Alexandria Eregbu

BIO

Alexandria Eregbu is a multimedia artist, educator, curator, writer and visionary. On a fundamental level, Alexandria believes that art and expression are essential functions of community. As such, her work has been most dedicated to supporting creative experiences that uplift audiences engaging the arts. Her early interests in civic engagement were initially fostered in 2014 through her involvement as Lead Teaching Artist with Teens Reimagine Art, Community, and Environment (TRACE)— a youth activism program facilitated through the Chicago Park District. Part of her contributions to the program included co-founding the Community Curatorial Project (CCP) to additionally support teen leadership and self-discovery in their native neighborhoods.

Most recently, Alexandria held a two year position as Curator for Illinois Humanities' city-wide initiative, Envisioning Justice— which examined how incarceration affects Chicago communities and interrogated the failures of our criminal justice system. Previous curatorial projects include, The Annual: A New Exhibition for Chicago Art presented at Chicago Artists Coalition in partnership with EXPO Chicago, Tertiary Dimensions (2015) presented as part of PLATFORMS—a retrospective exhibition of Chicago's queer art collective, Chances Dances, and Marvelous Freedom / Vigilance of Desire, Revisited (2013)— a group exhibition and the first of its kind to engage the richness of Chicago’s Surrealist past with new works from 13 contemporary artists of the African diaspora.

As an artist, Alexandria draws from history, experience, and her own imagination to deepen her connectivity to the natural world. Her practice is often driven by stories, whether lived or dreamt, and surrealist activity spanning from West Africa, the Caribbean, to her native city in Chicago. Under the guidance of writing and research, Alexandria's creative process alchemizes drawing, material studies, performance, textile production, and ancestral wisdom as a means to honor, communicate, awaken, and further explore that which she considers sacred and worthy of remembering. Her work has been presented at the College Art Association of America, Public Space One in Iowa City, Poets House in New York, the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France, Casa Rosada in Salvador, Brazil, and Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans, among others. Her writing has been published by the University of Chicago Press, Sixty Inches From Center, Terremoto Magazine, and Green Lantern Press.

Alexandria is an Emerging Artist Fellow with the Driehaus Museum (2020); a recipient of the 3Arts Award (2016); and Newcity Breakout Artist (2015). She is also a current lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Department of Fiber & Material Studies.

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This artwork is located in Chicago. WILLAS contemporary will facilitate artwork release within 21 days after payment. Can be picked up by the buyer or shipped at the buyer´s expense.