Curriculum Vitae

Abel Alejandre
Los Angeles, USA
b. Mexico

Upcoming Exhibitions
2025
MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center, Anaheim, CA
Launch LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Solo and Two-Artist Exhibitions
2023
The Chicano Moon Landing of 1968, Launch LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Raised as Roosters: relief prints and drawings by Abel Alejandre & Guerra, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Yo am; I soy: Abel Alejandre & Eloy Torrez, Galery V, Pasadena City College, CA
2018
Insect Mammal // Abel Alejandre & Paul Paiement, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles
2017
Abel Alejandre: Urban Realism, MOAH Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA
Abel Alejandre: The Doctrine of Belief, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
The Chicano Experiment, Moorpark College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA
Committed to the Line, Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA
2016
BIG IDEA, OCC Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA
Public Secrets, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Abandoned Superhero, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
2013
A Tale of Two Birds, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
2012
La Junta/ The Gathering, Centro Estatal de las Artes, Mexicali, BC, Mexico
La Junta/ The Gathering, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
2010
FAMILIAR GROUND, Project 210 Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2009
Analysis, Silverstreet Gallery, Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Recent Works, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Recent Works, Bamboo Lane Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Recent Works, J.D. Magnum Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2001
Artillery-A Terrible Beauty, Coffeheaven Art Gallery & Coffehouse, Long Beach, CA
2000
Selected works, Rifts Cafe & Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Group Exhibitions
2023
Committed to Print: A national invitational printmakers exhibition, Prospectus Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Verso/Reverso: Printmaking as Resistance and Reflection, Perspectives Space, Encinitas, CA
Los Siete & L.A. Printmakers, Plaza de la Raza Boathouse Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Rooted: Asserting Space in Contemporary Art, MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center, Anaheim, CA
BIG INK, The Art Museum / The Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, NY
Xicano Topography, Marks Art Center, College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA
2022
LAPS 22nd National Print Exhibition, Mixografia, Los Angeles, CA
Human Natures, MOAH Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA
Aviary, Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA
Products of Empire, Artshare LA, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Couriers of Hope, Port City Creative Guild, Psychic Temple of the Holy Kiss, Long Beach, CA
2020
WE ARE HERE / HERE WE ARE, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
A Novel Defense: Face Mask, Slowdown Gallery, Highland Park, CA
Wooden Storytellers, Spokane Arts, Spokane, WA
L.A. Stories, Leo Castelli Gallery, Gainesville, GA
2019
BIG INK at the Morean Arts Center, Hough Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Exquisite Heart, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
Wayzgoose, Fullerton College Gallery, Fullerton, CA
Call and Response When We Say… You Say, University Art Museum, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
2018
BIG INK–Large-scale Printmaking, Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, Springfield, MA
World View / Cosmovisión, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
The Magnificent Seven, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
Crossing Paths, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
2017
Color & Contrast, Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA
Los Four Meets Los 40, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA
La Piel De… muestra de art, Galeria Fronteriza, Mexicali, BC, Mexico
Out of Line, Against the Grain Figurative Masters, Riverside College Gallery, Riverside, CA
Modern Art Blitz: The L.A. Invasion, California Fine Arts Exhibition, Santa Ana, CA
2015
(self) portraits #2, Curated by Adelinda Allegretti, Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA
The Drawing Show, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA
Frank|LA, No Place Like Home, Imperial Art Studios, Los Angeles, CA
ARTillery: Contemporary Art Influenced by Weaponry, Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, Mesa, AZ
Aqui Estamos / We Are Here California Chican@ Art, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA
Funny Face: Group Show of New Portraiture, Red Pipe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Los Angeles Contraventions, Galerie Merkel, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
ANEKANTAVADA Diverse Perspectives in Art, Norco College Art Gallery, Norco, CA
2013
Size Really Does Matter, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
