Alexa Mazzarello
Artist and Photographer
Alexa Mazzarello is a Canadian lens-based artist specializing in portrait, documentary, and editorial photography. She is the owner of Alexa Mazzarello Studio, a portrait studio in Ottawa.
She holds a BA in Sociology from McGill University and a Masters in Public Health from Queen’s University. Relying heavily on this academic background Alexa's work is primarily concerned with centering the voices and stories of women.
Her current body of work, titled Failure to Progress, explores the lack of care she experienced during the birth of her son amidst Covid-19 lockdowns in 2021. With this body of work Alexa was recently named one of 2023's Critical Mass finalists. Alexa's work has been exhibited in Canada and the U.K.
She is a member of Women Photograph and 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective.
Alexa lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband, two children, and dog.
