Professional Information

Lexi is a trainee special effects painter, makeup and costume artist. Starting as a graduate from Plymouth University with a BA Hons 2:1 degree in Media Arts, she has completed the critically acclaimed Neill Gorton 7 week Makeup and Prosthetics course at Millennium FX Studios, and has worked at Millennium FX Redruth under the direction of Neill Gorton. She has worked on blockbuster film ‘The Last Face’ under the direction of Sean Penn and award-winning prosthetics artist Clinton Aiden Smith in Cape Town, South Africa. She has also worked with BGFX in workshop and on set for 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 under direction of Emmy Award- winning Barrie Gower. Most recently she was privately sponsored to attend Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles.

For two years she worked at The Sculpture School under the direction of critically acclaimed figurative realist sculptor Andrew Sinclair ARBS, where she assisted with the teaching of anatomy and figurative sculpture as well as assisted on international commissions. She was a key designer and assistant editor for Andrew Sinclair's published educational groundbreaking book "The Art Of Earth and Fire". Consequently she has an extensive knowledge of human surface anatomy and sculptural construction.

Lexi entered Cinema Makeup School's scholarship competition 'Next Level Of Cosplay 2015' with a self-applied rendition of the character 'Abe Sapien' from the series 'Hellboy', which was mainly created with household materials at home. She placed third in the competition after having her work considered by judges in Los Angeles including Howard Berger and Matt Winston.

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She then entered the following year's 'Next Level Of Cosplay 2016' with a self-applied rendition of the character 'Groot' from the movie 'Guardians Of the Galaxy' which was her first cowl and face combination makeup and she again went to place in the five finalists.

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In August 2016 she applied for Rick Baker's Legends of Creature Design with her 'Teuthida' design and was fortunate to be chosen as one of the six finalists. Rick Baker was originally only meant to choose five but deigned that six were too worthy of note. As a result, Lexi's work has been viewed and acclaimed by Rick Baker.

She applied for Cinema Makeup School's Next Level Of Cosplay scholarship 2017 with a self-applied and fully homemade rendition of Davy Jones from Pirates Of The Caribbean, a creation that involves over 700 individually applied shells and over 20 fully poseable tentacle prosthetics. She gained a huge viral following on social media as a result and after placing in the final five again, she was emailed by a private contact who praised her for her hard work, dedication and maintaining grace in the face of repeated adversity over the last 3 years. A quote from the email reads:

"Lexi Gilbert has to be the most motivated, driven, and passionate person I have ever known and I have never even met her. She has applied every year without ever once complaining when she loses. She in fact is more motivated the next year to do better. And her work shows it! Her work is outstanding and is insane, especially for mostly learning on her own. She has a real gift. She wants to attend this school so badly. You can be the best artist out there, but it is your determination, attitude, and drive that gets you the jobs and makes you successful. I don't know anyone else that fits those qualities more".

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The contact in question then offered to privately sponsor Lexi for a month's worth of classes at Cinema Makeup School. As a result she will be attending the school in central Hollywood for the 'Character Makeup' course and the 'Advanced Lab Techniques' class in February 2018-May 2018.

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Global entertainment company Scarlett Entertainment talent-spotted her after her Davy Jones creation went viral on social media, and she created costumes for their company acts, and her work was sent to international shows and clients including Texas and Saudi Arabia.

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Currently she works as a freelance FX makeup and costume artist for private clients, running a commission service online.

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Lexi enjoys sculpting, creating costumes and especially painting. She enjoys challenges of creating with almost any medium and material and loves to set herself projects. She assists with amateur dramatics productions in her spare time and is regularly invited to classrooms and conventions to give motivational and industry advice talks to large audiences on-stage. She also volunteers regularly at events such as London IMATS and The Prosthetics Event working alongside Steve Johnson and Tate Steinsiek of 'Face Off' fame.

Lexi is looking to immerse herself in the entertainment production industry with an emphasis on constantly learning and is excited for the future and any opportunities it may bring.