About

Short Bio

A mixed media artist drawn to different materials that help me convey my vision

Statement

Depth of field is important in photography and being able to work at it hands-on with wax and other materials creates a more intimate experience for me. This is one of the main reasons why I feel drawn to encaustics. The wax allows me to layer and provide depth to different parts of the artwork. It is a slow process and I feel connected and in the moment while working with the medium.

While growing up in Door County, WI I was introduced at a young age to the intrigue of vintage & antique items often left behind in a field or an old farmstead where the buildings still dotted the landscape. The patterns & textures provide visual inspiration for much of my work. One of the most intriguing parts for me is the story of why these items were left behind too slowly decay by the elements. As a mixed media artist as I am drawn to different materials that help me convey my vision and in doing so preserving history one more time.

Biography

Alexis Arnold was born in Milwaukee, WI and grew up in Sturgeon Bay, WI.

After graduating from UW Stout in Menomonie, WI with a Fine Art Degree and concentration in art metals, she lived in St Paul, MN working in a commercial photography lab and later at Art Resources.

After a couple years in Minnesota she relocated to Portland, Oregon and spent fifteen years living there. While in Portland Alexis worked for another photographer and then branched off on her own. She ran a successful photography business for ten years on the West Coast photographing weddings, portraits, fashion & small businesses.

Alexis moved back back in her home state in 2016 and is currently living in Green Bay, WI. She took over Artless Bastard Gallery on November 1st of 2019 and within two and half years has hosted over twenty six group themed exhibitions, represented eleven artists, created working artist studio spaces, created a podcast, started the Artless Annex (a teaching and learning center for artists and the public) and became a non-profit!

Artless Bastard Gallery and The Annex is where she helps other artists achieve their goals. The mission of the gallery is too connect, educate and exhibit with the focus on providing emerging artists a space to do all of those things.