Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Inc. will host an exhibition by American painter Steven Alexander, with an opening reception featuring a selection of work from the past decade of Alexander's oeuvre.

The exhibition title, "Efforts of Affection," a phrase borrowed from the Italian poet Petrarch, refers to the works as physical embodiments of the stuff of life and love, and to the regenerative nature of painting. Alexander's primary interest is in the interaction between the painting and the viewer. His iconic paintings operate as catalysts to dislodge the viewer's consciousness from its day-to-day pattern. They create new places in the world for the viewer's imagination to wonder, reflect, or be still - potential states of being, embodied in paint.

Following the opening reception, the exhibit will be on display through May 6.