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Living Portraits

Alexa Meade’s groundbreaking portraits transform people into mesmerizing, living works of art. By painting directly onto her subjects, she transforms three-dimensional figures into what appear to be two-dimensional images.

Double Take, a self-portrait by Alexa Meade

Transit of a Man on the DC Metro painted by Alexa Meade

Broadway Costume Designer Emilio Sosa painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

Sunrise Goddess by Alexa Meade, featuring Broadway Actor Nadia Brown - Photo by Mike Monaghan

Dressed and Ready by Alexa Meade, Featuring Model and Photographer Ruby June

Alexa Meade painted journalist Kara Swisher and Aza Raskin at the Exploratorium

Blueprint Installation painted by Alexa Meade

Tony Award-Winning Broadway Actor Brian Stokes Mitchell, Painted by Alexa Meade. Photo by Jenny Anderson

Model Adrian Richardson painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Lory Lyon

"Looking at photographs of her work, you may struggle to remind yourself that what you’re seeing is not, in fact, a painting, but a person painted."

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“Lushly hypnotic”

Bold Enough to Wait painted by Alexa Meade - Model Noel Batiste

Ruby June Black and White Painted by Alexa Meade

Writer / Director Amyra León painted by Alexa Meade

Broadway Actor Drew Gehling painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June

Model & photographer Ruby June painted by Alexa Meade

Ruthie Fierberg painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June

Ariana Grande, Pop Star

“It was so fun n i loved the colors so much the artist who did it is named Alexa Meade . she's so incredible”

Justin Sylvester, TODAY Show host

“When Alexa offered to paint me, how could I say no? Now Ariana Grande and I finally have something in common!”

Halle Berry, Academy Award-winning actor

“Dying to get my own living portrait done by this dope female artist”

Broadway Actor Gus Birney painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June

Broadway Producer Keith Hurd Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

Dancer Melissa Becraft Being Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Chris Stewart

Broadway Actor Jonalyn Saxer, Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

Emmy Award-Winning Broadway Journalist Paul Wontorek, painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

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Grammy Award-Winning Broadway Actor Walter Russell III, Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

“Look at the eyes, though. Bam. Real person. This effect jars people, confuses them, briefly rattles their grasp of art, space and reality.”

Groove It painted by Alexa Meade - Model Alli Harvard

Jonalyn Saxer Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

A Close Up on the Eye - Painte by Alexa Meade, Featuring Model and Photographer Ruby June

Reality of Lil Buck painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Matthew Brush

Ruby June in Blue, Black, and White painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June

“Trippy cosmic wonderment”

Painting the Face by Alexa Meade, featuring model Ruby June with photo by Mike Monaghan

Broadway Composer Helen Park Being Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June

Matthew Sims Jr. painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

Richard painted by Alexa Meade, Photo by Ruby June

Watch collector Gary Getz being painted by Alexa Meade for a commissioned portrait

What it feels like being turned into
a living work of art

Richie Ridge, Broadway World

"I started to feel a hypnotic relaxation and a freeing sensation throughout my body of any inhibitions and in my mind I had visuals of wild colors swirling through my imagination and when it was all done, and I saw myself in the mirror, I was truly astonished."

Gus Birney, Broadway Actor

“When I saw myself with all the colors and textures pouring out of me, it felt like my heart had exploded outside of me, like all the fire and feeling inside myself had somehow landed on my skin and I had bloomed like a flower. She painted me on the outside how I feel on the inside, an explosion of color and feeling.”

Ilana Woldenberg, Rolling Stone Journalist

"Even though I was covered in paint, I felt a certain level of freedom that I've never felt before, to exist and play and move and be… unafraid to be different and stand out."

“Some of the most gorgeous imagery... striking, empowering.”

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Street Art

Trippy Flower painted by Alexa Meade, featuring model & photographer Ruby June

Magician Zach King painted by Alexa Meade

Street Art Adrian Richardson - Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June

Victoria Justice with Wings Forever by Alexa Meade

Art Crossing the Street with Paul Wontorek Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan

“She paints on people around the world who become part of the urban landscape as living street art. The photographs of the ephemeral painting performances hang on the walls of galleries and museums.”

Head Trip by Alexa Meade and Sheila Vand

White Out by Alexa Meade and Sheila Vand

Frida and I with a Bed Under the Sky, painted by Alexa Meade

"A portrait is something that's been with us for 3,000 years -- that's not an easy genre to move forward…This is a valid and very interesting contribution to the portrait genre."