Aespyne Alix

Aespyne Alix is a Tulsa, Oklahoma born contemporary artist based in Chicago. Her work is inspired by abstract expressionism and religious iconography. As a child Alix was deeply shaped by her parents' friendship with the late American painter, Norman Lewis’ wife, Ouida. Aespyne spent her summers admiring the artist's old sketchbooks and abstract paintings hanging up in his wifes Oklahoma residence. This profoundly influenced Aespyne’s love of art at an early age.
Alix has held exhibitions and artists salons focused on mental health advocacy and awareness in communities of color. She has worked in collaboration with Lucy Ford and other artists in exhibitions at SXSW and Art Basel. Aespyne has been featured in the Bougie Art Gallery’s Abstract Art Now magazine. Aespyne has also been a guest speaker at Indiana University South Bend and Her Art, a night dedicated to women of color in the city of South Bend Indiana. Recently Aespyne spent time in Barcelona Spain under the RARO residency and exhibited internationally in 2021. Her latest collection, The Color Healing, features portraits of community members affected by trauma during the pandemic and their personal journey to healing. Alix continues to build her community by teach...

Dominican University

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022 The Color of Healing, Dab Art Co, Los Angeles CA
2021 Healing While Black, Kunstmatrix, Berlin, DE
2018 Mental Wealth, Civil Rights Heritage Center, South Bend IN

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 Edition 2, Salam Studios, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
2023 Seen/Heard, WomensArt Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2023 Black Futures, HAZ Studios, Chicago, IL
2022 Portraits, Dragonfly Gallery, Chicago IL
2022 BLVCK Art Exhibition, Unladylike, Chicago IL
2021 Exposicion Colectiva Residentes de R.A.R.O, La Botanica, Barcelona ESP
2021 Abstract Art Today, The Bougie Art Gallery, Online
2017 Lucy Ford Comes to Chicago, Chicago IL