"I met Alexandra in 2008 and one of the first things I noticed while reviewing of her portfolio was that she has a very original vision. Alexandra is a woman of deep personal and artistic integrity...
In her personal work, Alexandra investigates her own relationship to the physical universe - whatever that universe might be. She tells her story through the different people she meets in her own particular world. The people she photographs move through a unique space - sometimes bizarre, sometimes beautiful - always layered with deep psychological undertones."
-Mary Ellen Mark
Alexandra Gibson is a photographer with a background in both art photography and journalism. Her images carry a strong sense of personal and editorial narrative with an eye for the surreal. Her most current style represents a cross-fertilization of social realism and erotica. With ten years of darkroom and printing study, Gibson marries the traditions of the photographic art to the digital. Gibson shoots with a Canon 7D and mounted flash, combining photo essay style with long exposure shots.
In 2000 Gibson was commissioned by the Matthew Shepard Foundation to prepare an exhibition on homeless queer youth. She toured with the exhibition for a year both in USA & Canada educating persons in government, community centers, and galleries on homeless youth issues. Governor Gray Davis used her exhibit as a tool to facilitate the passage of a bill that assisted the transient youth community. Gibson followed this project with a documentary film for the Discovery Network on transgendered teens. In 2004 Gibson began working on fine art photography along with photographic essays. Gibson's photos have been published in various publications including the New York Times, Rolling Stones and the Los Angeles Times. In 2008 she published her first book of fine art photography called From The Outside In. She has exhibited in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Her most recent exhibition was at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles.
Gibson has worked for six years in the entertainment industry as a location scout – finding and photographing buildings to satisfy the mind’s eye of directors and producers.
Her newest series will present her audience with a fluid mixture of journalism, fine art erotica, and architectural photography. This project is tentatively titled “For Consumption Only.”
In her personal work, Alexandra investigates her own relationship to the physical universe - whatever that universe might be. She tells her story through the different people she meets in her own particular world. The people she photographs move through a unique space - sometimes bizarre, sometimes beautiful - always layered with deep psychological undertones."
-Mary Ellen Mark
Alexandra Gibson is a photographer with a background in both art photography and journalism. Her images carry a strong sense of personal and editorial narrative with an eye for the surreal. Her most current style represents a cross-fertilization of social realism and erotica. With ten years of darkroom and printing study, Gibson marries the traditions of the photographic art to the digital. Gibson shoots with a Canon 7D and mounted flash, combining photo essay style with long exposure shots.
In 2000 Gibson was commissioned by the Matthew Shepard Foundation to prepare an exhibition on homeless queer youth. She toured with the exhibition for a year both in USA & Canada educating persons in government, community centers, and galleries on homeless youth issues. Governor Gray Davis used her exhibit as a tool to facilitate the passage of a bill that assisted the transient youth community. Gibson followed this project with a documentary film for the Discovery Network on transgendered teens. In 2004 Gibson began working on fine art photography along with photographic essays. Gibson's photos have been published in various publications including the New York Times, Rolling Stones and the Los Angeles Times. In 2008 she published her first book of fine art photography called From The Outside In. She has exhibited in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Her most recent exhibition was at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles.
Gibson has worked for six years in the entertainment industry as a location scout – finding and photographing buildings to satisfy the mind’s eye of directors and producers.
Her newest series will present her audience with a fluid mixture of journalism, fine art erotica, and architectural photography. This project is tentatively titled “For Consumption Only.”
