ALEXANDRA BAKER

ARTIST BIO

Alexandra Baker is a 2SLGBTQ+ American abstract painter based in Memphis, Tennessee. Alexandra Baker was born in Boston and raised in Memphis. She is an alumnus of St. Mary’s School and a “rainbow graduate” of the University of Vermont. After spending time in Italy and San Diego, she has returned to her roots and creates art in her home studio in Downtown, Memphis.

Having shown in the Unites States from Manhattan to Dallas, to Miami, during Art Basel Week, and in Europe - from Amsterdam to Madrid – she has a passion to share her Healing Thru Color. She began painting in 2018 and has had her work published in three editions of British Vogue, three editions of Vanity Fair London, Visual Art Journal, The Daily Memphian, Memphis Magazine, Memphis Flyer, Canvas Rebel, Suboart Magazine, Curatory Magazine, StyleBlueprint as well as been selected for the “Best of Dallas” 2022 from The Other Art Fair. Recently, she has shown and sold works through The Dixon Museum’s Art on Fire.


ARTIST STATEMENT

For me, painting is a sacred practice that has brought much healing. As I share my work with the world, I pray that viewers experience their own healing through connection to self and The Creator. There is a focus in my work of Healing Thru Color, Ancestral veneration, transmuting pain into beauty, and simply celebrating life. Being raised in Memphis – home of The Blues – I was taught at a young age the importance of transmuting pain into something beautiful.

I love taking on commission work with prayer requests -- meditating on others’ prayers & dreams, creating visual abstract pieces inspired by spiritual requests. My grandparents were both preachers and I consider myself to be a Spirit-led painter. It is an honor to contribute to this world's creative community.