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Alec Egan (b. 1984) was born in Los Angeles, California, where he currently lives and works.

Recent solo exhibitions include Blue Setting (2023), The Study (2021), and Pets (2019) at Charles Moffett in New York; Drawing Room at Brattleboro Museum and Art Center in Vermont (2023); Look Out at Anat Ebgi in Los Angeles (2022); Miro’s Corner at MAKI Gallery in Tokyo (2021); and Welcome Home (2017) at the California Heritage Museum in Culver City. His work has also been included in group exhibitions at Almine Rech in Paris, MAKI Gallery in Tokyo, Dubuque Museum of Art in Iowa, and Torrance Art Museum in California.

Egan’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami.

Selected Works

This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Hanging Lamp with Flowers." This artwork was created in 2025 and measures 60" x 48" [HxW] (152.4 x 121.92 cm). Its medium is Oil and flashe on canvas.
Alec Egan
“Hanging Lamp with Flowers,” 2025
This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Guardrail." This artwork was created in 2025 and measures 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.
Alec Egan
“Guardrail,” 2025
1984
Born in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
2013
MFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2007
BA, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
2006
The New School, New York, NY

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2026
Solo Exhibition, Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (forthcoming)
Solo Exhibition, Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (forthcoming)
2023
"Drawing Room," Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
"Blue Setting," Charles Moffett, New York, NY
2022
"Look Out," Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2021
"The Study," Charles Moffet, New York, NY
"Miro's Corner," Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2020
"August," Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2019
"Pets," Charles Moffet, New York, NY
"Living Room," Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
2018
"Viewing Room," Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
"Welcome Home," California Heritage Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2016
"Sanctuary House," Ampersand Gallery, Portland, OR
"Close To Home," Freight and Volume, New York, NY
2014
"Luminous Opera," Western Project, Culver City, CA
2013
"You Should’ve Asked Your Dad About That," Bolsky Gallery, Los Angles, CA
2010
"Look," Room Gallery, Hartford, CT
2009
"Tranny," Box Eight, Los Angeles, CA
"Secret Agents," Sebrof International Gallery, New York, NY
"Recent Work," Studio 2507, Portland, OR

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025
"The Wave," Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2024
"The First Taste," Anat Ebgi, New York, NY
2023
Group Show, Almine Rech, Paris, France
2020
"Good Company: Pt. 1," Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
"L.A. Views," Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"Staycation," Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2019
"The Conversation," Anat Ebgi at Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
2016
"Memory Theater," Upfor Gallary, Portland, OR
"Sincerely Yours," Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2014
"Unknowable," Jaus, Los Angeles, CA
"The Status of Portraiture," Autonomy, Culver City, CA
2013
"Shutter Speed," De Service Garage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"Untitled," Western Project, Culver City, CA
"MAS Attack," Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA Five, California Heritage Museum, Los Angeles, CA
"Chess," Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
"All My Gilberts," Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011
"Voices," Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
2010
"NOHIO," Poor Dog Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2007
"Salt Shaker," Horn, Gambier, OH

Residencies & Studio Programs

2016
DNR Residency, Cape Cod, MA
2015
Millwork Residency, Dubuque, IA

Bibliography

2025
Jacobs, Harrison. "The Best Booths at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025, From a Gold-Digging Video Game to Extravagant Installations," ARTnews, March 27 (Link)
Rabb, Maxwell. "The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025," Artsy, March 26 (Link)
Hoffman, Ali. "Alec Egan Lost Everything in the L.A. Fires. Now, the Tragedy is Fueling His Newest Paintings," W Magazine (Link)
2021
Waddoups, Ryan. "We All Live Inside Alec Egan’s Freakish Floral Paintings," SURFACE Magazine, September 6
2020
Zellen, Jody. "Alec Egan at Anat Ebgi Gallery," Artillery, September/October, Print
Cohen, Alina. "17 Contemporary Artists Reimagining the Still Life," Artsy, August 7
Goldstein, Caroline. "Painter Alec Egan’s Luscious Interiors and Brightly Lit Landscapes Are the Subject of a New Show at Anat Ebgi," artnet, July 24
2019
"Alec Egan at Anat Ebgi," Patron Magazine, April: p. 78-79. Print.
2018
"Vividness in Alec Egan’s ‘Viewing Room’ at Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles," Artinfo
2013
“Studio Visit With Alec Egan,” 3 Cities Productions,
2012
Herod, Regina. “Interview with Alec Egan,” Object Cathexis MFA Publication: p. 32- 38. Print.
2010
“Kara Chats with Artist Alec Egan,” Better Connecticut, Daily Motion, Television.
2006
“The Heather Stalks," Chanterelle’s Notebook, a poetry e-zine.
2005
“Untitled," The Horn Magazine: p. 18-23. Print

Public Collections

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
The Saunders Collection, Berlin, Germany