Meet the Working Hands

Alexandra Watts

I am a mixed media artist with a Bachelor’s in Art and Design from Towson University. Based in Baltimore, MD, I live with my partner and our two cats.

My work uses crochet, found objects, printmaking, and paint to preserve and transform items that once held value, but have since been discarded. Crochet, a historically feminine, labor intensive, and undervalued artistry, appears in my practice as both structure and ornament, and as homage to generations of tradition and identities. I reuse crochet I find in antique and thrift stores along with my own pieces to highlight worth in objects once discarded, and to engage in histories that predate my own. Through printmaking and painting, these materials are reinterpreted and immortalized, bridging the tactile intimacy of handmade designs with the permanence of printed images.

A young woman with wavy brown hair, light skin, blue eyes, and a nose ring, resting her chin on her hand, wearing a green patterned sweater, in warm natural lighting indoors.

Education

2025         BFA in Art + Design, Concentration in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking 

            Towson University, Towson, MD

Exhibitions

2026 Threads of History, The Carroll County Arts Council, Westminster, MD

2026 Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

2026 First Light, Thursdays Collective, Virtual Exhibition

2025 The Creative Times, Towson University, Towson, MD

2025‍ ‍Spring Senior Exhibition, Towson University, Towson, MD

2024‍ ‍A Part of Art, 3515 Chestnut Ave, Baltimore, MD

2024‍ ‍Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Towson University, Towson, MD

Juror: Adriana Benavides 

2023‍ ‍Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Towson University, Towson, MD

Juror: Caitlin Gill

Awards, Grants, and Scholarships

2025 Ro and Marius P. Johnson Scholarship Endowment Award, Towson University, Towson, MD

2025 Creative Inquiry Meritorious Project Award, Towson University, Towson, MD

2024 McConnell-Brungardt Scholarship Fund Award, Towson University, Towson, MD

2023 Ro and Marius P. Johnson Scholarship Endowment Award, Towson University, Towson, MD