Age, Biography, and Wiki
Alexandra Grant was born on April 4, 1973, in Fairview Park, Ohio. She is celebrated for her innovative approach to art, often incorporating painting, drawing, video, sculpture, and more. Grant has been associated with Keanu Reeves, with whom she has collaborated on several projects, and has been in a romantic relationship since 2019.
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| Date of Birth | 4 April 1973 |
| Age | 52 Years |
| Birth Place | Fairview Park, Ohio, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Aries |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Publicly available information does not specify Grant's height or weight. However, her focus is more on her artistic expression rather than physical attributes.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Alexandra Grant is currently in a relationship with actor Keanu Reeves. The couple's relationship became public in 2019, after they had been friends for many years. Their partnership has not only deepened their romantic connection but also elevated Grant's artistic profile.
Her father was a Scottish geology professor who had moved to Ohio's Oberlin College in 1969. Her mother was an American political science professor, foreign-service diplomat, and educational administrator based in Africa and the Middle East. Her parents, who both spent time in Africa, divorced when she was young and she lived with her mother, who was based in Mexico City. In Mexico City, she attended a British school that was made up of a multi-national student body. When she was 11 years old, Grant attended a boarding school, the Thomas Jefferson School, in St. Louis, Missouri, for a year. Shortly thereafter, she moved with her mother to Paris, where she attended the International School of Paris. From these experiences in various locations in Europe and the Middle East, Grant is multi-lingual, and speaks English, Spanish, and French.
In 2013, Grant collaborated on twin series of exhibitions with Cixous, based on the latter's book Philippines. The "Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest” exhibition first took place at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, and at Mains d’Oeuvres in Saint-Ouen, France. Participants joined Grant in creating large-scale drawings of Cixous's novel, which touched on many themes including telepathy in Cixous and the work of Jacques Derrida and Sigmund Freud. Grant and Cixous spoke about their telepathic relationship in 2013 as part of a conversation from Mains d’Oeuvres to Nottingham Contemporary in 2016. 18th Street Arts Center published the “Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest” to thank the many participants in the project, a catalog which includes photographs of both exhibitions, and essays by Cixous, Grant, curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas, Robert Nashak, and a transcription of Grant's 2013 conversation with Cixous. In 2013, Grant continued this work in the series called “Century of the Self". The first exhibition was “Drawn to Language" at USC's The Fisher Museum in 2013, followed by a show at Lora Reynold's Gallery in Austin, TX in 2014, at the 2015 Venice Biennial in an exhibition called “We Must Risk Delight: 20 Artists from Los Angeles” and in a two-person exhibition with Steve Roden at the Pasadena Museum of California Art that was called “These Carnations Defy Language.” These works were inspired by the documentary film Century of the Self by BBC documentarian Adam Curtis.
In November 2019, Grant and Reeves appeared as a couple on the red carpet of the LACMA Art + Film Gala, prompting media coverage of their romantic relationship. Grant's friend Jennifer Tilly said they had been dating "for several years". Grant and Reeves had already been photographed as a couple in Switzerland attending the UNAIDS gala in June 2016, and several other times afterward.
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Net Worth and Salary
As of recent estimates, Alexandra Grant's net worth is approximately $1 million. This figure reflects her success as a visual artist, boosted by collaborations with Keanu Reeves and other notable figures in the art world. Her income is primarily derived from art sales, exhibitions, and lectures.
Career, Business, and Investments
Grant's career in art has been marked by significant collaborations and projects. She uses various mediums like painting, drawing, and sculpture, and often works with writers and artists. Her first solo exhibition was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in 2007. Additionally, she was involved in Edgar Arceneaux's Watts House Project in 2008 and directed the documentary film "Taking Lena Home" in 2015. Her work is characterized by radical collaboration, which has been influential in her artistic journey.
In 2017 Grant, alongside designer Jessica Fleischmann and Keanu Reeves, established a small publishing company called X Artists Books, sometimes abbreviated XAB.
Social Network
Alexandra Grant is active on social media platforms like Instagram, where she shares her artistic endeavors and personal life glimpses. Her Instagram account is @grantalexandra, and she also maintains a professional website at alexandragrant.com.
Education
Grant received her education from several prestigious institutions. She graduated from the International School of Paris, Swarthmore College, and the California College of the Arts. Her academic background has played a significant role in shaping her artistic vision and skills.
In 1995, Grant graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in history and studio art. In 2000, Grant graduated from San Francisco's California College of the Arts with an MFA in drawing and painting.
In 2017, Grant wrote the text for "Antigone is me" with her sister, Florence Grant, which is meant to capture the ancient Greek myth Antigone in a contemporary scene. The exhibit was a community-based project installation held at The Eastern Star Gallery at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles.
Grant has worked as a professor. From 2009 to 2011, she was an adjunct professor at Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA). In 2010, Grant taught an MFA seminar at Cal State Northridge and from 2013 to 2014 was a mentor in the Pacific Northwest College of Art's Distance MFA program. In 2015, Grant was an MFA program mentor at Syracuse University, and co-taught a course with Isabelle Lutterodt at Ashesi University in Accra, Ghana.