La Xilografía: Mexican Woodcut Prints, Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA
100 Años De Posada Y Su Catrina, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Summer Group Show, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
Encore: bringing one back for another experience, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
Latino Heritage, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SHG Print Fair and Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
Chicano y Que, Plaza De La Raza gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Salon Style Saturday, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
Signature Works: 25th Anniversary Gifts to the Permanent Collection, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL, USA
2012
Miami Project Art Fair, Cuagula Curatorial, Miami, Florida, USA
From Bukowski to St. John the Evangelist, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Open Your Eyes/Abre Los Ojos, The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA, USA
Latino Heritage, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Resurrected Histories, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011
Top 10 Now, Avant-LA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The 45 Show, Twenty Miles East Art Gallery, Pomona, CA, USA
Pasteles, Fremont Gallery, Pasadena CA, USA
2010
Words of Paz, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA, USA
12×12, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
El Arte de Los Angeles, Xico Gallery, Arizona, USA
8va. EXPO ARTE EROTICO, Mexicali, Baja CA, Mexico
Big Print Show, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
TEPEYAC APPARITIONS: La Virgen Revealed, Mexican Cultural Institute, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Dia de los Muertos, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
16×20, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Dibujos: Emergency Landing, Tropico de Nopal, Los Angeles, CA
Nuestra Madre, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Drawn to You: Intimate Portraits, Project 210, Pasadena, CA
Self-Portraits in the Age of MyFaceSpaceBook, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Ebbs & Flows – Sea Change and the Family Gathering, Center of the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
25th Annual Day of the Dead Altars and Ephemera, The Folk Tree, Pasadena, CA
1 + 1, Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
¡Presente! Homenaje a la Mujer, Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
2007
Please, Please, Please Don’t Go, Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
Continuing the Latino Tradition, Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
A Short and Sweet Epiphany II, Tropico de Nopal, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Holy Nuptials A Survey of Artwork Based on the Theme of Marriage, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
A Short and Sweet Epiphany, Tropico de Nopal, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Off the Map, Temporary alternative space, Los Angeles, CA
Red Means Go, Artshare, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Pieles y Carne, Casa de mi Tia Alternative Art Space, Mexicali Baja CA,Mexico
Terciopelo Tijuana Velvet, Constituto de Cultura de Baja CA, Mexico
2003
Shelter: coming home, Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA
Metamorphosis, Gallery Figueroa, Highland Park, CA
Convergence: Portable Labor and Convening, Los Angels, CA/Mexicali, BC, Mexico
2002
What Price Freedom?, Gallery Figueroa, Highland Park, CA (curated)
Find Your Way Home, Hollywood, CA
Rhythm of Life, Brodlin Hotel, Long Beach, CA
2001
Peace by Piece, Gallery Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA
Eye-Speak Project, Glendale, CA
2000
Recent Works, East of Getty Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
1999
Selected Works, MOLA (Museum Store), Long Beach, CA
Recent Works, Whittier Art Walk, Whittier, CA
1989
Fiesta en la Playa I, Long Beach, CA, Sponsored by KVEA CH 52
1987
Long Beach Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Art Fairs
2021
LA Art Show: Historic | Modern | Contemporary, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
2019
LA Art Show: Historic | Modern | Contemporary, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA
2017
2017 Dallas Art Fair, Coagula Curatorial Both B4, Dallas, TX
LA Art Show: Historic | Modern | Contemporary, Coagula Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Beverly Hills Art Fair, Coagula Curatorial booth, Beverly Hills, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair: post-war and contemporary art, Coagula Curatorial booth, Palm Springs, CA
LA Art Show: Historic | Modern | Contemporary, Cartwheel Art booth, Los Angeles, CA
LA Art Show: Historic | Modern | Contemporary, Coagula Curatorial booth, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Pulse NY, Coagula Curatorial booth, The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
Project Art at PULSE NY, ProjectArt booth, The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2012
Miami Project: Contemporary + Modern, Coagula Curatorial booth, Miami, FL

