Jean Alexander Frater

03/26/2026

2 configurations of five scenes as a continuous painting made during my Los Angeles studio residency

03/24/2026

Ideas about this work before completed:

(Think about the materiality and continuous image of the film shifting as we move thru space rather than the film moving in time)

This series of paintings starts with body forms painted across a continuous surface before tearing the work into strips and synthesizing them into panels that line the walls. The process of physical destruction and reconstruction mirrors how film editing condenses and sequences individual frames into a visual continuum . The torn strips become compressed into a new form, transforming the expansive painted environment into a condensed, cinematic whole. Individual paintings can be taken out of this environment, but they will always be connected to the whole.

I call each panel a “scene” and plan to adorn them singularly with appendages and bulging frames later

03/24/2026

1. Georgia O’Keeffe
2. Agnes Martin
3. Fernand Léger
4. Paul Klee
5. Lee Krasner
6. Carmon Argote
7. Tavares Strachan
8. Robert Irwin
9. Pierre Bonnard
10. Vincent VanGogh
11. Roy Lichtenstein
12. Jasper John’s
13. Robert Therrien
14. Robert Therrien
15. Edra Soto
16. Joshua Nazario Lugo
17.
18. Bethany Collins
19. Christina Quarles
20. Glenn Ligon and Alma Thomas

03/17/2026

03/15/2026

Some stuff in LA

02/10/2026

🌟✨ I’m thrilled to share some images from the recent exhibition “Fall Out” at Milliken Art Gallery, Converse University.

A huge thank you to for curating the show and hosting my work. It was really great to connect with so many interested students and faculty who had such thoughtful questions. Thank you for a wonderful reception and so glad we could squeak in a trip and talk between the school closings and crazy weather! 🙏❤️

I also want to give a shout out to for making the trip down to join us. Can’t wait to hang out again!🚀🌈

Lastly, I’m incredibly grateful for the continued friendship and support from Katharine and Rebecca It’s always fabulous to reconnect in person, and I’m so thankful you made the journey down for the artist reception and talk!

Here’s to art, community, and the amazing connections we make along the way! 🎉🥳


artcommunity

02/08/2026

Green Swooping Extensions
72 x 64 in
Acrylic and latex on canvas
2024

Photo by .mov

01/23/2026

Some final images of pieces in Fall Out, currently up

“About 20 years ago, I began painting directly on un-stretched raw canvas. I think this directness with the canvas, though still acting as the support to the paint, made me approach everything differently. The canvasses’ inherent materiality could not be ignored. I began experimenting in different ways of how one makes a painting. I wanted to highlight the support, and prioritizing the cotton fabric became my focus. I started folding and manipulating the canvas in various ways. This experimentation resulted in an excess of painted canvas. Both out of frustration, and out of limited resources, I started tearing up my paintings. Weaving the colorful strips was the next move. I liked the idea that the paintings held gestures of both destruction and care.”

Fall Out will run from January 8-29, 2026. Frater will present a Gallery Talk at the Closing Reception (https://www.converse.edu/event/gallery-talk-closing-reception-fall-out-new-work-by-jean-alexander-frater/) on January 29, 2026, at 6 PM in the gallery followed by a reception from 6:30-8:00 PM. 

Image details:

1.Got Caught
Paint on canvas

2.Fortunate Encounter
Paint on canvas
26 x 24 in

3. Weak Knees
Paint on canvas
36 x 29 in

4. Things Changed
paint on canvas
24 x 20 in