alexandra nechita was born in romania on august 27 1985. she began drawing at the age of two. by...
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Alexandra Nechita
Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania on August 27 1985. She began
drawing at the age of two. By seven years old Alexandra was painting with
oils and acrylics on canvas. She had her first solo exhibition at the age eight at a local public library in Los Angeles.
Alexandra’s talent and passion for art making was instantly recognized as
crowds came to see her often monumental paintings. Though her career
as an artist manifested at a young age, it has endured and continues to
thrive.She continues to spend her time experimenting with her first love of painting, but feels most fulfilled when she is able to work interchangeably between mediums ranging from metal sculpture to glass work.
While she works tirelessly to pursue artistic and formal endeavors within her
practice, she is compelled to find ways to advocate for the arts and to share the unmatched power of the arts as a form of activism. Alexandra
is dedicated to working to increase the opportunity for peaceful conflict resolution, through dialogue in the arts and peace building. She graduated
from UCLA School Of the Arts in 2008 and is currently living and working in
Los Angeles.
1994
1997
1996
throughout THE YEARS
1998
2009
2002
throughout THE YEARS
Nechita
PAINTINGS
Live & Let Live36” x 60” • 2008
Dancing in the Rain36” x 60” • 1997
Delectable Chaos48” x 60” • 2013
PAINTINGS
By Invitation Only24” x 30” • 2013
Ivory Legacy I24” x 32” • 1999
All For One and One for All22” x 30” • 1997
PAINTINGS
Dreams Never Too Distant48” x 60” • 2010
Never Pretend II36” x 60” • 2009
The Unpoetic Me48” x 36” • 2008
sculptures metal
The Wine Taster21.5” x 32.5” • 2008
When No Words Are Spoken14” x 30.5” • 2008
The Unicorn28” x 34” • 2008
sculptures metal
Hot, Sandy Trails25” x 30” • 2008
One of a Kind15.5” x 30” • 2008
If I Ruled The World20” x 30” • 2008
sculptures glass
Irreplaceable II15.5” x 24” • 2009
Don’t Expect Things To Fall Into Your Lap14” x 23.25” • 2009Minty Green Morning
13” x 22” • 2009
sculptures glass
Tunes Inside All of Us15” x 23.5” • 2009
Embrace Growing Up13” x 26” • 2009
The Unicorn11” x 28” • 2009
sculptures BRONZE
Spirit of Peace15.5” x 24” x 8” • 2009
Make Peace with The World17.5” x 14” x 7” • 2009
A New Tomorrow17.25” x 11.5” x 3.75” • 2009
sculptures glass
Love Anatomy18” x 7” x 3.5” • 2009
Imagine to Reimagine15.5” x 11” x 5.5” • 2009
Tunes Inside All of Us18” x 12” x 9” • 2009
sculptures BRONZE
Printwork
She Wants Nothing in Return16” x 12” • 2004
Faithfully Yours (Study)16” x 12” • 2007
Tunes Inside of Us19.5” x 26” • 2009
drawings
Untitled8.5” x 11” • 2007
Bruce H. Project • Drawing 6 36” x 60” • 1998
Carrying No Burdens8.5” x 11” • 2004
HONORS
SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS• “WomanoftheYear”AmericanRedCross,1996• “OutstandingArtistoftheYear:Painting”NuBreedSynergyoftheArtsLincolnCenter,NewYork,1997• “OutstandingYoungPersonAward”Osaka,Japan,1997• “Geniuses”Arts&EntertainmentNetwork,1997• “SpecialOlympicsAward,”1997/98• “UNICEFGiftofSongs”NewYork,1998• “TheMostFascinatingWomenoftheYear”CBSTV,NewYork,1999• “UnitedNationsAmbassadorofPeaceandGoodwillthroughtheArts”1999• “GoldKey”VanGoghInstitute,France,1999• “LightoftheFuture”ImaginationCelebration,NEA,NASA,2000
• “LifetimeAchievement”FOXTV,2000• “AlexandraNechitaElementarySchool”Vaslui,Romania,2001• “LittleDreamsFoundation”Geneva,Switzerland,2002• “Children’sFriendshipAward”StarlightChildren’sFoundation,2002• “IntroductiontoPresidentGeorgeW.Bush“OperationHopeAnniversary,2002• “AlexandraNechitaCenterForTheArts“LutheranHighSchool,California,2003• “NationalCrossFaithfulService”FirstClassAward,Romania,2004• “20TeensWhoWillChangetheWorld”TeenPeopleMagazine–April2004• BillieJeans“Women’sSportsFoundation”-2008• “PeaceBuilders”Award-WesternJusticecenter-2008• TEDx-Bucharest,Romania-Speechdelivered“CreateSelf”-2009
