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David Haig Alexander is a Washington D.C.-based figurative painter exploring the intersection of art, marketing, and technology.

David Haig Alexander is a Washington, D.C.-based artist, educator, and founder of EnoArts. Alexander's artworks respond to the stories, symbols, technologies, and belief systems that shape how people see, remember, and understand themselves.

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David Haig Alexander is a Washington, D.C.-based artist, educator, and founder of EnoArts whose practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, mixed media, and interactive art. His work transforms familiar symbols and motifs into a unique visual vocabulary to explore perception, memory, identity, communication, and belief.Alexander earned an MFA in Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and a BFA in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with concentrated study in painting, drawing, and sculpture. His early formation included institutional scholarships, graduate teaching experience, and encounters with influential American painters and sculptors, including study connected to Stanley Whitney and Ray Yoshida, and a 1995 summer internship with sculptor Luis Jiménez in Hondo, New Mexico.His exhibition history spans more than 25 years, beginning with early recognition through the Nippon Steel Juried Exhibitions in Chicago, solo exhibitions in Philadelphia and Kraków, Poland in 1999, followed by a published interview in Teraz, a Polish community newspaper. After graduate school, Alexander exhibited a solo show in downtown New York City and became active in the Los Angeles artist communities showing in iconic galleries such as Cannibal Flower, Hangar 1018, The Hive Gallery, jFerrari Gallery, The Black Cat Gallery, and participating with the Pharmaka Artists Group.Alongside his studio practice, Alexander spent more than a decade working in information architecture, user experience, digital strategy, interactive media, and product innovation for Fortune 500 organizations, as well as the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This professional experience informed his artistic focus on systems thinking, artwork as interface, communication, viewer participation, and the construction of truth through painting and sculpture.Following this period of professional development, Alexander returned to a more public studio practice in the Washington, D.C. region with The Prologue, a 2018 solo pop-up exhibition. Since then, his work has appeared in many DC gallery spaces such as Artomatic, The DCArts Center, Washington Sculptors Group, and the 2023 ADMO Art Walk. His work is held in private and corporate collections, including The Nippon Steel Corporation.Based in the Washington, D.C. region, Alexander maintains a multidisciplinary studio practice through EnoArts, where he continues to develop paintings, drawings, sculpture, mixed-media works, and interactive projects that bridge traditional art-making with contemporary questions about technology, belief, memory, and human perception.

Star for Sale, acrylic, ink, paper, collage on canvas, 48 x 66 in, 2022-2025

Standing on the Moon, acrylic, ink, paper, collage on canvas, 48 x 66 in, 2023-2025

Timing is Everything, acrylic, graphite on paper, 33 x 15 in, 2020

Eve02, acrylic and graphite on paper, 27 x 12 in, 2020

The Peppermint Trail, acrylic, ink, paper, collage on canvas, 48 x 36 in, 2018

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Landscape of the Moon's First Quarter, 1943 by Paul Nash (d. 1946)

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An abstract colorful painting on paper which I painted in 2001 in oval sapes as look-through. Title 'Together no. 2.' - abstract watercolor art; a gouache painting on paper I painted in 2001. Size of the original art-work on paper is c. 70 x 60 cm. I experienced around 2001 these kind of watercolor paintings for myself as a kind of 'collaging' with several simple forms, but in paint. I tried to push the forms somewhat together in space, to create internal tensions in the image between the individual shapes.

An abstract painting in free and colorful brush strokes, as inspiration for a music composition, made by music composer Lucia Drocchi. A colored watercolour painting on paper I made in 2020; free art image for making an art print or wallpaper, by Fons Heijnbroek, Dutch painter artist.

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An abstract painting in free and colorful brush strokes and lines, as inspiration image for a short music composition, made by music composer Lucia Drocchi. A colored watercolour painting on paper in orange and blue colors, which I made in 2020; free art image for making an art print or wallpaper, by Fons Heijnbroek, Dutch painter artist.

