Alex Grey

Alex Grey
Grey in 2013
Born (1953-11-29) November 29, 1953 (age 70)
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Alma materSchool of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
Known forPainting, illustration
Notable workThe Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
MovementVisionary art, Psychedelic art
SpouseAllyson Grey
Websitewww.alexgrey.com

Alex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner known for creating spiritual and psychedelic artwork such as his 21-painting Sacred Mirrors series.[1] He works in multiple forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting. He is also on the board of advisors for the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and is the Chair of Wisdom University's Sacred Art Department. He and his wife Allyson Grey are the co-founders of The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a non-profit organization in Wappingers Falls, New York.[2]

  1. ^ Johnson, Ken (2008-12-20). "Turning On, Tuning In and Painting the Results (Published 2008)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  2. ^ Zeiba, Drew (2018-06-13). "In upstate New York, an ecstasy-inspired psychedelic temple rises". The Architect’s Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-17.