About Alexa

Alexa Mazzarello is a photographer and artist specializing in portrait, documentary, and fine art photography. Since becoming a mother in 2021, her fine art practice has focused on matrescence—the profound transformation of becoming a mother. Alexa’s work has been exhibited in Canada and the UK. She is an active member of Women Photograph and the 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective.

Her notable body of work, Failure to Progress, is an intimate exploration of her birth experiences. This project was the winner of the 2025 PROJECT XO Award, a combined award through SPAO: Photographic Arts Centre and the Ottawa Art Gallery.

Alongside her artistic work, Alexa maintains an active commercial and editorial photography practice. She is a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail and Maclean’s Magazine, and has had commissioned work published in Canadian Business Magazine, SERVIETTE Magazine, GRAY Magazine, and Montecristo Magazine.

Alexa lives in Ottawa, Canada with her two children, husband, and dog.