Chapin Library Gallery: Alex DiFrancesco - July through September 2023
Please join us in congratulating member Alex DiFrancesco for displaying her art in the Chapin Library Artist Gallery from July through September 2023. Alex is an active member of Crooked Creek Art League. She has served as grant coordinator for the League for the past several years.
Artist Statement
My art is a constant search for the best way to interpret the beauty of the world that I live in.
I don’t limit myself to one concept. Inspiration and knowledge change with each day and every experience. Each piece that I create, whether a photography piece or a painting is an extension from my past into my future. Where I have been and what I have seen I always marvel at the process. I have a story and whether it is with my paintings or my photography I want to connect my audience.
About the Artwork
"Tuscan Countryside" – acrylic on canvas, 9" x 12", $50
Column 1
"White Flowers" - acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14", $50
"Old San Juan" - acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14", $50
"Water #2" - acrylic on canvas, 9" x 12", $75
"Water #3" - acrylic on canvas, 9" x 12", $75
Column 2
"Water #1" - acrylic on canvas, 9" x 12", $75
"Floral White on Black" - acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14", $50
"Blue Heron" - acrylic, 11" x 14", $50
Artist Bio
Alex DiFrancesco
A retired school guidance counselor, Alexandra (Alex) DiFrancesco, is a native of West Virginia. She has had the opportunity to live on both the East and West coasts before moving to Chapin, South Carolina 2015.
Alex has enjoyed photography since she was a child playing with her parents Kodak Brownie Camera. She enjoys photographing a variety of subjects including Nature and Architecture.
In 2020 during the Pandemic, Alex found a new passion. She decided to to try acrylic painting. Alexandra started with 3x3 canvasses. She created ornaments and now sells a variety of her paintings at galleries and shows. Alexandra is now working on larger paintings. “ I love entering shows and exhibits and I consider them all a part of the learning experience.”
Alexandra has participated in the USC School of Visual Art and Design 64th Annual Art Auction in 2019. She has participated in Crooked Creek Art League Juried Shows (2018-2023). Still Hopes Fall Juried Show (2019-2022). In 2019, Alex was juried into the South Carolina State Fair and participated again in 2021 & 2022. She was juried into the 2020 Dogwood Festival and Art Show in Denmark, South Carolina. Alexandra has completed several one person exhibits in various venues, the last in Spring 2022.
Alexandra has been a member of Crooked Creek Art League for 7 years and currently serves on their board as Grant Coordinator. She is also a juried member of the South Carolina Artisan's Center in Walterboro, South Carolina. Alexandra was also in a feature article in the January 2023 issue of Chapin Magazine. It exhibited both her photography and paintings.
To see more of Alex's work, please click HERE.
CCAL Gallery Host:
Each month, the Chapin Library Gallery located in the Chapin Public Library at 129 N. W. Columbia Avenue
features a monthly art exhibit by a different featured CCAL artist. The gallery can be viewed during regular Chapin Library hours.
This exhibit space allows for expanded displays with series or mixed multiple pieces by the artist. It hosts a minimum of 6-8 pieces but can accommodate as many as 12 pieces per month. Wall hanging and 3D artwork may be included in this exhibit.
For more on our public galleries, click HERE.
