He/Him/His www.adl.art Alex@adl.art Film/Video, Interdisciplinary, Interactive/Digital Media, Sculpture In-person, Online, Hybrid mentor BIO Alexandros Lindsay is an artist who uses mixed media to explore subjects overlooked in American society. His process of moving cultural symbols to different contexts frees them from their pre-existing meaning and opens them up for new interpretation. Lindsay was awarded the 2015 McKnight Fellowship, 2nd place in Installation at the 2011 Florence Biennale, was a 2013 Jerome Fellow at Franconia Sculpture Park, and won a 2017 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant. He has exhibited in shows both nationally and internationally including a solo show at the Casket Arts Building and a group exhibition at the Weisman Art Museum. He has a BFA from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills. TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & MENTORSHIP Over the past decade I have taught, mentored, reviewed, and critiqued a variety of art and design students at St. Cloud State University, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Minnesota, and University of Wisconsin Stout. Most of the students with whom I have worked have been in graduate or undergraduate programs with a studio art focus, which is why I direct my pedagogical material to prepare students for a life-long artistic practice. Currently, I work with students to develop their foundational skills, technical advancement, historical precedence knowledge, and material investigations. I also help them develop an understanding of art theory and placement of their work within a theoretical context. Most importantly I help students ask their own critical questions about their work. By being able to ask their own questions, my training sparks in them a desire to engage new ideas and ways to develop their work. My overarching goal is to encourage students to be intellectually curious and to think about the specific questions about their work while keeping the larger picture in mind. I love working with students to help them feel confident in expressing their artistic voices. I started mentoring because I enjoy encouraging students to think critically about their work and to be adaptable to changes in subject matter overtime. Also, I am passionate about mentoring, critiquing, and teaching because I want students to be successful in their careers. I have had my own studio practice for over a decade, and I feel I can offer strong advice for how students can transition out of academia to be successful in their fields.