Alex C. Foley
is an artist, scientist, and charity worker living in Hove, UK. In 2020 they completed a DPhil in Molecular Biology of Health and Disease at the University of Oxford where they then served as VP Women for the Oxford Student Union. They now work in London in the charity sector.
Their painting practice evolved out of a need to unwind after leaving the lab for the day. Broadly speaking, they are interested in disrupted realism, using the traditional medium of oil paints to explore the instability of the image in the digital age.
As of 2021 they became involved in the Cane-Yo artist collective.
Education
BSc Neuroscience, University of Sussex 2011-2014
MSc Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Cell Biology, University of Sussex 2014-2015
DPhil Pathology, University of Oxford 2015-2020
Group Shows
Self-Gratification, Dynamite Gallery 2017
Plenty Queer, Plenty Cafe 2017
Publications
Sanders, DW, et al. (2014). Distinct tau prion strains propagate in cells and mice and define different tauopathies. Neuron, 82(6):1271-88.
Jean, L, Foley, AC, & Vaux, DJT (2017). The physiological and pathological implications of the formation of hydrogels, with a specific focus on amyloid polypeptides Biomolecules, 7(4). pii: E70