Alex Grant
US Embassy Guatemala · Public domain
- Born
- 1973 · Fairview Park.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- artist · painter · draftsperson
- Education
- California College of the Arts · Swarthmore College · Thomas Jefferson School · Phillips Exeter Academy
- Languages
- English
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Alex Grant is recorded as artist, painter and draftsperson. Grant studied at California College of the Arts, Swarthmore College, Thomas Jefferson School and Phillips Exeter Academy.
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1973
Alex Grant born at Fairview Park.
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- OpenAlex author record A5072485708 for Alex Grant.
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- 1.Grant, Alexandra. On Telepathy and Philippines: A Conversation with Alexandra Grant and Hélène Cixous. KCET. 1 May 2013.
- 2.Brévart-Demm, Carol. Brushes All Sticky With Words: Alexandra Grant '94 Uses Art to Create Her Own Special Mother Tongue. Swarthmore College Bulletin. Swarthmore College. 16–21, 79. September 2007.
- 3.Brennan, Mike. Alexandra Grant: A Way with Words - article and interview featuring the US contemporary painter. Modern Edition. 2008.
- 4.Schad, Ed. Interview with Alexandra Grant. ArtSlant. 2008.
- 5.LACMA. I was born to love not to hate (5) LACMA Collections.
- 6.Keanu's Sweet Birthday Surprise for Alexandra. Life&Style. 20. April 17, 2023.
- 7.Chalokwu, Christopher I. A Memorial to Norman K. Grant. Miami University. 1999.
- 8.Marcia A. Montin Engaged to Wed Norman Grant; Ph.D. Student Fiancee of Lecturer -- Both at U. of Ibadan, Nigeria. The New York Times. 24 October 1965.
- 9.Brévart-Demm, Carol. Liberal Arts in a Conservative Land: Two Swarthmoreans Help Start a Women's College in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Swarthmore College Bulletin. Swarthmore College. 26–31. December 2002.
- 10.Ashesi University. Six lessons we have learned from 75 years of Dr. Marcia Grant's life. The Ashesi Bulletin. Medium. 28 November 2014.
- 11.Swanberg, Jan. Founding Universities At Age 60!. Partners in Adventure. 13 August 2013.
- 12.Grant, Marcia A. Commencement Speaker: Marcia A. Grant '60. Swarthmore College. 8 July 2014.
- 13.Bloom, Alfred H. President Bloom's Charge to Marcia A. Grant '60. Swarthmore College. 8 July 2014.
- 14.Art & Life with Alexandra Grant. VoyageLA. 2 July 2018.
- 15.CV: Alexandra Grant. Alexandra Grant. July 2019.
- 16.Grant, Alexandra. MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant. Museum of Contemporary Art. 2007. 9781933751016.
- 17.Goldfine, Gil. Seven from Los Angeles. Jerusalem Post. October 23, 2008.
- 18.Alexandra Grant: 2011 Fellowship for Visual Artists. California Community Foundation. 2011.
- 19.McNeill, Mark "Frosty". On activating the power of language. The Creative Independent. 11 September 2019.
- 20.Watts House Project under fire - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. 8 April 2012.
- 21.Reference at alexandragrant.com.
- 22.Mizota, Sharon. Two artists try to portray the indescribable at Pasadena Museum of California Art. Los Angeles Times. 28 August 2015.
- 23.Alexandra Grant: Antigone is you is me. The Eastern Star Gallery. 2017.
- 24.Finkel, Jori. It Speaks to Me: Alexandra Grant on R.B. Kitaj's 'How to Read' at LACMA. Los Angeles Times. 15 December 2010.
- 25.Logan, Casey. Baby girl's missing headstone returned to Nebraska, 70 years later. Omaha World Herald. 4 August 2015.
- 26.Miller, Ken. Q+A: Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves Collaborate, Happily. Art in America. 1 March 2011.
- 27.Rose, Steve. How Keanu Reeves cheered up. The Guardian. 15 June 2011.
