Alexa Frangos Explores Daughter's Hands in (Re)arranging at Perspective Gallery
Right now, you can check out Alexa Frangos' solo exhibition called (Re)arranging at Perspective Gallery in Evanston, Illinois, which runs until November 1st. The exhibit features striking photo-collages that blend images of her daughter's hands with floral designs, inspired by Surrealist photography from the 1920s and 1930s. Frangos, who was born in Chicago in 1973, completed her BFA at Washington University and her MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After practicing law, she shifted to art full-time and began showcasing her work in 2012. Her series Ghosts of Displacement won the Julia Margaret Cameron award in 2021, and in 2024, she was named one of Photolucida's Top 200. Don’t miss her online artist talk on October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. CT!
Key facts
- Alexa Frangos's exhibition (Re)arranging is on view at Perspective Gallery in Evanston, IL, through November 1st.
- The series combines photographs of the artist's daughter's hands with found floral imagery.
- Frangos was born in 1973 in Chicago, Illinois.
- She earned an M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- She practiced law for many years before returning to art full-time.
- She won a Julia Margaret Cameron award in 2021 for Ghosts of Displacement.
- She was one of Photolucida's Top 200 in 2024.
- An online artist talk is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. CT.
Entities
Artists
- Alexa Frangos
- Susan Isaacson
- Joseph Beuys
- Hannah Höch
- Varvara Stepanova
- Claude Cahun
- Marcel Moore
- Patti Smith
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Mary Oliver
Institutions
- Perspective Gallery
- Washington University in St. Louis
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Julia Margaret Cameron
- Photolucida
- F-Stop Magazine
- Contemporary Collage Magazine
- Photo Trouvée Magazine
- The Hand Magazine
- Newcity Art
- Lenscratch
- Alta Vista Arts
- Critical Mass
- Black + White Photography
- SHOTS Magazine
- All About A Photo
Locations
- Chicago
- Illinois
- United States
- Evanston
- St. Louis
- Laguna Beach
- California