ALEXANDRA ELDRIDGE
Alexandra Eldridge
(she/her)
Born of artist parents, received her BA in Art and literature at Ohio University. She then continued her education at Cambridge University, England, Santa Reparata Graphic Workshop in Florence, Italy, Penland College, and most recently The Photographer’s Formulary in Montana. She co-founded an establishment for the arts, Golgonooza, based upon the philosophies of William Blake. She has had over forty solo shows, and has participated in many group shows throughout the U.S., as well as many international exhibitions.
She has exhibited in Paris, London, Belgrade, Ljubljana, New York, California, and Santa Fe. Alexandra has been commissioned to paint murals in the Place de Vosges, Paris, and her work has been used for the cover of twenty four books of poetry. Traveling, as an important part of her inspiration has led her to artist’s residencies on the Island of Elba, Italy, and the Valparaiso Foundation in Almeria, Spain.Art News, Art LTD, Art On Paper, New American Painting, and One Hundred Painter’s of the Southwest are just a few of the publications Alexandra has been featured in. Her work can be found in the collections of William Hurt, Steve Buscemi, and Edie Falco, along with many other prestigious collections. She recently has had The Radiant Tarot published by Weiser that features her art.
Alexandra Eldridge's artistry emerges from a realm where contradictions are allowed, paradox reigns, and reason is abandoned. Her search is for the inherent radiance in all things—the extraordinary in the ordinary. The process of painting, for Eldridge, parallels the movement of psyche, providing a deeper understanding of the world as a profound reality. Through her rich soul experiences, each painting becomes a tangible acknowledgment of the inner life, seeking to reveal its own share of soul, with the hope that it may connect to someone else's share of soul. In Eldridge's own words, "Then perhaps beauty may be granted." Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
“To create a little flower is the labor of ages.” W.M. Blake
“…to open the Eternal worlds, to open the immortal eyes of man inwards into the Worlds of Thought, into Eternity ever expanding in the Bosom of God, the Human imagination.” W.M. Blake