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<h3>Collect What You Love</h3>Collecting art is both an intuitive and thoughtful act. A work may first speak through color, scale, figure, surface, or atmosphere, but the strongest pieces continue to unfold over time. David Haig Alexander’s paintings, drawings, collages, and mixed-media works are made for collectors who value visual presence, conceptual depth, and long-term meaning.Alexander’s work explores identity, memory, perception, truth, technology, and the systems that shape human experience. Individual pieces can stand on their own, while also belonging to larger series that develop across years of studio practice. Figures, symbols, flowers, speech bubbles, stacks, stars, platforms, and algorithmic structures recur throughout the work, creating connections between individual pieces and the broader language of the studio.<h4>Available Works</h4>Available works include paintings, drawings, works on paper, collage-based pieces, mixed-media works, and selected works from ongoing series. Some pieces are bold, colorful, and immediately visual. Others are quieter, more symbolic, or structurally complex.Collectors are encouraged to spend time with the work, follow the connections between series, and consider how a piece might live within a home, office, collection, or architectural space. The right work should hold attention, invite return, and continue to reveal new layers with time.<h4>Collector Guidance</h4>For new collectors, the process can begin with attraction: a color, a figure, a phrase, a mood, or a question that stays with you. From there, the conversation can expand into scale, placement, materials, framing, series context, and long-term significance.For experienced collectors, Alexander’s work offers multiple points of entry into a larger evolving practice. A single painting may act as a visual anchor, while smaller works, studies, drawings, or related pieces can deepen the relationship to a series.Private guidance is available for collectors considering a first acquisition, adding to an existing collection, selecting work for a specific space, or exploring a commission.<h4>Begin a Conversation</h4>Collecting is a relationship with the work, but also with the artist’s larger vision. Studio visits, acquisition inquiries, commissions, and collector conversations are welcome.For acquisition inquiries, studio visits, commissions, or exhibition opportunities, please <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="/contact">contact me</a>.

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<h4>David Haig Alexander</h4>Washington, D.C.-based Artist, Educator &amp; Founder, EnoArts<h4>Professional Summary</h4>David Haig Alexander is a Washington, D.C.-based artist, educator, and founder of EnoArts. His work spans painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, mixed media, and interactive art concepts. His practice transforms perception through contemporary myth-making, using recurring motifs and visual systems to explore identity, memory, technology, communication, belief, and the construction of meaning.<h4>EXHIBITIONS</h4>2026 Beneath the Surface, Arbor Row Center Gallery, Tysons, VA 2024 DC Garden Hill Gallery, The District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC 2023 ADMO Art Walk, The District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC 2022 1460 Wallmountables, The District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC 2021 WSG Image Show, Washington Sculptors Group, Washington, DC 2021 In Between: Phantom Algorithms Joining Worlds, Jo Ann Rose Gallery, Reston, VA 2020 1460 Wallmountables, The District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC 2020 Artomatic 2.0, Virtual, Washington, DC 2018 The Prologue, Solo Exhibition, Temporary Pop-Up Gallery, Washington, DC 2007 Blacklight Show!!, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2007 One Year Anniversary Exhibit, jFerrari Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Mixed Feelings Group Exhibit, jFerrari Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 October Group Art Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 Figure It Out, jFerrari Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 Kindness Connection Peru, jFerrari Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 Gallery Premiere, jFerrari Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Plural Expression, Lombardo’s Art Studios, Culver City, CA 2005 The MAX, Hangar 1018, Los Angeles, CA 2005 CORE, Infinite Complexity Group, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Sublime, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA 2005 Waves of Grace, Tsunami Relief Group Exhibit, George J. Doizaki Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Group Exhibition, Hybrid Gallery, West Hollywood, CA 2004 Art Attacks April, The Black Cat Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2004 One Year Anniversary, Cannibal Flower at Hangar 1018, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Catapult, The Black Cat Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2001 Unpublished, Gallery Carlo Alessi, New York, NY 1999 Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia International Institute Gallery, Kraków, Poland 1999 Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia International Institute Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1999 MFA Solo Exhibition, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1998 Graduate Group Exhibition, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA 1997 Thesis Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1997 Nippon Steel Juried Exhibition, Chicago, IL 1996 Nippon Steel Juried Exhibition, Chicago, IL 1996 to 1998 Represented by Gallery Atlantis, Chicago, IL<h4> AWARDS, GRANTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES</h4>2025 Private Executive Roundtable, AGENTIC / GovAI Summit 2025, Arlington, VA 2022 to Present Member, Interaction Design Foundation 2020 to 2024 Member, Washington Sculptors Group 2011 Web Marketing Association WebAward, Hotel and Lodging Standard of Excellence, Marriott Hotel Web Sites 2009 Presenter, UXPA Miami Conference, UX Best Practices 2007 West Coast Rising Star Award, Rapp Collins Worldwide 2004 to 2006 Pharmaka Artist Group Collaboration, Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1999 to 2006 Member, College Art Association, New York, NY 1999 Published Interview, Teraz, Polish Community Newspaper 1999 Project Completion Grant, Temple University 1998 Dissertation Travel Expense Fund Grant, Temple University 1997 Graduate Assistant in Painting, Temple University 1997 Tuition Remission and Stipend, Temple University 1995 Summer Internship with American sculptor Luis Jiménez, Hondo, NM 1995 Sylvia Halperin Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1994 Dean’s Grant Fund, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1994 to 1997 Art Institute of Chicago Tuition Scholarship<h4>EDUCATION</h4>Tyler School of Art, Temple University - Philadelphia, PA MFA, Fine Arts, Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, 1999School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL BFA, Fine Arts, Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, 1997&nbsp;<h4>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INFORMING THE WORK</h4>Founder | 2015 to Present EnoArts - Reston, VA / Washington, D.C. regionFounded and leads an artist-led studio and platform for creating, documenting, presenting, and selling artwork.Senior Consultant, Innovation &amp; Experience Design | 2007 to 2014 NavigationArts LLC - McLean, VALed UX and information architecture initiatives for major digital platforms, including Marriott.com. Directed strategic design evolution that contributed to a $350M year-over-year revenue increase and supported brand expansion from 10 to 30 global brands.Product Manager / Senior Interactive Developer / UX and Digital Strategy Roles | 2000 to 2007Sony Pictures Digital, Rapp Collins Worldwide, Alloy Media &amp; Marketing, Toyota Motor Sales, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and other organizationsWorked across digital product development, interactive media, marketing strategy, content systems, audience engagement, and user experience.<h4>Research and Writing</h4>Alexander continues to write and research around user experience, service design, architecture, technology, artificial intelligence, and human-centered systems. His writing extends his long-standing interest in how people move through systems, how environments shape behavior, and how meaning is constructed through interaction.<h4>Workshops, Education, and Studio Programs</h4>David Haig Alexander is available for artist-led workshops, gallery programs, business activations, private instruction, and small group education. Recent workshop development includes programming connected to handmade paper, local materials, public engagement, creative wellness, and accessible art experiences.