Artist Performances
2010
Ofrendas 2010: Walking Altars, Tropico de Nopal, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Ofrendas 2009: Walking Altars, Tropico de Nopal, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Ofrendas 2008: Walking Altars, Tropico de Nopal, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Tinderbox, Que Sera, Long Beach, CA
2001
Poetic Soul, Club 49, Long Beach, CA

Special Projects
2020
BIG INK, 3 Fish Studio, San Francisco, CA
2018
Hidden Rooms, Art at the Rendon, Rendon Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
BIG INK, 3 Fish Studio, San Francisco, CA
2017
2017 Artist in Residence, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
2015
FrankLA: No Place Like Home
2012
Self Help Graphics Serigraph Edition
2011
Self Help Graphics Monoprint series
Self Help Graphics Monoprint series
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA (Curated)
2010
Atelier Visit ateliervisit.com artist interview project, Global
1992-3
Curated Art Shows at G Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Films
2022
Xicano Chronicles documentary series, Los Angeles, CA

Interview with Man One by Abel Alejandre

2021
Xicano Chronicles documentary series, Los Angeles, CA

Interview with Joe Bravo by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Margaret Garcia by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Paul Dunlap by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Karla Diaz by Abel Alejandre

2020
Raised as Roosters – Artist Interview, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
2017
Abel Alejandre, Fullerton College Artist in Residence 2017, IRIS Photography & Video, Fullerton, CA
2016
Modern Art Blitz, interviewed by Mat Gleason, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Modern Art Blitz, interviewed by Mat Gleason, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Cock Fighting by Eric Swenson
2012
Resurrected Histories: Voices from the Chicano Arts Collectives of Highland Park
Artist Interview of Abel Alejandre by Mat Gleason
2011
“Avant LA: Curated by Mat Gleason” by Eric Swenson
Interview with Myron Kaufman by Abel Alejandre
2010
Atelier Visit documentary series, Los Angeles, CA

Interview with Lisa Adams by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Mary Heebner by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Jane Castillo by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Leigh Salgado by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Dominique Moody by Abel Alejandre
Interview with Daniel Marquez by Abel Alejandre
The Spirit of Mexicali: Interview wih Ismael and Heriberto Castro by Abel Alejandre

1985
Film Documentary on youth and arts, Broadcasted on CH 22, CA

Grants / Public Projects
2023
Los Angeles County Arts: Public Defender Offices at Hall of Records, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Metro Expo Line station: Westwood/ Rancho Park Station (Finalist in 2012; awarded in 2013; completed in 2016)
2011
Southern California Council for the Humanities:
Resurrected Histories: Voices from the Chicano Arts Collectives of Highland Park (working with Avenue 50 Studio)
1985
Youth Mural Project, Long Beach, CA
1984
Summer Olympics Youth Mural Project, Long Beach, CA

Articles
2023
David S. Rubin. Abel Alejandre’s Chicano Cosmologies: A narrative unfolds in Alejandre’s recent paintings whereby the Chicano moon landing led to the creation of “Xicanoland.” HYPERALLERGIC, November 26, 2023.
2021
Shana Nys Dambrot. SLIDESHOW: COURIERS OF HOPE AT PORT CITY CREATIVE GUILD. LAWEEKLY January 27, 2021
Renée Reizman. A Glimpse of the Mail Art Made During the Pandemic. HYPERALLERGIC, February 1, 2021.
2020
Christopher Knight. Review: Miss seeing art? 100 artists come to the rescue with work in public view across L.A. Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2020
2019
Kristine Schomaker. Call and Response at CSU Long Beach. Art and Cake April 7, 2019.
Emily Rasmussen. The University Art Museums at Cal State Long Beach hosting events for aspiring artists. Press-Telegram March 11, 2019.
Alisa Morris. Cal State Long Beach museum and Wilmington-based art collective collaborate in ‘Call and Response’. Long Beach Post. January 2019.
2018
Lisa Beebe. 60 Artists Have Taken Over the Rendon Hotel. You Have One Chance to Check It Out. LAWEEKLY
Seeing Reality by Ann Brown. Artillery Magazine. March-April
2017
Studio Visit: Abel Alejandre, Into the Fray by Gary Brewer. Art and Cake
EVENTS: Los Four Meets Los 40. Juxtapoz Magazine. April 2017. Pg. 115
2016
Sharon Mizota. “REVIEW The truth is out there. Or is it? Conspiracies and secrets in the art of Abel Alejandre“. Los Angeles Times
2015
L.A. Taco Staff. The Art of Abel Alejandre. L.A.Taco September 23, 2015
Amy Newlove Schroeder. “Metro Artist Abel Alejandre Draws Fallen Superheroes”. LAMag.com
2014
Amalia M. Merino. “Sneak peek into fabrication process for artwork at future Westwood/Rancho Park Station”. TheSourceMetro.net
2014
Alissa Guzman. “Searching for an Idea at Pulse Art Fair” Hyperallergic.com
2013
Zimskind, Lyle. “Framed: Charles Bukowski, Alone and At Ease with His Vices”. lamag.com.
August 12, 2013. Los Angeles Magazine. Web
2008
Gauthier, Robert. “Dia de los Muertos Ofrendas 2008 Calavera Fashion Show”. latimes.com.
November 8, 2008. Los Angeles Times. Web
2007
Heather Jeno. “Continuing the Latino Tradition”. Santa Barbara Independent June 7, 2007. Weekly.
2004
Diana Merchant. “La Casa de La T’a Tina: Espacio alternativo de Arte y Musica”. Siete Dias
September 2004.
2003
Susana Huante Corrales. “Converge la Realidad de la Frontera y el Arte”. Siete Dias March 2003.
Kristin Friedrich. “Home for the Holidays”. Downtown News December 12, 2003: Pg 21.
2002
Theo Douglas. “Soul Mix”. The Press-Telegram November 22, 2001: C1. Newspaper.
2001
Kymberli Connernordyke. “A Terrible Beauty” The Signal October 25, 2001: pg 10 & 14. Weekly.
Rae Anne Robinett. “Thought-Provoking Images Spark Coffeehaven Exhibit”. Downtown Gazette
December 2001: Pg 36A-37A. Weekly.
2000
Maude Wilson. “Alejandre combines modern, ancient art”. The Signal July 13, 2000: pg 12. Weekly.
Eleodoro Ventocilla. “Un Artista en Casa”. El Economico August 18, 2000. Weekly.

