Golden ticket — ‘Quarantine Series’ 24”x30” Oil on linen 2020

Alexandra Grounds (b. 1998) is an American oil painter from Arizona, currently studying at Columbia University and specializing in large scale portraiture. Her portraits, often depicting classic iconic females and peers, aim to rework the patriarchy towards equality and female self-representation. As a young woman in our social and political landscape, the discussion of objectification, over-sexualization and inequality has driven some of her most well-known pieces. Grounds’ painting is her form of resistance, of activism, of empowerment - while embracing her own female sexuality. The artist currently has work displayed at the World Trade Center, with additional exhibitions in multiple galleries nationally.