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS1994LosAngelesPublicLibrary1994-1999Soloexhibitions–Switzerland,Netherlands,Italy,France, England,Australia,Singapore,Japan,NewZealand1998CantonMuseumofFineArt,Ohio1999TennesseeStateMuseum,Nashville,Tennessee2000CoralSpringsMuseumofArt,CoralSprings,Florida2000ImaginationCelebration,Texas2000CotroceniPalaceMuseum,Bucharest
2000NationalMuseumofArt,Romania2000HealtheWorldInstitute,Tokyo2001WinterOlympics,SaltLakeCity,Utah2005GlobalPeaceInitiative,Singapore2007FloralInstallationatUCLA2007DesignedBronzeAwardforBillieJeanKingAwards2009PeaceBuildersFoundationAwardCeremony,Pasadena,CA
HONORS
BOOKS
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
OutsidetheLines,LongstreetPress,Atlanta,1996AlexandraNechita:ChildProdigy,PainterwithHeartandSoul,1998,ParisAlexandraNechita,APTInternational,Tokyo,JapanNechita,RomanianCulturalFoundation,BucharestGirlsWhoRockedTheWorld,BeyondWordsPublishing,OregonBookoftheMillennium,GreatEventsEditions,ParisGirls:OrdinaryGirlsandtheirExtraordinaryPursuits,RandomHouse,NewYorkExtraordinaryGirls,CharlesbridgePublishing,MassachusettsHandsandDove:TheArtofAlexandraNechita,IAPandHeavypenProductions,2005
• PetitPalaisMuseum,Geneva,Switzerland• TennesseeStateMuseum,Nashville,Tennessee• LoweArtMuseum,CoralGables,Florida• BowersMuseum,SantaAna,California• AlexanderBrestMuseum,Jacksonville,Florida• TheSpecialOlympicsCollection,Washington,D.C.• Embassies:London,TheHague,Rome,Paris,Geneva• DowneyMuseumofArt,Downey,California• ImperialCollection,HisMajestyEmperorAkihito,Tokyo• FloridaInternationalUniversityArtMuseum,Miami,Florida• InternationalChildren’sArtMuseum,Geneva
• MuseumofContemporaryArt,LakeWorth,Florida• NationalAcademyofRecordingArts&Science,LosAngeles,California• PensacolaMuseumofArt,Pensacola,Florida• CoralSpringsMuseumofArt,Florida• RockandRollHallofFame,Cleveland,Ohio• VaticanCollection,Rome• NationalMuseumofArt,Romania• CityofVallauris,France• BeverlyHillsCancerCenter• VilledeMeudon-MuseeD’artetD’Histore-France• NationalMuseumofSingapore
HONORS
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
SELECTED MEDIA
• BillieJeanKingFoundation,OfficialArtistforAwardStatuette• AndreAgassiFoundation:“FromMyHearttoYourHeart”• OfficialArtist,39thAnnualGrammyAwards:“BecauseYouLoveWhatYouDo”NewYork• PolaroidCorporation,50thAnniversaryCelebration:“PortraitofAmerica”Cambridge,MA• SiamYamahaCorporation:“AllforOne,OneforAll”• SpecialOlympics:“WinningTogether”Washington,D.C.• FrankSinatraFoundation• CityofKobeRestoration:“Haruka’sSunflower”Kobe,Japan• CommunityofAngels:“EyesofLight”LosAngeles,California• SC6ArtsandEducationCoalition:“TheLadderofGiving”LosAngeles,California• WorldPeaceMusicAwardsOfficialArtist:“PeaceisNotanOption”Hanoi,Vietnam• Commemorativecoinset:PeaceistheOnlyOption”–approvedbyQueenElizabeth,II
• 20/20• AmericanGirl• Art&Antiques• Art&Auction• ARTnews• BBC• BecomingFamily• BlackBook• CBS• CBSSundayMorning• CharlesbridgeWorld• ChicagoTribune
• CNN• CosmoGirlMagazine• CosmoRomania• CronacheItaliana• DeTelegraf• EI• ElleGermany• ElleGirlMagazine• Esquire• ExtraordinaryGirls• FOX• Gala
• IvanhoeBroadcastNews• LeMondeParis• Life• LosAngelesTimes• MTV• NationalGeographicWorld• NBC• NewMoon• NewYorkPost• Newsweek• NIPPONTV• NPR
• OrangeCoastMagazine• OrangeCountyRegister• ParisMatch• People• SundayTimesLondon• TeenPeopleMagazine• TF-1• TheKid’sHallofFame• USAToday• VanityFair• WashingtonTimes• MerrillLynch
HONORS
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS• AndreAgassi• StephenBaldwin• PhilCollins• CatherineDeneuve• EllenDeGeneres• MelissaEtheridge• MickFleetwood• AmaliaFortabat,ARTnews“Top100Collectors”• DavidFoster
• AmyGrant• WhoopiGoldberg• ScottHamilton• LarryKing• TeriHatcher• LeeIacoccaFamily• CalvinKlein• BillyJeanKing• DebraMessing
• DennisMiller• StevieNicks• RosieO’Donnell• LittleRichard• LionelRitchie• NicoletteSheridan• PaulStanley• OprahWinfrey• TonyBlair
