Jody Alexander is an artist, bookbinder, librarian and teacher who lives and works in Santa Cruz, CA. She combines textiles and found objects with discarded books, and gives them new life as scrolls, wall pieces, books, sculptural objects and installations. Her current work is inspired by the art of repair, mending techniques, and reuse.

She is the 2015 recipient of the Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship. Her work appears in a number of publications. She has a studio at the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, CA.