About The Artist

UPDATE: Check out my blog for project ideas and up-to-date information on my latest artwork and exhibits. http://www.artbyaleksandrabuha.blogspot.com/ Aleksandra is a fine artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Arizona State University and an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Fashion Design from Phoenix College . She lives and works in Phoenix , Arizona . She moved form Bosnia and Herzegovina (Former Yugoslavia) in 1997 with her family. Her mural projects include Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center Playground murals, Paradise Valley Community College 'Justice' mural and Echo Canyon Elementary School in Phoenix playground mural. From July- August 2009, she was an artist in residence through the Scottsdale Public Art Program at the Gallery@Library( Civic Center Library). Her solo exhibit 'Dream World'featured 12 new and some older paintings. She painted on location and interacted with the public 3 days a week. She taught drawing at the Jewish Family Services Center in Phoenix. At Paradise Valley Community College she teaches various art classes in the Continuing Education Division. Her work has been exhibited in both solo and group shows . She works in oil, acrylic, and watercolor. Color inspires her the most. An array of different subjects is evident in her paintings and drawings. Aleksandra is accepting commissions. Currently she is a floor facilitator with the Children's Museum of Phoenix http://www.childrensmuseumofphoenix.org in Phoenix, AZ and an assistant preparator at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA http://www.smoca.org/ ) in Scottsdale, AZ.