About the artist:

ALEX SCHLOSS was born in New York City and is a painter noted for his uniqueness of style... an almost 3 dimensional quality achieved with a careful texturing and layering of oil paint mixed with sand and marble dust. It is considered a mixed media oil painted frescoe. The richness is balanced by another technique, simplistically clean pastel-like portraitures, executed in oil on raw linen. Here he captures the character of life of the subjects with a minimum of strokes. He is known for his exquisite personal portraits. Alex Schloss has painted the personages of royalty including King Hassen II and The Royal Family of Morocco, Count Bonifazi of Italy & Monaco, as well as 'Woody Woodpecker' creator Walter Lantz. The well-known television and movie star, Herve Villechaize, has been one of his models. Alex has been owner and curator of the Gallery At The Plaza Hotel for the past 25 years. His patronage extends the world over with his work being in constant demand by both new and established clients. As a painter Alex captures both the energy and serenityoflife in New York. He keeps his finger "on the pulse" with an eye on celebrities and his paintbrush ready to translate the soul of the city onto his canvas. Fifth Avenue throbbing with the color and crowds of St. Patrick's Day. The Plaza Hotel, gently tucked in for the night by a blanket of falling snow flakes. When preparing for a new show the artist will spend months studying his exhibit at Harkness House, spending many hours with dancers -- in and out of rehearsals -- in order to study their movements and feelings. This contributes to his success in capturing on canvas, not just a dancer dancing a part, but the essence of the person involved. Alex has painted ballet dancers: Gelsey Kirkland, Nureyev, Baryshnikov, and Susan Jaffe. The Intensity the artist feels is clearly recognized in all of his paintings. One is not just a viewer of his work -- to see his paintings is to become a part of them. EXHIBITIONS --------------------------------- ONE MAN SHOW Gallery at The Plaza, Plaza Hotel, NYC 1972-91 Harkness Gallery,.NYC 1980 Sponsored by the Harkness House Ballet Foundation International Beaux Arts, NYC 1978 Chatain Gallery, N.J. 1970 GROUP SHOWS A Gallery, NYC 1985 . Andres, Aspen, Colorado, 1982 Brooklyn Museum, NYC 1965 NY Worlds Fair, NYC 1964 United Nations, NYC 1960 International Collectors include: King Hassen II of Morocco. Count Giancarlo Bonifazi of Italy & Monaco Associations Art Students League Life Member Education Brooklyn Museum National Academy of Fine Arts Morton Roberts I Eisenberger Art Student League Robert Brackman I Sidney Dikensen /Olinsky Salmagundi Club on Scholarship COLLECTORS INCLUDE King Hassan II -Morocco Count Giancarlo- Rome, llaly & Monaco Malcolm ForbesForbes Magazine - New York Mr. & Mrs. V. Jim Peters- New York & California Mr. & Mrs. L. Johnson- Florida Robert Goulet- California David Frye- New York & California Mr. & Mrs. Schenkel- Indiana Roone Arlidge- New York Mr. MetaczaAthens - Greece Keiko Matsuzaka- Japan Mr. & Mrs. Rod Gilbert- New York Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Miller- California Mr. Mrs. Nochimson- New Jersey Mrs. A. RubloffChicago - Illinois R. Shaath.- Saudi Arabia H. I. Houiani- Lebanon Mr. & Mrs. M. Kehrman- Germany. Mr. & Mrs. Albert Broccoli- New York & California General Santos- Mexico 'Charles (Chuck) Woolery- California lohn Chretien. - Washington, DC Lois & Cliff Russell- Florida Mr. Brausch- Ohio Mr. Mrs. H. Millikin- Westin Hotel Admiral Zumwald- Washington, DC Mr. & Mrs. Howard Cosell- New York Mr. Mrs. L. Tose- New Jersey Barry Manilow- New York & California Lawrence Wein- New York CORPORATE PORTRAITS Fisher Brothers- New York Cushman-Wakefield- New York Irving Rossi- New York & New Jersey Congast Steel- New York PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Smithsonian Institute- Washington, DC U. S. Postal Service- Washington, DC U. S. Postal Service-New York N. C.School of Art- North Carolina