about the artist (Link to CV):

Alex Maceda (b.1989) is a Filipina-American artist and writer living in Joshua Tree, CA. Her energetic abstract work and lyrical writing explore the medial spaces between waking and dreaming, reality and imagination, literal and abstract. She is particularly inspired by changing light and her desert landscape, as well esoteric, shamanic, and spiritual themes.

Defined by movement, her abstract practice utilizes the physicality of freeform mark-making and experiments with the materiality of paint and it’s transparency (or lack thereof) to articulate layered, multi-faceted compositions. In her abstract figuration, Alex makes manifest compositions she seems in dreams and meditative states onto canvas.

Alex’s paintings have appeared in shows across the US including LA, NYC, and Miami and has upcoming solo shows in LA and SF in 2024. Alex was a resident artist at Saga Residency (Iceland), Willow House (TX) and Sunlit Ranch (NM). Her piece, “purple is a late blooming color,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for writing in 2020. You can view her full CV here.

Alex was one of the first traditional abstract artists to enter the NFT space; over 3000 unique NFTs of her work have been collected. Her abstract generative project ALTARS explored the space between canvas and code.

She holds a BA in Classical Studies and Studio Art from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Alex is a dedicated student of yoga, meditation and Amazonian plant medicines. She was raised in between the San Francisco Bay Area and Manila, Philippines.