About Alex
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Alex Long (b 1987) is an oil painter based in Oxfordshire. Painting primarily on location or ‘en plein air’ his works seek to capture the mood or essence of a place at a particular moment in time. By working from life and taking inspiration from nature and the seasons, Alex is able to develop a deep understanding of a landscape or still life, resulting in quick and lively compositions which express the beauty of the world surrounding him.
In 2023 Alex returned from living in Florence where he spent a year training at a classical arts academy to augment his self-taught studies. Before that he worked for 13 years as a Chemist in the Biotechnology industry until he took up painting full-time in 2022.
Alex has exhibited in numerous group shows including with the
Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the New English Art Club, and his work is widely held by collectors in the UK and internationally.
Galleries
- Burford Art Gallery, Burford, UK (www.burford.co.uk/pages/burford-gallery)
- The White Gallery, Chipping Campden, UK (thewhitegallerycotswolds.co.uk)
- Calusa Gallery, Naples, FL, USA (calusagallery.com)
- Highgate Contemporary Art, UK (highgateart.com)
- Mall Galleries, London, UK (buyart.mallgalleries.org.uk/alex-james-long)
Upcoming/Current Exhibitions
- Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (27 November - 13 December 2025)
- The White Gallery, “Christmas Collection” Group Show, Chipping Campden (14 November - 23 December 2025)
Previous Exhibitions
- Cogges Manor Artist in Residence, "Scenes of Cogges" Solo Exhibition, Witney (25 April - 30 May 2025)
- Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- New English Art Club Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (2024, 2025)
- The Almenara Art Prize, 3 works selected for the Landscape and Plein Air Painting Category, Online (2025)
- The White Gallery, “Indian Summer” Group Show, Chipping Campden (2025)
- Broadway Arts Festival, Open Exhibition, Broadway (2022, 2025)
- Highgate Contemporary Art, “Little Picture Show” Group Show (2024, 2025)
- Highgate Contemporary Art, Summer Exhibition (2023, 2024)
- Art in the City, Winners Exhibition, Gloucester (2022)
- The Jam Factory, Open Exhibition, Oxford (2022)
- The Jam Factory, Group Show, Oxford (2022)
- West Ox Arts, Group Show, Oxfordshire (2022)
- Oxfordshire Artweeks, Solo Exhibition, Witney (2022)
Awards
- Spirit of Malvern Plein Air Competition, "Highly Commended", Great Malvern (2024)
- Art in the City Plein Air Competition, “Highly Commended”, Gloucester (2022)
- Jackson’s Painting Prize, Longlisted, Online (2022)
Training
- Florence Classical Arts Academy 2022-23