- 28.Daswani, Kavita. Keanu Reeves stars in the art book 'Shadows' by L.A. artist Alexandra Grant. Los Angeles Times. 24 February 2016.
- 29.Grant, Alexandra (images by). Making Shadows. Issue magazine. 2016.
- 30.French, Agatha. Keanu Reeves is a publisher of the new L.A. press X Artists' Books. Los Angeles Times. 19 July 2017.
- 31.Lakin, Max. Keanu Reeves Is Doing a New Thing: Publishing Books. The New York Times. 16 August 2018.
- 32.Romano, Aja. Keanu Reeves is dating a woman close to his own age. Why is that so shocking?. Vox. 2019-11-06.
- 33.Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant's Sweet Love Story: Proudly Public After Years Together. PEOPLE.com. 2020-07-06.
- 34.Goldstein, Caroline. Who Exactly Is Keanu Reeves's Rumored Artist Girlfriend? We Did Some Digging to Find Out. Artnet. November 5, 2019.
- 35.Wise, Louise. Alexandra Grant On Finding Love With Keanu Reeves & Her Upcoming Marfa Invitational Exhibition. Vogue. March 11, 2020.
- 36.Bailey, Alyssa. All About Keanu Reeves' Girlfriend Alexandra Grant, His Longtime Close Friend. Elle. March 18, 2021.
- 37.2011 Fellows: Fellowship for Visual Artists. California Community Foundation. 2011.
- 38.Alexandra Grant, Exhibition & Residency: April 15 – June 28, 2013. 18th Street Arts Center. 2013.
- 39.Residency : By Year : 2015 : Alexandra Grant. Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. 2015.
- 40.Caperton y Montoya, Will. City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents the 2015 City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist Fellowships Honoring the City's Creative Spirit. City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. 24 April 2015.
- 41.Alexandra Grant, 02 / NOV / 18 – 19 / NOV / 18. SOMA Mexico. 2018.
- 42.Visiting Artist: Alexandra Grant. Vermont Studio Center. 17 March 2019.
- 43.ALEXANDRA GRANT - Neues Museum Nürnberg. www.nmn.de.
- 44.Rivas, Pilar Tompkins. Welcome to Alexandra Grant's Interior Forest. KCET. 6 September 2013.
- 45.Barry, Robert. Forêt Intérieure reviewed on Frieze.com by Robert Barry. Frieze Magazine. 26 November 2013.
- 46.Alexandra Grant, Born to Love: June 1 – July 6, 2019. Lowell Ryan Projects. June–July 2019.
- 47.Dambrot, Shana Nys. Alexandra Grant Chooses Love at Lowell Ryan Projects. LA Weekly. 4 July 2019.
- 48.Alexandra Grant : Everything Belongs to the Cosmos - Les presses du réel (book). www.lespressesdureel.com.
- 49.katarzynaradomska, About the Author. EXHIBITION / Embodied Word Centre Of Contemporary Art in Torun Centre Of Contemporary Art in Toruń.
- 50.Iliggocene – The Age of Dizziness. KINDL - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst.
- 51.Postscript: Writing After Conceptual Art (22 June – 2 September 2013). The Power Plant. 2013.
- 52.Exhibition: Drawing Surrealism (October 21, 2012-January 6, 2013). Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 10 August 2012.
- 53.Grant, Alexandra. Drawn to Language: Alexandra Grant, Kate Ingold, Susan Silton, Holly Downing, David St. John, Demián Flores, Lila Downs, Paul Cohen. USC Fisher Museum of Art. 2013. 9780945192435.
- 54.Postscript: Writing After Conceptual Art (Mar. 21 – Sept. 21, 2014). MSU Broad Museum. 2014.
- 55.Abrahams, Megan. Alexandra Grant and Steve Roden: These Carnations Defy Language. Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. October 2015.
- 56.she taking her space (after Michael Joyce's "he taking the space of,"). MOCA. 2004.
- 57.Wallpaper (la escalera al cielo). MOCA. 2007.
- 58.2016 Bulletin: Acquisitions. Blanton Museum of Art. 40. 2016.
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