About me & Bio
I'm Alejandra Sieder (Alex) — a full-time visual artist & graphic designer based in Australia, after living in Spain and Norway. Art has been my way to move forward, to explore and to stay connected for more than 30 years.
My work is born from silence — from that inner space where words disappear, and only rhythm, texture and presence remain. I paint to quiet the noise, to create calm. Each line, each mark and each layer becomes a form of meditation. Through repetition and gesture, I find balance between control and surrender, between structure and flow.
My work is rooted in abstraction, patterns and repetition. As I studied psychology and wellbeing, I discovered why these slow, repetitive gestures have such a calming effect on the nervous system. They helped me navigate change, stress and motherhood — and now I share them in my workshops.
My paintings are an exploration of contemplative and mindful abstraction — a practice that connects me to what is essential, while inviting others to do the same: to pause, to breathe, to simply be. I work with textures that ask to be seen slowly, surfaces that seem to breathe with the light. For me, texture is memory — the trace of time, emotion and energy as it moves during creation.
\"My art is a meditation. Each mark is a breath; each pattern, a pause.\"
I create large-scale works, limited-edition prints, and bespoke commissions for homes, collectors, and corporate spaces. Every piece invites you to pause, feel and step into presence — while also reminding you of the creative fire that lives within us.
I believe art has healing power. Repetition, rhythm and visual silence are languages that soothe the mind and bring the body back to stillness. Through the act of creating — and contemplating — we reconnect with ourselves, with nature and with the equilibrium that everyday life often takes away.
My purpose is to share that space. Through both my collections and my workshops (Soul Patterns: The Art of Pause), I offer experiences that merge beauty with introspection, art with consciousness and seeing with feeling.
My work is not meant to be explained — it's meant to be felt.
I hope those who encounter it experience a moment of quiet, a soft breath of presence. Because sometimes, only in stillness, we find our truest selves.
BIO
EDUCATION
1991 – 1995 Diploma of Graphic Design at Hans Neumann Design Institute, Caracas, Venezuela
2012 - 2013 Psychology studies at Valencia International University, Spain
1998 Art Therapy Course, Within the Current of the Human Gestalt Psychology, ArsMandala, Caracas, Venezuela
1992 – 1994 Colour and Light with Josue Arocha, Caracas, Venezuela
1991 – 1995 Mixed media and Technique with Josu Calvo, Caracas, Venezuela
1991 – 1995 Drawing with Marcela Navea, Caracas, Venezuela
1991 – 1995 Photography with Ricardo Ferreira, Caracas, Venezuela
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 'The Perception Of Movement And Colour', Curl Curl Creative Space, Sydney, Australia
2020 Bay Window Studio, Solo Exhibition, Oyster Bay, Sydney, Australia
2017 'Tell me, I'm still here', Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2017 Parallax Art Fair, London, UK
2014 'Peace in Silence', Artista Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2010 'Words', Lindvedske Gallery, Arendal, Norway
2009 'Be A Woman', Hove Galleri, Arendal, Norway
2008 'Resurrection', Lindvedske Gallery, Arendal, Norway
2008 'Opening', Kulturfabrikken, Arendal, Norway
2004 'Internal Spring', Espacio Artepolis, Madrid, Spain
2004 'Soul Vibration 2', Exquisitio Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2003 'Soul Vibration', Mambo Gallery, Madrid, Spain
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Affordable Art Fair, Sydney, Sol Gallery, Australia
2025 Affordable Art Fair, Berlin, Benten Gallery, Germany
2025 Affordable Art Fair Austin, AAD Gallery, USA
2024 Affordable Art Fair Melbourne, Benten Gallery, Australia
2024 Affordable Art Fair Sydney, Benten Gallery, Australia
2024 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Benten Gallery, Hong Kong
2024 Affordable Art Fair Brisbane, Benten Gallery, Australia
2023 EAF, Edinburgh Art Fair, Diverso Gallery, Australia
2023 Affordable Art Fair, Diverso Gallery, Singapore
2023 Affordable Art Fair Melbourne, Diverso Gallery & West End Gallery, Australia
2023 'Julio', La Zona Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2022 'Outlined', The ARX Gallery, London, UK
2022 'ART IN MIND & CONTEMPORARY PAINTING', Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK
2021 'The Other Art Fair', Sydney, Australia
2021 'Aarwun Salon 21', Aarwun Gallery, Group Exhibition, Canberra, Australia
