Alexis Arnold is a mixed media visual artist based in Oakland, CA. She holds an MFA in sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute, as well as BA in art from Kenyon College in Ohio.               

Her mixed media two-dimensional, sculpture, and installation artwork explore the subjective perception and experience of color, pattern, light, space, time, and material. Arnold uses and transforms a variety of analog materials and processes to create stationary works that alter optically, appear kinetic through the movement of light or viewers, or seem digitally produced. She provides optical experiences for viewers to inspire them to think about visual perception, the potential of material, the physics of light and color, and the optical effects found in daily life.

Arnold’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Aspen Art Museum, Napa Valley Museum, Whatcom Museum, Beaux-Arts Mons (Belgium), Atlanta Airport, Bergdorf Goodman, di Rosa, The New York Hall of Science, and the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Arnold’s work is included in the collections of SFMOMA, Meta, the University of Pittsburgh, Virginia Commonwealth University, MediaMath, Costa Cruises, and more. Her work has been reviewed in Hi-Fructose, Art Practical, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, boingboing, designboom, Colossal, Fast Company, and Beautiful/Decay, among others.