Alex Belozersky

Alex Belozersky came to visual art later in life, after careers in music and writing in both Russia and the U.S. “In my 40s and 50s, I experienced something like the Apostles—suddenly speaking in tongues I hadn't known before,” he says. A trained pianist, Alex made a dramatic shift from music to visual arts, beginning with clay for its tactile connection to piano keys.

He studied ceramics at Radcliffe College and exhibited medieval- and Renaissance-inspired tiles at the Boston Design Center in 1991. From there, his work evolved to include tin, sheet metal, bronze, and wire—each material shaping the stories he tells through sculpture. Influenced by childhood memories, mythology, theater, literature, and the writings of Carl Jung, Alex explores the symbolic and archetypal layers of modern life with insight and humor.

Born in Russia and a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, Alex emigrated to the U.S. in 1980. He has worked as a musician, philosopher, sculptor, poet, and art writer.