Alexis Neumann

Alexis Neumann is an artist, scholar, and curator creating work that engages Disability Studies, Theology, and Intersectionality through her interactive installations and mixed media art works. Her work focuses on interconnectedness, intricacy, and resiliency in the body and world to draw attention to the complexities of the human experience, often using bio-medical imagery and accessible materials like vinyl, copper wire, and plexiglass, as well as light and sound. She holds an MFA in Visual Studies and an MA in Critical Studies from the Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University, as well as degrees in Comparative History and Music from the University of Washington. She lives with multiple invisible illnesses including Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and platforms other artists with disabilities through her curation. She highlights the experience of disability and the unique knowledge and wisdom that it brings to people with similar life experiences and is passionate about advancing equity and sharing the realities of dynamic disability. Her public works and interactive installations have been featured in art festivals like Long Beach Walls/Art Renzei, Lusio Lights, Portland Winter Light Festival, Shine on Seattle, HEART (Cascadia Healthcare), and her work has been featured by The Royal Society. For her community organization and curation in Disability Arts she has been awarded grants like the Precipice Fund from Portland Institute of Contemporary Art and exhibited at Chehalem Cultural Center, Long Beach Creative Group, SATOR Projects, the Center for Contemporary Art and Culture, 4Culture, and more. Alexis lived in Portland and Seattle for the past 10 years and has returned to Southern California where she grew up in Encinitas, CA and is now based in Long Beach, CA.