Visual Artist and
Theatre Maker
Alexandra Ellen
I am a Meanjin/Brisbane based visual artist and theatre maker. I take a multidisciplinary approach to her artistic practice which crosses form, working in both visual and performing arts spaces.
I believe that as artists we are storytellers and am very passionate about disabled stories being told by authentic voices. This underpins all my art and advocacy work.
I am a member of the Access Arts visual arts program. Over the last seven years, I have contributed to many collaborative exhibitions including with Access Arts, Art from the Margins and Recovered Futures. I curated my first solo exhibition, Outside Inside in 2019.
I am the Artistic Associate at indelabilityarts and have been a member of the professional ensemble since 2017. I was involved in Love Me; and performs in the award-winning show, Wilbur the Optical Whale.
In September 2023 my disability-led show, Betsy and I premiered at Undercover Artist Festival to a sold-out audience.
I participated in the Access Arts, Earn From Your Art program where I completed an internship with Undercover Artist.
I was part of La Boite’s 2020 ASSEMBLY cohort and was the 2020 Access Arts Achievement Award recipient. I am a member of the Matilda Awards judged panel.
Highlights
- alexandra ellen - mills - buchanan 
- thirty something 
- disabled 
- visual, mixed media artist 
- photographer 
- actor 
- writer 
- Student: Creative Arts in Health 
- lover of Jesus 
- lover of turtles 
- turtle pet named Chip 
- husband named Craig 
- musical theatre enthusiast 
 
                        