avintagethought is
a small-scale print shop, design & illustration studio, music project, blog & general creative home
for alxndr jones & his visual work, audio work, written work, thoughts, sketches & mistakes.

alxndr is
a bearded printmaker, designer, illustrator, husband, cyclist, musician, puppy-wrangler, coffee enthusiast,
beer connoisseur, whisk[e]y aficionado, & mid-westerner, living in mpls, w/ a knack for the simple in
illustration, design, print making, faith, conversation & life.

alxndr’s resumé can be downloaded here [right click, save as ...]

// education
bfa: design | illustration // minneapolis college of art and design // mpls, mn

// experience
alxndr has worked with:
subaru
carmichael lynch
jeremy messersmith
ambrose
bicycle times magazine
university of minnesota
sanita footwear
& more

// exhibitions & public displays
luna wine bar // cedar falls, ia // 2012 – present

upcoming:
artapalooza // cedar falls community main street // cedar falls, ia // september 2013
art in bayfront park // duluth, mn // august 2013
hopkins arts festival // friends of the hopkins center for the arts // hopkins, mn // july 2013
artfest midwest ‘the other art show’ // des moines, ia // june 2013

mostly jazz show // blue ox coffee co. // mpls, mn // june 2013
riverloop arts festival // waterloo center for the arts // waterloo, ia // 2013
art-a-whirl // mercy vineyard church – waterbury building // mpls, mn // 2013
small showing // j arthur’s coffee shop // st paul, mn // may 2013
good friday [art direction/printing] // mercy vineyard church // mpls, mn // 2013
print for good // j arthur’s coffee shop // st paul, mn // february – march 2013
holdays arts festival // waterloo center for the arts // waterloo, ia // 2012
the newest batch // j arthur’s coffee shop // st paul, mn // november 2012
artapalooza // cedar falls community mainstreet // cedar falls, ia // 2012
art-a-whirl // mercy vineyard church – waterbury building // mpls, mn // 2012
working with what i have // j arthur’s coffee shop // st paul, mn // august – september 2012
four piece // j arthur’s coffee shop // st paul, mn // july 2012
simple prints 1 // cafe milo // ames, ia // 2012
mcad: 125 years of innovation in education // minneapolis library // mpls, mn // 2012
commencement show // minneapolis college of art and design // mpls, mn // 2011
adobe design achievement awards // semi-finalist // 2011
decked out! // cal-surf skateshop // mpls, mn // 2011
the skateboard show // the tea garden // mpls, mn // 2011
foot in the door: 4 // minneapolis institute of art // mpls, mn // 2010
area show: 41 // macnider art museum // mason city, ia // 2008