Alexandra Robinson is a visual artist who investigates ideas of identity and place. Using Morse code, flag semaphore and the flag form Robinson appropriates symbols of American exceptionalism informed by her upbringing in the military and “American” ideals. She uses histories, language and place to question what it means to be from a place.

Robinson has lived in Central Texas since 2012, however, she has deep ties to southwestern Texas that go back more than five generations. She also grew up in the military with her immediate family: an intersection of her Mexican and Jewish heritages. She received her MFA from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio and currently teaches at St. Edward's University in Austin where she is a Professor of Art. Robinson lives with her husband and two daughters shuttling from studio to rehearsal to practice. She has exhibited throughout the country and internationally, most recently at the Charlotte Street Foundation Kansas City, The Contemporary Austin, Women and Their Work and Artpace in San Antonio.