Books
2024
Art & Social Justice LA County Civic Art for the Public Defenders Office. Los Angeles, California. Pg 12-15. Book.
Department of Cultural Affairs. “Latino Heritage Month 2024 Calendar and Cultural Guide”. Los Angeles, California. Pg 58, 98, and 199. Book.
2023
The Chicano Moon Landing of 1968 by Abel Alejandre, Artmaker Studio. Los Aneles, California. Book
Committed to Print by Rene H. Acero. Los Aneles, California. Pg 12, 13. Book
California Locos Renaissance & Rebellion by Dave Tourje, Drago. Los Angeles, California. Pg 182, 296. Book
2019
Eros Ideologies: Writings on Art, Spirituality, and the Decolonial by Laura E. Pérez. Museo Eduardo Carrillo. Pg 166. Book
2018
Pictures & Words Narratives on Life by Costanoa High School Students. Museo Eduardo Carrillo. Book
2017
Chicana/o Remix: Art and Errata Since the Sixties, by Karen Mary Davalos. Pg 222-24, 226, 246. Book
2015
Barbara Kerwin. Drawing from the Inside Out: Projects for Beginning through Advanced Drawing. Pg 123. Book.
Department of Cultural Affairs. “Latino Heritage Month 2015 Calendar and Cultural Guide”. Los Angeles, California. Pg 45, 74. Book.
2012
The Power of Movement: Student Curators Explore the Enduring Legacy of Chican@ Art. Los Angeles, California. Pg 6, 7. Book.
Atelier Visit. La Junta / The Gathering by Abel Alejandre, Los Angeles, California. Book.
2010
Photographs by Leopoldo Peña. “36 L.A. ARTISTS”. Los Angeles, California. Pg 3. Book.
Department of Cultural Affairs. “Latino Heritage Month 2010 Celebrating a Mosiac of Cultures”. Los Angeles, California. Pg 40. Book. Sponsored by Disney
2008
Department of Cultural Affairs. “Latino Heritage Month 2008 Celebrating a Mosiac of Cultures”. Los Angeles, California. Pg 17, 38. Book. Sponsored by Target
2007
Department of Cultural Affairs. “Latino Heritage Month 2007 Calendar & Cultural Guide”. Los Angeles, California. Pg 36. Book. Sponsored by Disney

Collections
Alta Med Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Public Defenders Office, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
BIG INK Collection, Newmarket, NH
Fullerton College Art Collection, Fullerton, CA
Metro Art Collection, Los Angeles, CA
National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
Private Collection, New York, NY
Private Collection, Fullerton, CA
Private Collection, Santa Monica, CA
Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CA
Private Collection, Long Beach, CA
Private Collection, Chicago, IL
Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Private Collection, Portland, OR

Artist Residency
2024
Artist in Residence, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA
2018
Artist in Residence, Millikan High School, Long Beach, CA
2017
Artist in Residence, Millikan High School, Long Beach, CA
Artist in Residence, Fullerton Community College, Fullerton, CA

Guest Speaker/ Artist Talks
2023
LAUNCH LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Plaza de la Raza, Boathouse Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Muzeo, Orange, CA
2020
Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Ryman Arts (Otis College), Los Angeles, CA
2019
CSULB, Printmaking Department, Long Beach, CA
Commencement Address, CSULB College of the Arts Commencement 2019, Long Beach, CA
2018
The Rafael Tufiño Printmaking Workshop at Taller Boricua, New York, NY
Millikan High School, Long Beach, CA
2017
Millikan High School, Long Beach, CA
Lancaster Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA
Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA
Riverside College, Riverside, CA
Fullerton Community College, Fullerton, CA
2016
Pasadena Community College, Pasadena, CA
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
Hollins University Visual Art Center, Roanoke, VA
Ryman Arts (Otis College), Loss Angeles, CA
Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Westwood/Rancho Park Metro Station, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Fullerton Community College, Fullerton, CA
Renaissance High School for the Arts, Long Beach, CA
2014
South Central High School, LAUSD, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Millikan High School, Long Beach CA

Appearances
2018
LAaRT, Episode 224, KOCE-TV PBS SOCAL
Modern Art Blitz, Guest interview
2017 Modern Art Blitz, Guest interview
2016 Modern Art Blitz, Guest interview
2015 Modern Art Blitz, Guest interview
2003 KPFK (Covering Shelter exhibit)

Education
AA, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA