Alexandra Yakutis began her formal art education in 1971 at Riverside Community College, then Cal State Fullerton in 1975, where her first encounter with abstract painting and painters occurred. By 1980 she had received both a Bachelor’s of Art from the University of Washington and a Ford Foundation Travel Fellowship to fund a quest for sacred textiles in Jogjakarta and Bali.

On her return to Southern California she began supporting development and curatorial staff at Southern California art institutions and universities where her education continued until sometime around 1982. She keeps on drawing and painting like its some kind of preposterous vow. Family, friends, & return clients know her as Annie.

Born in Coronado, CA, 1953
Lives in Buellton, CA

Summer 2026