Portland, OR
About Alexandra Becker Black:
BORN IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO ALEXANDRA BECKER-BLACK HAS BEEN CREATING ART ALL OF HER LIFE. FORMALLY TRAINED IN ILLUSTRATION AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, ALEXANDRA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH WATERCOLORS STARTED WITH AN ODD STEP WHEN SHE WAS FORCED TO CHOOSE A NEW MEDIUM AFTER DEVELOPING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO OIL PAINTS. WITHIN WEEKS OF FIRST PAINTING IN WATERCOLORS, ALEXANDRA FOUND HER MEDIUM AND HER NEW VOICE. YEARS LATER, THE MAJORITY OF HER TECHNIQUE IS STILL SELF TAUGHT THROUGH HER NATURAL EXPLORATION OF THE MEDIUM AND ITS APPLICATIONS.
LONG BEFORE A PAINTBRUSH EVER TOUCHED HER HAND, DRAWING WAS ALEXANDRA’S ORIGINAL MEDIUM. SHE CONTINUES TO DRAW TODAY, EXPLORING NEW TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS BY PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN REALISM AND DREAMSCAPES.
ALEXANDRA LIVES AND WORKS IN PORTLAND, OREGON WITH HER HUSBAND AND TWO DOGS.
Selected exhibitions
- Robert Lange Studios - Charleston, SC, 2020
- Beam & Anchor - Portland, OR, 2019
- Robert Lange Studios - Charleston, SC, 2018
- Raisin Gallery - South Hamptons, NY, 2017
- Modern Eden Gallery - San Francisco, CA, 2016
Education
- Rhode Island School of Design, BFA - Providence, RI,2007