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Alexandra
Alexandra
began her painting career at an early age studying oil painting
from her mother who was an accomplished musician and oil painter;
she honed her craft from her father who was a skilled craftsman.
She holds multiple degrees and certifications in the areas of
visual communication and design. She earned a BA in Liberal
Arts and MPS in Art Therapy and is currently working on a degree
in web publishing. She has won multiple honors, honorable mentions
and exhibits worldwide.
By the late 90’s she moved to Columbia, South Carolina
and studied under popular acrylic painter Campbell Frost. She
collaborated with artist Beth Ernest on several abstract multi-media
exhibitions and held joint shows with artist Blue Sky and many
others.
Many of her early works encompassed nature, color field painting
and chiaroscuro. In later years, her style of vivid surrealism
mixed with the naivety of expressionism has blended into abstract
expression. After being featured in multiple publications regarding
her expressionist paintings she collaborated with female artists
from South Carolina to create the She Festival, in 2001. The
festival was created to celebrate talented women, and traveled
to SC, NC & GA. By providing a venue, for women in art,
to perform and exhibit their unique artistic talents in an effort
to raise awareness about domestic violence.
Always driven artistically, her paintings; as well as organic
collages and assemblage pieces, are created as an expression
of experiences. When attending exhibits she, by way of storytelling,
encourages audiences, to participate in a journey through touch.
Which she hopes will captivate lovers of art with a desire to
transcend beyond typical artistic styles of the 20th century
and gain strength in the 21st century.
Her art is exhibited permanently in
restaurants and galleries throughout North and South Carolina,
New York, Washington D.C., France, Great Britain and Germany.
She works as coordinator of the South Carolina Artists Group
in Lexington, South Carolina.
