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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
Bold Beauty by Alexa Meade - Model Noel
Broadway Costume Designer Emilio Sosa painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan
After Cranach by Alexa Meade
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
Spectacle 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
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.”
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Natural Intrigue painted by Alexa Meade
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”
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Painting the Face by Alexa Meade, featuring model Ruby June with photo by Mike Monaghan
Ashley Snively painted by Alexa Meade
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
Pride Forever by Alexa Meade
Risen by Alexa Meade
Trippy Flower painted by Alexa Meade, featuring model & photographer Ruby June
Magician Zach King painted by Alexa Meade
Street Art by Alexa Meade
Made Up on the Streets by Alexa Meade
CMYK Black by Alexa Meade
Martyrdom 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
Ruby June in Blue, Black, and White painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June
“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.”
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Activate by Alexa Meade and Sheila Vand
Head Trip by Alexa Meade and Sheila Vand
White Out by Alexa Meade and Sheila Vand
Blueprint by Alexa Meade
In the Mirror by Alexa Meade
Exposure by Alexa Meade
Victorian Blue by Alexa Meade
Bjarke Ingels Sketch by Alexa Meade
Frida and I with a Bed Under the Sky, painted by Alexa Meade
Lola Sol by Alexa Meade
Shae's lips painted by Alexa Meade
Roahn by Alexa Meade
Shore Long by Alexa Meade
Modern Woman
The Watch Alexa - Lacey
Dark And Dreary - Alexa + Lacey
"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."
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Commissioned Portraits
To commission a portrait from Alexa Meade or to join the volunteer model waiting list, please contact hello@alexameade.com.
Ariana Grande in God is a Woman with art by Alexa Meade and Sheila Vand
Gus Birney painted by Alexa Meade, photo by Ruby June
Mother and Daughter Ebony with Malanee Roches, Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Mike Monaghan
Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer Eva Price Being Painted by Alexa Meade - Photo by Ruby June
Limited Edition Prints
For information on collecting Alexa Meade’s art, contact hello@alexameade.com
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