Alexandrya Eaton

 Alexandrya Eaton, originally from Moncton, has been painting and widely exhibiting her artwork since receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Mount Allison University in 1991.  Her paintings hang in numerous private and public collections across Canada, the United States, Europe, Bermuda and Jamaica.

 Over the years, Alexandrya has been actively involved in the arts community at large, participating in exhibitions, residencies, events and fundraisers.  She donates many of her paintings to causes close to her heart and takes particular pride in her work that now hangs in hospitals and cancer centres in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec.

 Her Artist statement says: “My painting is an emotional response to colour.  Drawing from imaginative sources and building upon layers of paint, it is through colour that I am able to define pictorial space.  Through this process, the study of colour allows me to juxtapose bold vibrant hues and solid planes to saturate the image, which finally emerges as a celebration of colour and form. I paint for the immediate sense of joy it brings to me, and for the hope of joy it brings to others.  I want to overwhelm the viewer with life and colour.”

 Alexandrya lives in Fredericton with her husband and two daughters.