Through his vibrant realism paintings, Alex Johnmeyer shares his personal stories inspired by highly saturated colors and pop culture references. Using his own photography as reference, he recreates the images in oil, watercolor or acrylics in his studio. An artist with over 25 years of experience, Alex was the recipient of the “Award of Excellence in Artistry” from St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds, Michael Butler. He was named by St. Louis Magazine's 2021 Reader's Choice "A List" as "Best Fine Artist,” and is a juried member of the Best of Missouri Hands. 

 

His art work has been showcased throughout the St. Louis metro area in local galleries, businesses, hospitals, and juried exhibitions. Six of his original watercolor paintings are part of the permanent art collection in the newly built SLU Hospital on Grand Blvd. His artwork is currently represented by Artisans in the Loop Gallery on Delmar Blvd. Alex uses personal experiences as motivation to inspire others in both art and life. With twelve years of non-profit experience, he is a co-founder of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group, and currently volunteers with the Arts as Healing Foundation as an art therapy teacher. Alex has a sincere passion for volunteerism and support organizations; meshing art with an ongoing commitment to positive social change.  

 

Over the last ten years, Alex has been featured on Fox 2 News, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, The RiverFront Times, NPR, Voyage STL magazine, HEC-TV, STL TV, All the Art, Hip Essence, and St. Louis Parenting magazine.

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In his free time, Alex's interests include fashion, film, photography, jewelry design, daily exercise, cooking, and traveling. He mostly enjoys spending time with his husband and their daughter, and all their friends.

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