Keanu Reeves is dating artist Alexandra Grant and they confirmed they were a couple back in November 2019.
Their big debut happened when the duo attended the LACMA Art + Film Gala together, posing hand in hand on the red carpet.
Despite the rumours, the confirmation of this couple sparked widespread online discussion.
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Fans were shocked to see Keanu Reeves, who has been dubbed ‘Sad Keanu’ by various internet micro-cultures, in a relationship.
The actor has not been in a publicly official relationship since 2001, following the death of his partner Jennifer Syme, whom he was with from 1998, and who gave birth to their stillborn child in 1999.
Grant was only 46 at the time of this red carpet event and her age became the key topic of discussion.
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In an interview with British Vogue, Grant spoke to the discourse surrounding her grey hair, saying: “I am a huge believer in choice – whatever anyone wants to do to feel confident.
"We should all have more options as to what beauty is.”
Grant’s insightful and curious attitude is at the heart of her education, career and philanthropic endeavours.
As the daughter of two professors, Grant was born in Ohio but moved around a lot as a child; living in Mexico City, Paris and Washington.
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Grant attended a variety of different schools, including a British school in Mexico City and the International School of Paris in Europe.
As a result of her educational past, Grant speaks English, Spanish and French.
She studied History and Studio Art at Swarthmore College in Philadelphia, before moving on to achieve a Masters in Fine Arts at the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco.
Since her university education, Grant has gone on to work tirelessly in the art world.
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She's a Los-Angeles based artist who explores the use of text and language in various media, dissecting ideas of translation, identity, location and social responsibility.
For Grant, becoming an artist seemed inevitable, saying: “I think ‘artist’ best describes what I do, but really it’s a name for a kind of curiosity.”
She has collaborated with other artists, including author Michael Joyce, artist Channing Hansen, philosopher Hélène Cixous, and of course, actor Keanu Reeves.
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She has written and published Ode to Happiness and Shadows through their co-founded publishing house, X Artists’ Books.
Grant’s award-winning work has been exhibited widely, including Lowell Ryan Projects in Los Angeles, Galerie Gradiva in Paris, Harris Lieberman Gallery in New York City, and at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
Grant has also followed in her parents’ footsteps, by working as a university professor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, from 2009 to 2011.
In addition to that, she also taught at Cal State Northridge in 2010, and served as a mentor in the Pacific Northwest College of Art's Distance MFA program from 2013 to 2014, which she continued at Syracuse University in 2015.
As well as her dedicated work in art, Grant also established her charity grantLOVE in 2008, which serves to raise awareness and money for various arts nonprofits through the gift and sale of her LOVE artwork.
So, if you were shocked at Keanu Reeves dating again, think again.
After all, who wouldn’t want to be seen holding hands with this incredible artistic and philanthropic powerhouse?
Emma Xerri