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Lexi Gonzalez

Alexsa Gonzalez
Stillwater, NY
[email protected]

BFA Graphic Design, Illustration minor 

Biography

Alexsa Gonzalez (Lexi) is a non-binary graphic designer and illustrator from Stillwater, NY, a very small town in Upstate New York. Despite being on the Autism spectrum, they have achieved so much in their art career and in their own personal growth. Getting their start at SUNY Adirondack, they got their feet wet with college work and socializing more with others before graduating with an Associate's Degree in Media Arts and transferring to SUNY Oswego to finish up their degree to learn more about who they are and what they want to do.  Being very inspired by pop culture, their work is very colorful and interactive; commenting about their own experiences as an individual and showing off their interests in the process. With these interests in mind, they plan to open up a small shop selling buttons, pins, and eventually, prints. 

Artist Statement

I've been drawing since I was a kid. As someone on the spectrum, who wouldn't be drawing their hyperfixation? My mind revolved around Sonic the Hedgehog, and as silly as it sounds, it's what helped me start exploring my love for art! I drew Sonic characters all the time, and it would be the only thing I would talk about. I love creating not only for myself but for others as well. I drew for other people from their characters to celebrating what media I consume, and seeing their reaction from real life and social media would make my day even better. This is what encouraged me to create more. 

My illustrations and designs show my diversity in styles while showing a little bit of me now and then with my color choices. I feel bright and colorful reflects my personality once you really get to know who I am but also I really like to get the sense of what I am experiencing through my inspirations. 
 

Image of a girl in a cubism era style looking dizzy and crying. Text reads: ow! I am seeing stars. 

Ow! I am Seeing Stars!
Digital Illustration (Procreate)
9inx9in
10/2021
Digital Illustration 1
image of a girl in a cubism era style looking dizzy and crying. Text reads: ow! I am seeing stars. 

Image of a humanoid ghost with a sweater and a cup of coffee while sitting in a treehouse in the autumn season. 

Ghost Gal
Digital Illustration (Clip Studio Paint)
8inx11in
2018
Image of a humanoid ghost with a sweater and a cup of coffee while sitting in a treehouse in the autumn season. 

A black and white image of a woman smoking with red lips and the smoke revealing lineart while the rest of the image is digital painting.

Noir
Digital Illustration
11inx17
11/2019
A black and white image of a woman smoking with red lips and the smoke revealing lineart while the rest of the image is digital painting.

A punk poster with two punk bandmates in  the image A female punk with a microphone and a male punk with his back turned with a guitar. Text: Masked Facade. Featuring Failures United (F.U.). ONE NIGHT ONLY. Door Open at 6PM Sat. February 16th. Times Union Center.

Masked Facade
Digital Illustration & Graphic Design 
8inx11in
2019
Topics in Media Arts (SUNY Adirondack)
Image: a punk poster with two punk bandmates in  the image A female punk with a microphone and a male punk with his back turned with a guitar. Text: Masked Facade. Featuring Failures United (F.U.). ONE NIGHT ONLY. Door Open at 6PM Sat. February 16th. Times Union Center.

Card A: Blue mountains in the background and darker color trees with a map at the bottom opening up with a heart in the middle of the map. Text: You will always be my adventure, partner Card B: Two paper airplanes loop into a circle with text that reads “Partner, I love you from a distance.” Card C: Wedding Bells at the top of the card ringing with purple ribbon. Text reading “Congratulations to the new Mx & Mx”

Gender Non-Conforming Valentine’s Card A, B and C
Graphic Design/ Video
4”x6”
2021
Digital Illustration 2
Card A: Blue mountains in the background and darker color trees with a map at the bottom opening up with a heart in the middle of the map. Text: You will always be my adventure, partner

Card A: Blue mountains in the background and darker color trees with a map at the bottom opening up with a heart in the middle of the map. Text: You will always be my adventure, partner Card B: Two paper airplanes loop into a circle with text that reads “Partner, I love you from a distance.” Card C: Wedding Bells at the top of the card ringing with purple ribbon. Text reading “Congratulations to the new Mx & Mx”

Gender Non-Conforming Valentine’s Card A, B and C
Graphic Design/ Video
4”x6”
2021
Digital Illustration 2
Card B: Two paper airplanes loop into a circle with text that reads “Partner, I love you from a distance.”

Card A: Blue mountains in the background and darker color trees with a map at the bottom opening up with a heart in the middle of the map. Text: You will always be my adventure, partner Card B: Two paper airplanes loop into a circle with text that reads “Partner, I love you from a distance.” Card C: Wedding Bells at the top of the card ringing with purple ribbon. Text reading “Congratulations to the new Mx & Mx”

Gender Non-Conforming Valentine’s Card A, B and C
Graphic Design/ Video
4”x6”
2021
Digital Illustration 2
Card C: Wedding Bells at the top of the card ringing with purple ribbon. Text reading “Congratulations to the new Mx & Mx”

Image of a girl in a geometric cubistic style leaning back in a dynamic pose, winking with bubbles along her back and some rising above.

Effervescence 
Digital Illustration
Date: March 2021
Image of a girl in a geometric cubistic style leaning back in a dynamic pose, winking with bubbles along her back and some rising above.

Cosplay Magazine 
Layout Design
8.5” x 11”
November 2019
Publication Design

Text on top reads: You can cosplay as anyone!” 3 cosplayers in the middle of the poster. One black person dressed up as Deku from My Hero Academia, one black woman dressed as Sailor Moon and a Muslim woman in a Hijabi dressed up as Gumi specially dressed up from the Matroyoska music video by Hachi. Bottom text: cosplay is for everyone! visit empowercosplay.org for more information about cosplay diversity and more!

emPOWer Poster 
Graphic Design
11” x 17”
November 2019
Digital Media
Text on top reads: You can cosplay as anyone!” 3 cosplayers in the middle of the poster. One black person dressed up as Deku from My Hero Academia, one black woman dressed as Sailor Moon and a Muslim woman in a Hijabi dressed up as Gumi specially dressed up from the Matroyoska music video by Hachi. Bottom text: cosplay is for everyone! visit empowercosplay.org for more information about cosplay diversity and more!
 

A girl in a geometric style dramatically holds her head with static on her face and TV color bars. Text reads: NAMIDA overlaid with tear drop emojis

NAMIDA
Digital Illustration
1668px x 2388px
March 2021
A girl in a geometric style dramatically holds her head with static on her face and TV color bars. Text reads: NAMIDA overlaid with tear drop emojis
 

Isn’t It Lovely?
Adobe Illustrator
11” x 17”
October 2019
Digital Media

left: two figures sit on a baby blue striped picnic blanket. An Asian woman in a pink sundress looking at a black person with an afro, white dress shirt on, green pants with suspenders and glasses, laughing with a glass in their hand. middle: A woman with blonde hair and blue and red streaks in her hair playing the guitar while a black person crouching down 

Fashion Movements 
Digital Illustration (Procreate)
18” x 9”
April 2021
Digital Illustration 2
left: two figures sit on a baby blue striped picnic blanket. An Asian woman in a pink sundress looking at a black person with an afro, white dress shirt on, green pants with suspenders and glasses, laughing with a glass in their hand. middle: A woman with blonde hair and blue and red streaks in her hair playing the guitar while a black person crouching down