Alec Egan | VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES

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, Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (forthcoming)
: "Groundskeeper," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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

2026: Mejía, Paula. "Trial By Fire," KCRW, May 7 (Link)
: Spiller, Nancy. "Alec Egan: "The Groundskeeper" at Vielmetter Los Angeles," Art & Cake, April 28 (Link)
: Urist, Jacoba. "The LA fires changed these artists’ lives — a year later, they’re still dealing with the fallout," The Financial Times, February 15
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