Alexandra Nechita

The Artist

From a very young age, Alexandra Nechita has been hailed as a true Artistic Force. Born in Romania in August of 1985, Alexandra immigrated to the United States at one and a half years old. She began drawing as a toddler. At seven she was working with oil paints and acrylics, and the following year she held her first solo exhibition at a local Los Angeles Library. Alexandra exploded onto the scene at the age of nine. Her talent was instantly recognized and art critics and the media began telling the world about this rarest of child prodigies, a “Petit Picasso,” a master of line and color and a visual language of her own.

In 1997 she was chosen as the official artist for the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. In November of 1999, Nechita was selected by the World Federation of the United Nations Associations to lead a Global Arts Initiative including more than 100 nations. In 2001, in her hometown of Vaslui, Romania Alexandra Nechita had a school named in her honor. In 2003 the Alexandra Nechita Center for The Performing arts was unveiled in Orange County. In April 2004, Teen People called Alexandra Nechita, “One of 20 Teens Who Will Change the World!” The young Artist was named Official Artist of the 2004 World Peace Music Awards. In 2005, Nechita’s designs were chosen for a set of legal tender commemorative coins entitled, “Peace Is the Only Option!” Struck in pure gold, silver and platinum, the designs were specially approved by Queen Elizabeth II whose effigy also adorns the coins.

Nechita is very passionate about public art. In the Summer of 2005, Nechita presented her massive 16-foot tall bronze monument entitled “Let There Be Peace” to the people of Singapore, which is permanently housed in the sculpture garden at the National Museum of Singapore.

Most recently in the Spring of 2021, Nechita donated Love Anatomy, a 9ft bronze sculpture to the city of Beverly Hills that sits on the corner of Rexford and Burton Way. Welcoming visitors as they drive down Burton Way, the impressionable work of art undoubtedly comes at a time when the city could use an inspiring symbol of unity. On the horizon, Nechita is planning to share a mural on the iconic corner of Hollywood and Highland, in partnership with The Hollywood Partnership and Arts Bridging The Gap.

These are just some of the accolades she has received in her 25-year career as an artist. Her work has always reflected an expression of personal sentiments- that intimacy and storytelling continue to be the prism through which she navigates her creative vocabulary.

Her art sits in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world, including the Vatican Collection in Rome and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Alexandra’s work is also in the private collections of A-List celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Debra Messing, Calvin Klein, Whoopi Goldberg and David Letterman to name a few. Alexandra graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2008 with a degree in Fine Arts and currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter, son and their three dogs.

HONORS + AWARDS

  • “Woman of the Year” American Red Cross, 1996
  • “Outstanding Artist of the Year: Painting” NuBreed Synergy of the Arts Lincoln Center, New York, 1997
  • “Outstanding Young Person Award” Osaka, Japan, 1997
  • “Geniuses” Arts & Entertainment Network, 1997
  • “Special Olympics Award,” 1997/98
  • “UNICEF Gift of Songs New York, 1998
  • “The Most Fascinating Women of the Year” CBS TV, New York, 1999
  • “UN Ambassador of Peace and Goodwill through the Arts” 1999
  • “Gold Key” Van Gogh Institute, France, 1999
  • “Light of the Future” Imagination Celebration, NEA, NASA, 2000
  • “Lifetime Achievement” FOX TV, 2000
  • “Alexandra Nechita Elementary School” Vaslui, Romania, 2001
  • “Little Dreams Foundation” Geneva, Switzerland, 2002
  • “Children’s Friendship Award” Starlight Children’s Foundation, 2002
  • “Introduction to President Bush” Operation Hope Anniversary, 2002
  • “Alexandra Nechita Center For The Arts” Lutheran High School, California, 2003
  • “National Cross Faithful Service” First Class Award, Romania, 2004
  • “20 Teens Who Will Change the World” Teen People Magazine, April 2004
  • “Billie Jeans “Women’s Sports Foundation,” 2008
  • “Peace Builders” Award-Western Justice center, 2008
  • “TEDX – Bucharest, Romania – Speech delivered “Create Selt,” 2009

EXHIBITIONS

  • 1994 Los Angeles Public Library
  • 1994 – 1999 Solo exhibitions – Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, France, England, Australia, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand
  • 1998 Canton Museum of Fine Art, Ohio
  • 1999 Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee
  • 2000 Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Florida
  • 2000 Imagination Celebration, Texas
  • 2000 Cotroceni Palace Museum, Bucharest
  • 2000 National Museum of Art, Romania
  • 2000 Heal the World Institute, Tokyo
  • 2001 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 2005 Global Peace Initiative, Singapore
  • 2007 Floral Installation at UCLA
  • 2007 Designed Bronze Award for Billie Jean King Awards
  • 2009 Peace Builders Foundation Award Ceremony, Pasadena, CA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

  • Petit Palais Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
  • Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California
  • Alexander Brest Museum, Jacksonville, Florida
  • The Special Olympics Collection, Washington, D.C.
  • Embassies: London, The Hague, Rome, Paris, Geneva
  • Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California
  • Imperial Collection, His Majesty Emperor Akihito, Tokyo
  • Florida International University Art Museum, Miami, Florida
  • International Children’s Art Museum, Geneva
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida
  • National Academy of Recording Arts & Science, LA California
  • Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida
  • Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Vatican Collection, Rome
  • National Museum of Art, Romania
  • City of Vallauris, France
  • Beverly Hills Cancer Center
  • Ville de Meudon-Musee D’art et D’Histore – France
  • National Museum of Singapore

BOOKS

  • Outside the Lines, Longstreet Press, Atlanta, 1996
  • Alexandra Nechita: Child Prodigy, Painter with Heart and Soul, 1998, Paris
  • Alexandra Nechita, APT International, Tokyo, Japan
  • Nechita, Romanian Cultural Foundation, Bucharest
  • Girls Who Rocked The World, Beyond Words Publishing, Oregon
  • Book of the Millennium, Great Events Editions, Paris . Girls: Ordinary Girls and their Extraordinary Pursuits, Random House, New York
  • Extraordinary Girls, Charlesbridge Publishing, Massachusetts
  • Hands and Dove: The Art of Alexandra Nechita, IAP and Heavypen Productions, 2005

COMMISSIONS

  • Billie Jean King Foundation, Official Artist for Award Statuette
  • Andre Agassi Foundation: “From My Heart to Your Heart”
  • Official Artist, 39th Annual Grammy Awards: “Because You Love What You Do” New York – Polaroid Corporation, 50thAnniversary Celebration: “Portrait of America” Cambridge, MA
  • Siam Yamaha Corporation: “All for One, One for All”
  • Special Olympics: “Winning Together” Washington, D.C.
  • Frank Sinatra Foundation
  • City of Kobe Restoration: “Haruka’s Sunflower” Kobe, Japan
  • Community of Angels: “Eyes of Light” Los Angeles, California
  • SC6 Arts and Education Coalition: “The Ladder of Giving” Los Angeles, California – World Peace Music Awards Official Artist: “Peace is Not an Option” Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Commemorative coin set: Peace is the Only Option” – approved by Queen Elizabeth, Il
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