Alex Maceda (B.1989) - CV

about THE ARTIST

Solo Exhibitions & Presentations

2024 “the desert will hold you”— Graham Collective hosted at The Graham Residence, Yucca Valley, CA

2024 “FLIRT 🎀”— Upper Market Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2024 “did we save the daylight?” — Dorado 806 Projects, Los Angeles, CA

2023 Solo Presentation for Art Basel Week Miami Beach — Life House South of Fifth, Miami Beach, FL

2023 “a shift in the wind” — Joshua Tree Trading Post, Joshua Tree, CA

2023 “from dreams i had of flowers”— 29 Palms Art Gallery, 29 Palms, CA

2020 “SUPERBLOOM” — Frida Art Show, San Francisco, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 “Be Right Back” — Gallery Index 8, New York, NY

2024 “COOL OFF” — Visionary Projects, New York, NY 

2024 “California Dreamin'” — Dorado 806 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

2023 “The Collective” by Visionary Projects — High Line Nine Galleries, New York, NY

2023 “WYTCHES” — Dorado 806 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2023 “Emergence: Mojave Artists of Color Collective” — Compound YV Gallery, Yucca Valley, CA

2023 “ACT I” —  Galeria Azur, Miami, FL 

2023 “California Dreamin'” — Dorado 806 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

2022 “In the Clouds” —  Dorado 806 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2022 “State of the Atmosphere” — Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA 

Residencies & Workshops

2024 Sunlit Ranch Residency — Painting, Tucumcari, NM

2023 Sunlit Ranch Residency — Painting, Tucumcari, NM

2023 Willow House Residency — Painting, Terlingua, TX

2023 Juniper Summer Writing Institute — Creative Nonfiction, Amherst, MA

2022 Saga Residency — Painting, Eyrarbakki, Iceland 

Selected Writing Publications & Performances

2024 “The Desert Will Hold You” published in No Tokens Journal, Issue 11

2023 Performing Author, Bombay Beach Lit Fest, Bombay Beach, CA

2022 Performing Author, Red Light Lit, Joshua Tree, CA

2020 “purple is a late blooming color” published in Quiet Lightning

2020 “morning ritual” published in The Racket

Education

2026 (Expected) MFA Candidate — Painting, New York Studio School, New York, NY

2018 MBA — Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA  

2011 BA — Classical Studies, Minor in Studio Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Awards & Recognition 

2024 Best of the Net Nominee, “The Desert Will Hold You,” Non-Fiction

2023 Philippine Star: “Finding Life in Blank Chaos: Alex Maceda on her Unconventional Artistic Path”

2023 Artsy Curators’ Pick: Emerging Artists 

2020 Pushcart Prize Nomination for Nonfiction, “Purple is a Late Blooming Color”