Alex Knapik is a Chicago-based emerging artist with over 7 years of experience working in the visual arts industry as a worker. Not academically trained in fine art, Alex has worked on the business side of the visual arts industry in Chicago for several years, only recently creating pieces. Professionally, Alex is connected throughout Chicagoland and beyond as a museum worker and activist. She has spoken at the Death to Museums conference, co-facilitated the 17th Chicago Food Justice Summit, hosted the "Honest Museum Labels" activist project, and more.