Alexandra Torres (b. 1961) work spans figure studies, landscapes, flowers, and equine-inspired paintings.

Grew up in New York City, she was immersed in art from an early age under the tutelage of her father, the painter Horacio Torres. She studied art history at New York University while attending classes at the Art Students League.

Fascinated by the dialogue between light and form, she immersed herself in classical art, learning directly from the masters during long afternoons at the Met and MoMA.

Over time, her elegant figures morphed into comprising fluid surreal, muscular creatures, erotic and dreamlike. Drawn in a carefully measured interplay of monochrome and line.

Her large-scale works explore the perception of the body, its resilience, as well as its fragility. Each painting comes forward, autonomous, voluminous, a sensory oneiric vision dripping with emotive motion and energy.

Her subjects are based on sketches from life, she is often found with a sketchbook in hand in a figure drawing group or at the racetrack or a horse training center. Torres works in Europe, South America, New York City, Ocala and Pittsburgh.