Alexandra Cook

An artist born in Russia, Moscow, living in Wales, UK.
Alexandra studied geography at the Moscow State University and had been working in planetary science. She always was painting and drawing, inspired by great art she has seen in Russia since childhood, especially paintings by Van Gogh, Nikolai Rerikh and the “Twenty Moscow Avant Garde Artists” group. Her other inspirations come from extensive travel, absorbing folk and period art styles from around the world, music, love of nature and science, deep passion for science fiction and fantasy.

Alexandra’s art education consisted of lessons, workshops and working side by side with brilliant artists from Russia, USA, Britain, Bulgaria, Turkey and South Africa. Her paintings are in private collections in many countries and a museum in Newtown, Powys. She participated in and curated group exhibitions, had solo shows, won a number of awards, did commissions, book covers, posters and illustrations, organized a couple of art trips.



Currently Alexandra lives with her husband and two children in Britain, in Mid Wales, often visiting Moscow region and Valencia. She prefers using acrylics and inks but also works with pastels, oils, photography, digital media and textiles. She loves...

Alexandra Cook was born in Moscow. Always fascinated by the concept of mysterious lands, real and imaginary, separated from us by immense distance in space or time, she developed interest in science, ancient cultures, ethnography, art of imagination, science fiction and fantasy literature. Following a science career she graduated from Geographical Department of Moscow State University. For the next six years Alexandra has been working as a young scientist in the Laboratory of the Comparative Planetology in the Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Moscow. She had a number of publications in Russian and English and participated in conferences in Moscow and Houston. As a result of this work she defended a dissertation about dunes and channels of Mars. She also traveled Earth widely making use of her sketch book and camera. Alexandra has been drawing and painting since childhood. She has been taking private lessons and attending workshops in Russia, USA and UK. Working in the planetary science gave Alexandra knowledge about landscapes of different planets as well as experience with software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Bryce, 3D Studio. All this is proving to be very useful for an artist. In 2003 Alexandra wi...

2017 Art International Group exhibitions at Bear Steps and VAN Galleries in Shrewsbury, Qube Gallery in Oswestry and at the Newtown Library (curating).

2008 – 2016 Several solo exhibitions at the Newtown Library, also curating the local art club exhibition here, one solo and two group exhibitions at the Hafren, Newtown, Powys, Wales. Regular exhibitions with Visual Art Network, Shrewsbury. Participating in a group show at the Oakengates Theatre.

2003-2007 Regular exhibitions with the the Nottingham Society of Artists and Long Eaton and District Art Club. Several solo shows at the Long Eaton Library, Attenborough Nature reserve and in an art cafe. Participating in group exhibitions in Nottingham, Beeston, Long Eaton, Eastwood, Wollaton, Draycott, Patchings Art Center and Buxton.