Alexandra Grant revealed that she and Keanu Reeves—who have been linked since 2019—mutually support each other’s creative and professional pursuits.
“He’s always so appreciative, so he’s always cautious, I think, with feedback, and I would say the same,” the 53-year-old artist told People on Thursday, speaking about the 61-year-old actor’s visits to her studio while she works.
In Grant’s view, “You want to always be respectful and leave the other person to bake their cake.”
Alexandra Grant said she and her partner Keanu Reeves—who were pictured together in 2019—support each other in their professional endeavors, a dynamic she credits as key to their relationship working.
The artist—pictured here with her partner in 2025—added, “He’s always so appreciative, so he’s always cautious, I think, with feedback, and I would say the same.”
Grant explained that in a partnership, it works best to “respect” when your significant other needs to “dive deep and have a process that’s maybe quiet or in another collaboration.”
She emphasized that the “key” is “mutual respect.”
“The last thing I will say that I think we share is just the belief in projects,” she said of herself and Reeves, adding that “every project has its own autonomy.”
“So we both are people who do projects, and you know, I’ve lived with John Wick, I’ve lived with Neo,” Grant said, referencing Reeves’s roles in the John Wick franchise and The Matrix films.
“So we both are people who do projects, and you know, I’ve lived with John Wick, I’ve lived with Neo,” the visual artist—pictured here in April—explained, referencing the actor’s roles in John Wick and The Matrix.
“When he’s in a character, for example, I have so much respect for that understanding that this is the middle to the end of a project, right? And I think the same goes for painting,” she added.
Grant and Reeves first debuted their relationship publicly in 2019 at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles.
The pair originally began as friends and previously collaborated on the 2011 book Ode to Happiness.
After going public, a source told People, “Keanu wants to openly share his life with her. He is extremely happy and grateful to have Alex in his life.”
A year later, Grant admitted she was initially hesitant to appear publicly with Reeves. “I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November,” she told Vogue in 2020. “And that’s fascinating, but the question I’ve been asking in all of this is, ‘What is the opportunity for good?’”
Despite the attention, Grant has continued to speak warmly about her partner. “He’s such an inspiration to me,” she told People in 2023. “He’s so creative, he’s so kind. He works so hard.”
In 2023, Grant—pictured here with Reeves in 2024—praised her partner, saying, “He’s such an inspiration to me. He’s so creative, he’s so kind. He works so hard.”
In September 2025, Grant dismissed speculation after sharing an Instagram photo of herself and Reeves kissing in Arizona.
“Good news is much needed these days, but it’s still fake news, so be careful out there!” she added. “So, here’s a bit of real happiness!”
