltimore Artists’ Workspaces”, Flavor Wire, www.flavorwire.com July 22
Comstock, Lindsay, “Portraits Offer A Glimpse Into The Living Spaces Of Baltimore Artists”, Feature Shoot, www.featureshoot.com, July 22.
Wender, Jessie, “Seeing Themselves: Photographs’ Self-Portraits”, The New Yorker, Photo Booth, www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth, February 20. - 2013
- Zap, Claudine, “Photographer Takes Cross-Country Road Trip Headfirst”, Yahoo News, www.yahoo.com, August 16.
- Buchdahl, Ellie, “Here’s How To Put Your Feet Up”, Daily Mail UK, www.dailymail.co.uk, August 14.
- 2012
- Wellnitz, Andreas, “Jugend fotografiert Jugend”, Bulletin (Berlin), N°5 2012, p.10
- Baksh, Stokely, “Building on the Copycat Project: Next step a Publisher”, Video Interview, The Baltimore Sun. The Darkroom. www.darkroom.baltimoresun.com, June 18.
- Weigel, Brandon, “The Culture Club”, Urbanite, May, pp. 51-53
- Brynes, Mark, “The Irreplaceability of Baltimore’s Copycat Building”, The Atlantic, www.theatlanticcities.com, April 23. (with illustration)
- Asante, John, “Peek Inside the Copycat Building: Where Baltimore Artists Work and Live”, NPR, The Picture Show, www.npr.org, March 22.
- London, David, “The Copycat Project”, What Weekly, www.whatweekly.com, February 29.
- 2011
- OjodePez #24, “When We Were Young”, pp. 68-69
- 2010
- PDN, September, p. 51
- PDN Photo Annual 2010, p. 151
- 2009
- “Portfolio: Alex Wein”, Gutter Magazine Summer Issue
- 2008
- Mazur, Mike, “Behind The Lens, Alex Wein”, Focus Magazine, July p. 24
- Books
- 2012
- The Copycat, Self-Published
- BOTY 100, Blood Of The Young, Toronto
- No Trials, Blood Of The Young, Toronto
- 2011
- We Are Lucky Volume 1, Brighton
- Self Publish Be Naughty, London
- Anno Books Design Annual, Melbourne
- Traum Noir Issue 2, Helsinki
- 2010
- Holy Ghost Volume 1, London
- Carpaccio Guide to Emerging Illustrators, Photographers & Artists Volume 3, Atem Books
- Achievements
- 2012
- Station North Arts & Entertainment Grant
- National Endowment of the Arts Grant
- Baker Grant
- Collections
- Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
- Booklet Library, Shubaura House, Minato, Tokyo, JAP
- Self Publish Be Happy, London, UK