Alexandra Eldridge

Alexandra Eldridge is a mixed-media artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born of artist parents, expressive creation and an imaginative world was a path and reality recognized at an early age. Eldridge 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. 

 

An artist of the imagination, Eldridge begins with a blank canvas and white Venetian plaster. From here, the “richness of the inner world, of the unconscious, of the imagination” begins to emerge in shape and form. Imagery and symbols find color within the composition, though symbols, explains Eldridge, need to be deconstructed, need to change. “They’re forever expansive and have no limitation,” says Eldridge in an interview with American Art Collector. “Both the conscious and the unconscious are at work. The unconscious shows itself to me, and then my conscious mind takes it. The process of painting is a revelation that brings me [into the studio] every day.” The workings of Eldridge’s subconscious resonate deeply with collectors, the poetic assembly, reimagined archetypal references and evolving symbols a relief for the evolving mind. 

 

Imagery and symbols come out as her paintings progress, but they aren’t static in their meaning. “Symbols need to change,” she explains. “I deconstruct them. They’re forever expansive and have no limitation. Both the conscious and the unconscious are at work. The unconscious shows itself to me, and then my conscious mind takes it. The process of painting is a revelation that brings me in here every day. ‘What am I going to learn today?’” 

Eldridge’s evolving symbols, her archetypal references and the poetic assembly of her paintings resonate in the viewer.

Alexandra Eldridge 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 Painters 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.