
Bio:
Alex McAdoo was born in 1987 in Bellingham, WA, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. He received his BFA in graphic design from The University of Utah in 2013 and his MFA in painting from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2019. McAdoo has mounted recent solo exhibitions at WOAW Gallery in Singapore, SG (2024); Martha’s Austin in Austin, TX (2023); and Calderón Gallery in New York, NY (2022). His recent group exhibitions include Can You Hear the Tree at F2T Gallery, Milan, IT (2024); Aurora Borealis at Abigail Ogilvy, Los Angeles, CA (2024); Thicket at Gaa Gallery, New York, NY (2024); Refraction at New Collectors Gallery, New York, NY (2024); Poetics of Relatability at Aicon Contemporary, New York, NY (2024); Dallas Art Fair with 1969 Gallery, Dallas, TX (2024); LA Dreams 3: Light Touch at CFHILL, Stockholm (2022); and We’re Just Havin’ Fun at Bill Brady Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2021).
Education:
2019 MFA painting, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2013 BFA graphic design, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT
Solo Exhibitions:
2024
WOAW Gallery, Melting Boulevard,
2023
Martha’s Austin, Missing Pieces, Austin TX
2022
Calderón Gallery, Nothingness, New York NY
Silos Contentor Criativo, Alex McAdoo, Caldas Da Rainha PRT
Group Exhibitions:
2024
Aicon Contemporary, Art Mumbai, Mumbai IN
F2T Gallery, Can You Hear the Tree, Milan IT
Abigail Ogilvy, Aurora Borealis, Los Angeles CA
Gaa Gallery, Thicket, New York NY
New Collectors, Refraction, New York NY
Aicon Contemporary, Poetics of Relatability, New York NY
1969 Gallery, Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX
2023
Make Room, Platform Art, Los Angeles CA
2022
CFHILL, LA Dreams 3, Stockholm SE
Ambar Quijano, Liquid Frictions, Mexico City MX
Space Ten, Cup Show, Los Angeles CA
2021
Shin Haus, Silver Daze, New York NY
Bill Brady Gallery, We’re Just Havin’ Fun, Los Angeles CA
TAL Gallery, Bodies, Los Angeles CA
2020
Aleph Contemporary, Road to Utopia, London UK
2019
RISD MFA Group Show, Monya Rowe, New York NY
RISD Grad Show 2019, Providence RI
Smear Frames, RISD GD Commons, Providence RI
In the Mood for Love, Gelman Gallery, Providence RI
Crosscurrents, participant in “Alone” by Alan Chin, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo JP
2018
RISD MFA Painting Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI
Expectations, RISD MFA 1st Year Pop-Up, Field Projects Gallery, New York NY
Residencies:
2023 Moosey Art, Norwich UK
2022 Macedonia Institue, Chatham NY
2012 Silos Contentor Criativo, Caldas Da Rainha PRT