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I transform perception through contemporary myth-making.My work begins with a question: How do people come to believe what they believe?I am interested in the invisible systems that shape human experience. Stories, images, language, technology, religion, politics, advertising, memory, and art history all influence how we understand ourselves and the world. These systems do not simply reflect reality. They help construct it.I make paintings, drawings, sculptures, collages, and interactive works that examine this process. Rather than illustrating a single idea, I build visual systems where familiar motifs acquire new meanings. Figures, speech bubbles, flowers, stars, platforms, mushrooms, pixelation, stacks, and fragmented narratives appear throughout the work as part of an evolving symbolic language. Their meanings shift depending on context, repetition, material, and relationship to the viewer.My background in painting, drawing, and sculpture gives the work its physical foundation. My experience in information architecture, user experience, and digital strategy informs the way I think about structure, sequence, interaction, attention, and interpretation. In both painting and interface design, meaning is shaped by how a viewer moves through an experience.I work in series because each body of work allows me to build a world. Some works emerge through allegory. Others emerge through abstraction, figuration, language, material experimentation, or repeated structures. The works often develop in parallel, with one painting informing another. Over time, symbols return, change, contradict themselves, and gather new associations.Much of my work is concerned with the instability of perception. I am drawn to moments when certainty breaks down: when a face becomes fragmented, when a flower becomes algorithmic, when a speech bubble becomes a philosophical device, when a platform becomes a belief system, when a surface becomes both image and object.I do not make work to provide answers. I make work to create spaces where uncertainty can be held long enough to become visible. If the work succeeds, viewers leave with a heightened awareness of how images, stories, symbols, and systems shape what they see, what they remember, and what they believe.