Alexis Neumann

Installation Artist & Curator | Disability Arts 

Light Art, Invisible Illness, Bio(medical)Art

Disability Theology, and more! 

Alexis Neumann (MFA Visual Studies, MA Critical Studies '22) is a is an artist, scholar, and curator creating work that engages Disability Studies, Theology, and Intersectionality through her interactive installations and mixed media art works. Her work focuses on interconnectedness, intricacy, and resiliency in the body and world to draw attention to the complexities of the human experience, often using bio-medical imagery and accessible materials like vinyl, copper wire, and plexiglass, as well as light and sound. She holds an MFA in Visual Studies and an MA in Critical Studies from the Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University, as well as degrees in Comparative History and Music from the University of Washington. She lives with multiple invisible illnesses including Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and platforms other artists with disabilities through her curation. She highlights the experience of disability and the unique knowledge and wisdom that it brings to people with similar life experiences and is passionate about advancing equity and sharing the realities of dynamic disability. Her work has been featured in light festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest as well as locally being awarded grants like the Precipice Fund from Portland Institute of Contemporary Art and exhibiting at SATOR Projects, the Center for Contemporary Art and Culture, 4Culture, Chehalem Cultural Center, and more.