Background
Alexander, Marjorie Anne was born on April 16, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alexander and Nancy Rebecca (Cordrey) Roberts.
artist art consultant hand papermaker
Alexander, Marjorie Anne was born on April 16, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alexander and Nancy Rebecca (Cordrey) Roberts.
Student, Wilson Junior College, 1945-1947; Master of Fine Arts in Painting, University of Illinois, 1968; Master of Arts in Art Education, University of Illinois, 1972.
Graphic artist Barry Martin Studio, Rumson, New Jersey, 1963-1965. Instructor painting, drawing University Young Men’s Christian Association, Champaign, Illinois, 1968-1972. Teaching assistant University Illinois, Urbana, 1968-1972, research associate, 1972-1976.
Instructor art Champaign High School, 1973-1975, Urbana High School, 1976-1980, Concordia Academy, St. Paul, 1982-1984, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1984-1987, design, housing and apparel artist in residence St. Paul, 1984-1988. Craft consultant and educator technical asstance program United States Agency for International Development, Organization of American States, University Minnesota, Kingtson, Jamaica, since 1986. Design consultant James Abbott McNeill Corporation, Minneapolis, since 1988.
Technical consultant Organization of American States, Kingston, 1990-1991, Blandin Foundation grantee, Minnesota, since 1989. Research and product development agricultural unilization research institute, 1992-1995. Technical consultant Zabbaleen Paper Project, Association for the Protection of the Environment, Cairo, since 1993, St. Lucia Paper project Weyerhauser Foundation, since 1994, paper project Young Men’s Christian Association, Jamaica, West Indies, since 1997.
Co-curator Paper Trivia and Treasure exhibit Goldstein Museum Design/U. Minnesota, St. Paul, 2000. Guest lecturer Chonbuk National University Republic of Korea, 2005-2006, Chonbok National University, 2006. Invited artist Oesterreiches Papierniagher Museum Austria, 2006, Museum Der Stadt, Deggendorf, Germany, 2007.
Vestry member St. John's Episcopal Church, Champaign, 1975-1978, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, St. Paul, since 1989. Member of International Association Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (president 2003-2005), National League American Penwomen (state vice president 1994-1996, Minnesota art chair since 2002), Friends of Dard Hunter Paper Museum (committee chair 1990-1995, advisory board since 2001).
Married Harold Harman Alexander, June 13, 1948. Children: Jeffrey C., Cassandra J., Peter B., Timothy C., Patrick J.