Install shot from “Emergence” (Compound YV, 2023) — Photo by Sarah Lyons courtesy of Compound YV
Alex Maceda (B.1989) - CV
about THE ARTIST
Solo Exhibitions & Presentations
2024 “FLIRT 🎀”— Upper Market Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2024 “did we save the daylight?” — Dorado 806 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Solo Presentation for Art Basel 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
2023 “the sun & the sand & the sky” — Self-produced, Atherton, CA
2022 “Interior Spaces” – Self-produced for Highway 92 Art Tours, Joshua Tree, CA
2020 “SUPERBLOOM” – Frida Art Show, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
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
2022 Featured Artist – NFT Miami Conference
2022 Local Painter’s Show – Joshua Tree Distillery, Joshua Tree, CA
2022 Member’s Show – Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
2021 TMFA Group Show, Portland, OR
2021 TMFA Group Show – The Artist Tree, Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA
2021 TMFA Group Show – The Artist Tree, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Residencies & Workshops
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
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, San Francisco, CA
2020 “morning ritual” published in The Racket, San Francisco, CA
Education
2018 MBA – Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA
2011 BA – Classical Studies, Studio Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Awards & Recognition
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”