2021 'Lethbridge 20000', Lethbridge Gallery, Group Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia
2021 'Shapes and Shadows', Crackpot Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2021 'Untitled', Traffic Jam Galleries, Group Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2021 'The Other Art Fair', Sydney, Australia
2021 'Aarwun Salon 21', Aarwun Gallery, Group Exhibition, Canberra, Australia
2021 'Lethbridge 20000', Lethbridge Gallery, Group Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia
2021 'Shapes and Shadows', Crackpot Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2021 'Untitled', Traffic Jam Galleries, Group Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2021 'Lockdown Showdown', Gaffa Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2020 'Opening Act', Gaffa Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2020 'Inktrospection', The Wellington Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2020 'Northern Perspectives', Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia
2019 'The Other Art Fair', Sydney, Australia
2019 'Colours of NSW', Parliament of NSW, Sydney, Australia
2018 'Mosman Art Society', Fred Hutley Hall, North Sydney Council. Australia
2018 'Artist of Mosman 2018', Bluethumb Art Gallery, Australia
2017 'Summer Small Art', Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, ROA, London, UK
2017 'What a Home Means to You?', Warringah Creative Space, Sydney, Australia
2017 'Artist of Mosman 2017', Art & Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2016 'What a Home Means to You?', Warringah Creative Space, Sydney, Australia
1995 'Portraits 3', Expographic 95, Caracas, Venezuela
1994 'Faces and Feelings', Institute Hans Neumann Design, Caracas, Venezuela
1994 'Portraits 2', Expographic 94, Caracas, Venezuela
1993 'Death Nature', Institute of Design Hans Neumann, Caracas, Venezuela
1993 'Portraits', Expographic 93, Caracas, Venezuela
ART PRIZES
2025 'OMNIA' Art Prize, Melbourne, Australia
2025 'Lethbridge 20000' Art Prize, Finalist Salon des Refusés, Brisbane, Australia
2023 'Lethbridge 20000' Art Prize, Finalist Salon des Refusés, Brisbane, Australia
2022 'Byron Bay' Lethbridge 20000 Art Prize, Finalist Salon des Refusés, Brisbane, Australia
2022 'When The Rain Floods Us' Lethbridge Landscape Art Prize, Finalist Salon des Refusés, Brisbane, Australia
2021 'My Body Is My Territory', Bluethumb Gallery, Finalist, Australia
2021 'When Your Beliefs Fall Apart', Lethbridge 20000, Finalist, Brisbane, Australia
2019 'Norko Xin', Contemporary Art Awards, Finalist, Brisbane, Australia
2018 'Shaping thoughts and Perceptions', Contemporary Art Awards, Finalist, Brisbane, Australia
2017 'Melting Snow', Contemporary Art Awards, Finalist, Brisbane, Australia
2016 'Thirty Six', Bluethumb Art Gallery, Sydney
1996 'Latin-American Indigenous People', Ministry of the Environment. Third prize. Caracas, Venezuela
WORKSHOPS
2023 The Serenity Collective, Sydney, Australia
2011 – 2012 Mandala Art Therapy, Instructor, Bjørnsletta, Arendal, Norway
2001 – 2003 Mandala Art Therapy, Instructor, ArsMandala, Caracas, Venezuela
COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Private collection, Dung, France.
Private collection, Tasmania, Australia.
Private collection, Berlin, Germany.
Private collection, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Painting Commission, 'Mujer, tú me inspiras!' (Woman, you inspire me!) T.V. SBS Spanish, Australia.
Private collection, Mosman, NSW, Australia.
Private collection, Dee Why, NSW, Australia.
Private collection, Freshwater, NSW, Australia.
Private collection, QLD, Australia.
Private collection, VIC, Australia.
Private collection, Arendal, Norway.
Private collection, Oslo, Norway.
Private collection, Stavanger, Norway.
Private collection, Miami, USA.
Private collection, Madrid, Spain.
Private collection, Arendal, Norway.
Private collector, Caracas, Venezuela.
Public Collection, El Refugio de Cristal, Madrid, Spain.
Commissioned work, Rialto Theatre, Madrid, Spain.
PRESS
2022 'OUTLINED' — Written by The ARX Gallery
2022 'Meet The Others: Alejandra Sieder & Celia Fernandez' — The Power of Collaboration. Written by Maya Santana
2021 'Exploring the Landscape Through Abstract Art' — on Sydney's Northern Beaches During the Pandemic 2020' Written by Emma-Kate Wilson
2021 'Vanderlove Letter' The Cover: Alejandra Sieder. Written by Alexandre Amacker.
Geneva, Switzerland 2020 "Reader Reflections: Looking Ahead" Essay, Art Almanac, 5 November 2020, Australia
2017 'Mujer, tú me inspiras!' (Woman, you inspire me!) T.V. SBS Spanish, Australia\
2017 'Art as a healing mechanism', radio interview. SBS Spanish, Australia
2004 TV and radio interview, Telemadrid, Amalgama Radio, Latinoamérica Artist, Madrid, España