Alexandria Nazar is a painter and curator in Philadelphia. She received her MFA Painting and Drawing from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, her BA in Fine Arts and History from UC Davis. She was co-curator for the show Testing Grounds at the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA and is currently a co-director at Fjord Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. She has previously shown her work at the Temple Contemporary in Philadelphia, PA, Information Space in Philadelphia, PA, the Dorchester Art Project in Boston, MA, Fowler-Kellogg Art Center in Chautauqua, NY, Onkel Olga’s Atelier Odense, Denmark and Gæsteatelier Hollufgård in Odense, Denmark. She has also attended residencies at the Pine Meadows Artist Residency, the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, MASS MOCA in North Adams, MA and the Chautauqua School of Art in Chautauqua, NY.