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Who is Keanu Reeves’ award-winning artist girlfriend, Alexandra Grant? She’s exhibited her work globally, co-founded a publishing house with the John Wick actor – and says he’s ‘such an inspiration’

Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves attending Saint Laurent men’s spring/summer 2020 show in Malibu, California, in June 2019. Photo: Getty Images
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves attending Saint Laurent men’s spring/summer 2020 show in Malibu, California, in June 2019. Photo: Getty Images

  • Based in Los Angeles, Grant is a celebrated painter and multimedia artist whose works are included in museum collections around the world; she also founded charitable organisation GrantLove
  • The pair met each other when she illustrated Reeves’ book Ode to Happiness in 2011, but it wasn’t until 2019 that they made things official on the red carpet, holding hands at Saint Laurent men’s show

Visual artist Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves first went public with their relationship during a red carpet appearance in 2019.

The two, who were friends for years before they started dating, previously attended public events together and even collaborated on several books. The duo also co-founded a publishing house.

Grant herself is a celebrated painter and multimedia artist whose work has been exhibited in galleries in Los Angeles, Paris, New York and other cities. In addition to visual art, she also founded a charitable organisation that raises funds for arts-based non-profits.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the Hollywood actor’s talented girlfriend.

Alexandra Grant is a visual artist whose work has been widely exhibited

Alexandra Grant is Keanu Reeves’ visual artist girlfriend. Photo: @grantalexandra/Instagram
Alexandra Grant is Keanu Reeves’ visual artist girlfriend. Photo: @grantalexandra/Instagram

According to her website, Grant is a visual artist who explores “the use of text and language in various media”, including “painting, drawing, sculpture, film and photography”. Grant’s art has been written about in publications like the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and Artforum.

The artist has exhibited her work at a variety of galleries and institutions, including ones in Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore and Paris. Several of her works are also included in museum collections around the world.

Per her website, Grant has won several awards, including a grant from the Pollock-Krasner foundation and the COLA individual artist fellowship. She has also worked with author Michael Joyce, artist Channing Hansen and philosopher Hélène Cixous, among others.