About/Artist Statement:

Alexandra Alesii Debler is an American artist based in New York and Rhode Island. Alexandra was educated at Garden City High School in New York and is currently a student at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where she is studying apparel with a concentration in Theory and History of Art and Design. She is a Copy Editor for the Economics section of the Jornal of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Brown University, and a member of the Brown University Chamber Orchestra where she plays the violin.

Alexandra works in many mediums, including charcoal, acrylic paint, gouache/watercolor, oil paint, pastels, pens/pencils, digital programs (i.e. Procreate and Adobe Photoshop), photography, film, apparel and face/body paint. She often draws inspiration from the human body (usually in the form of ballerina dancers), mythological and biblical stories, poetry, and her Italian ancestry.

Alexandra has an avid social media presence under the pseudonym “Art Phoenix”. Her Instagram and Twitter handle is @art_phoenix_ , her YouTube is “Art Phoenix Mixed Media”, and her LinkedIn is Alexandra Alesii Debler. She can be contacted through her email: astefani@risd.edu.