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Alex Gross is currently based in Los Angeles, California. In 1990, he received a BFA with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Since then, he has had seven solo exhibitions at various galleries, and participated in dozens of group exhibitions across the globe.In the summer of 2007, Alex’s first retrospective museum show was held at the Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, California. Alex is a recipient of the prestigious Artists Fellowship from the Japan Foundation, and several faculty grants from Art Center College of Design.
In 2006, Chronicle Books published Alex’s first monograph, The Art of Alex Gross. Alex’s second fine art book, Discrepancies, was published by Gingko Press in 2010, and includes an introduction by LA Weekly Art Critic Doug Harvey. Over 50 images are featured, including oil paintings, mixed media work, and sketches. Alex’s third book is entitled, Now And Then, The Cabinet Card Paintings of Alex Gross. Published by Gingko Press in 2012, it has 112 pages and includes 98 mixed media paintings.
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Alex Gross vive attualmente a Los Angeles, in California. Nel 1990 ha ricevuto un BFA con lode presso l’Art Center College of Design di Pasadena. Da allora, ha tenuto mostre personali in varie gallerie, e ha partecipato a decine di mostre collettive in tutto il mondo. Nell’estate del 2007 il Grand Central Art Center di Santa Ana, in California, gli ha dedicato la sua prima retrospettiva museale. Alex è un beneficiario del prestigioso Artists Fellowship della Japan Foundation, e di diverse borse di studio di facoltà dell’Art Center College of Design.
Nel 2006, Chronicle Books ha pubblicato la prima monografia di Alex, The Art of Alex Gross. Il suo secondo catalogo, “Discrepancies”, è stato pubblicato da Gingko Press nel 2010, e comprende un’introduzione del critico d’arte di LA Weekly Doug Harvey. Le immagini presenti sono oltre 50, tra cui dipinti a olio,opere con supporti misti e bozzetti. Il terzo libro di Alex è intitolato “Now And Then, The Cabinet Card Paintings of Alex Gross”. Pubblicato da Gingko Press nel 2012, ha 112 pagine e comprende 98 dipinti realizzati in tecnica mista.