Alessandra has been an animals rights activist since she was a child, so much so that she is known as the “animal whisperer” for her gift to relate to and understand pets and wild animals. ANIMALS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Multimedia and AI Art Project was inspired her by the story of Machali, also known as Machli or Machhli. She was a Bengali tigress who lived in Ranthambore National Park in India. She was born in 1997 and died in 2016, considered the oldest living in the wild. She played a key role in the regeneration of the tiger population in the park in the early 2000s. She is considered a heroine and celebrated with titles such as “Queen Mother of Tigers,” “Lady of the Lakes,” “Tigress Queen of Ranthambore,” and “Crocodile Killer” for her ability to kill a crocodile and survive. She was brave, fearless, independent, but caring for the ones she loved.

Alessandra, born in Italy, is an accomplished fine art photographer, bestselling and multi-awarded author, and a versatile multimedia artist, discovered her passion for storytelling through photography at the tender age of six in the picturesque Italian countryside in Franciacorta and Tuscany and the waters of Venice. Her journey through art, literature, philosophy, and theater at the University Ca’ Foscari in Venice, coupled with painting techniques learnt in Italy and formal training at the Akademie der Bayerischen Presse in Munich, Germany, laid the foundation for her artistic pursuits.

From collaborating with renowned photographers, as Steve McCurry and Erwitt Elliott, to traversing the globe, Alessandra has called numerous cities home, including Venice, Brussels, Amsterdam, Madrid, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Tahiti in French Polynesia, Nairobi, Accra, Sydney, and Perth. Currently dividing her time between Munich, Helsinki, Paris, Venice, and Cellatica in Franciacorta, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, Alessandra’s nomadic spirit continues to fuel her creative endeavors.

A prolific writer, journalist, and photographer, Alessandra has contributed to esteemed publications such as FORBES, F, NATURAL STYLE, ICON, VANITY FAIR, COSMOPOLITAN, ELLE, GRAZIA, FLAIR, HOW TO SPEND IT, GQ, CONDE NAST TRAVELER, SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, AMERICA, and SÜDAFRIKA BY LATKA VERLAG. Her work extends to collaborating with publishing giants like WHITE STAR / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, GIUNTI / FELTRINELLI, HEARST, RANDOM HOUSE, CONDE NAST, FINANCIAL TIMES, MONDADORI, SPERLING & KUPFER, RIZZOLI, HACHETTE, DOMUS, and many more publishing companies.

Specializing in art, film, culture, biographies, interviews, and social or environmental issues, Alessandra is not only an author and photographer of illustrated coffee table books but also engages in the production and development of campaigns, videos, and documentary films (UNIVERSAL PICTURES in Rome, Italy), and many celebrities’ interviews, as Nicole Kidman, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jennifer Lopez, Sophia Loren, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jesse Eisenberg, Tom Hanks, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, Kevin Costner, Matt Damon, and many more actors, artists, visionaries, and entrepreneurs. Her notable titles include “AUSTRALIA – THE NEW FRONTIER,” “MY NEW YORK – CELEBRITIES TALK ABOUT THE CITY,” “MY PARIS – CELEBRITIES TALK ABOUT THE VILLE LUMIERE,” “SOS PLANET EARTH: VOICE FOR A BETTER WORLD,” “BANKSY,” “C215 – THE STENCIL ART,” “STREET ART – LEGENDARY ARTISTS AND THEIR VISION,” “STREET ART IS FEMALE – WOMEN STREET ARTISTS: 24 CONTEMPORARY GRAFFITI AND MURAL ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD,” “STREET ART’S RISING STARS,” “TULIPINA’S FLORAL FANTASY,” “THE WORLD OF BANKSY,” “DIGITAL ART: 20 PIONEERS REDEFINING ITS BOUNDARIES.”

A recognized force in the field, Alessandra’s accolades include numerous prizes at the National Journalism Awards in Los Angeles.

Her paintings, fine art photography, and installations grace galleries, luxury hotels, and museums worldwide. At the same time, her multimedia campaigns champion various causes, including human and social rights, equality, antiracism, indigenous rights, environmental conservation, animal welfare, support for emerging artists, and the promotion of culture and the arts.

Recently, Alessandra has started collaboration also with a robot and AI to create magical digital art: “I like to bring the physical work to the non-physical world, merge them in a love encounter, a dance, in dreams and memories that run endlessly and are not replicable like emotions. I am fascinated by AI and the possibilities that allow me to explore new dimensions in ways I could never imagine in the pure physical world. I enjoy collaborating with robots to create and test their will and ability to create themselves beyond limits I would have never imagined.”

Alessandra’s artistic journey remains a testament to her unwavering commitment to storytelling and the pursuit of a better world through the lens of her creativity. Alessandra has always been an introvert, still avoiding social media and prioritizing her privacy. Just after the pandemic, she started doing art exhibitions to promote causes and journalism as a call to create awareness for a better world.

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER, WRITER, JOURNALIST, PAINTER, AND MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
www.alessandramattanza.com