Table of Biography
Alexandra Grant is a celebrity girlfriend, visual artist, linguist, and philanthropist from the United States. Alexandra Grant came to highlight after being the girlfriend of Keanu Reeves, a Canadian actor, musician, film producer, and director.
Early Life
Alexandra Grant was born in Fairview Park, Ohio, the United States, on the 4th of April 1973. According to the astrological chart, she has a birth sign of Aries and is currently 50 years old as of 2023.
In addition, she holds US nationality and practices Christianity religion. Her full name is Alexandra Annette Grant and she belongs to Caucasian ethnicity.
Moreover, her father, Norman Grant, is Scottish, and her mother, Marcia, is from Africa and the Middle East. Her parents separated while she was in Africa, then she lived with her mother in Mexico City. She has a sister whose name is Florence Grant.
Alexandra Grant – Education
She attended a British School in Mexico and at the age of 11, she went to Thomas Jefferson School which is a boarding school in St. Louis, Missouri. Later, she moved to Paris with her mother, where she attended the International School of Paris.
Moreover, she graduated from high school at Philips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in 1990. Later, in 1995, she graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in history and studio art. After five years, she attended the San Francisco California College of Arts, where she earned an MFA in drawing and painting.
Professional Career
Alexandra Grant’s first foray into the arts began in 2007 when her solo exhibit was shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles. Her work involves years of rigorous collaboration with artists, linguists, writers, and philosophers alike.
She involves text and ideas from renowned artists such as writer Michael Joyce, actor Keanu Reeves, artist Channing Hansen, and philosopher Hélène Cixous in her work. Additionally, she also worked on the exhibit with her sister, Florence, at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California. She has also shown the exhibition at New York’s Harris Lieberman Gallery, Baltimore’s Contemporary Museum, and Michigan State University’s The Broad Museum.
Caption: Alexandra Grant a visual artist (Source: Pinterest)
Aside from her work as an artist, she is also a professor and mentor in art workshops all over the world. From 2009 to 2011, Alexandra taught at the Art Center College of Design in California.
She has also taught at Cal State Northridge, Pacific Northwest College of Art’s Distance, Syracuse University, and Ashesi University in Accra, Ghana. Moreover, she has also dabbled in other types of art. She directed the documentary film “Taking Lena Home.” She has also written two books with Keanu Reeves “Ode to Happiness” (2011) and “Shadows” (2016).
In addition, she established the philanthropic grantLOVE project in 2008, which produces and sells original artworks.
Alexandra Grant – Awards
Throughout her career, she has earned several awards and recognition. In 1999, she earned the California College of Arts and Crafts, Richard K. Price Scholar. Later, she was named the 2015: City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, COLA 2015, Individual Artists Fellowship.
Net Worth 2023
As of 2023, Alexandra’s net worth is estimated at around $500k while she makes around $25k-$78k as a visual artist. She has lived a comfortable lifestyle which has been made possible through her professional career as a visual artist, linguist, and philanthropist.
Relationship Status
Caption: Alexandra Grant with her boyfriend, Keanu Reeves (Source: People Magazine)
Currently, Alexandra Grant is dating popular Canadian actor, Keanu Reeves. The couple met each other at a dinner party in 2007 and became friends. Meanwhile, the love birds have been spotted together more often.
Body Measurements
Caption: Alexandra Grant with her boyfriend attending a program (Source: The Today Show)
Alexandra is 6 feet tall (1.84 m) and weighs around 66 kg (145 lbs). In addition, she has a pair of hazel eyes with greyish-white hair colour and her body measurement is 36-30-38 inches.
Alexandra Grant – Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@grantalexandra’ there are over 138k followers. Other than this, she is not active on other networking sites. But her fan has created several fan page on social networking sites.