Alexandra Warrem, born in New York, New York in 1963, grew up in Greece and continues to spend time there when not in Scotland. Her childhood and art “education” were influenced by family trips to ancient Greek sites, Byzantine mosaics, icons in Greek Orthodox churches and collections of Cycladic art. Her grandmother, Jo Jenks, sculptor and textile artist was an important influence. She began painting on the Greek island of Paros at the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts. She studied at Colgate University and studied Italian art history, fresco painting and egg-tempera techniques with Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. Alexandra has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1986.