b 1993 St. Louis, MO
Alexis is a visual artist and painter from Indianapolis, IN
📍 Philadelphia , PA + Passport Ready
My work slices through the masks we wear — the ones stitched by culture, desire, & survival. Through painting, collage, and performance, I unravel and reconstruct identity, exploring the collisions between flesh, image, power, and gaze.
Pulling from fashion, mythology, and disposable culture, I fracture faces and bodies until something raw and essential emerges: a fluid self, constantly becoming. My figures seduce and defy, unravel and reassert. They exist in the charged space between being seen and seizing the right to see.
The erotic, to me, is a portal: a site of power, resistance, and transformation. I explore femininity not as an inevitability, but as an invention — a stage where muse and author battle for sovereignty.
Materially, my process is visceral — a dance of layering, scraping, reclaiming. Scale is a strategy: the work insists on being witnessed. It demands space. It makes the viewer choose between submission and confrontation.
At its core, my practice is about authorship — over body, image, myth, and self.
Not just visibility.
Dominion.
All of life is a creative act.
The paintings serve as a powerful conduit for my spiritual insights and personal growth.
My canvases breathe them. Through a blend of vivid colors, intricate symbolism, and ethereal strokes, my intention is to seduce viewers to embark on an introspective journey, connecting with their innermost emotions and aspirations.
With a soul-driven passion for self-expression and intuitive exploration, I seek to inspire others to embrace their innate artistic potential and reclaim their intuitive sovereignty through my personal brand @the.artisttype. You can read deeper on its philosophy —————> here. <3
I received a BFA in painting from Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, IN
and an MFA in painting from The New York Studio School in Manhattan.
I will always make work with hopes to inspire others to live bold and true.