Visual Artist and

Theatre Maker

Alexandra Ellen

I am a Meanjin/Brisbane based visual artist and theatre maker. I take a multidisciplinary approach to her artistic practice which crosses form, working in both visual and performing arts spaces.

I believe that as artists we are storytellers and am very passionate about disabled stories being told by authentic voices. This underpins all my art and advocacy work.

I am a member of the Access Arts visual arts program. Over the last seven years, I have contributed to many collaborative exhibitions including with Access Arts, Art from the Margins and Recovered Futures. I curated my first solo exhibition, Outside Inside in 2019.

I am the Artistic Associate at indelabilityarts and have been a member of the professional ensemble since 2017. I was involved in Love Me; and performs in the award-winning show, Wilbur the Optical Whale.

In September 2023 my disability-led show, Betsy and I premiered at Undercover Artist Festival to a sold-out audience.

I participated in the Access Arts, Earn From Your Art program where I completed an internship with Undercover Artist.

I was part of La Boite’s 2020 ASSEMBLY cohort and was the 2020 Access Arts Achievement Award recipient. I am a member of the Matilda Awards judged panel.

 

Highlights

  • alexandra ellen - mills - buchanan

  • thirty something

  • disabled

  • visual, mixed media artist

  • photographer

  • actor

  • writer

  • Student: Creative Arts in Health

  • indelabilityarts

  • access arts

  • lover of Jesus

  • lover of turtles

  • turtle pet named Chip

  • husband named Craig

  • musical theatre enthusiast