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The Age of Heroes

Abel Alejandre The Age of Heroes A dual-portrait tribute to the legends of a continent Opening Reception: Saturday, May 17th, 5pm-8pm May 17 – June 21, 2025 LAUNCH Gallery170 S. La Brea Ave. #202, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Xolo No.2, 2025, Acrylic on paper LAUNCH Gallery and The National Tourism Board of Xicanoland proudly present new drawings by celebrated Mexican-American artist Abel…

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This retrospective catalog spans four decades of selected works by Abel Alejandre, an artist known for his meticulous graphite technique and exploration of masculinity, identity, and personal mythology. With a practice rooted in discipline and introspection, Alejandre’s work confronts both public and private dimensions of male identity, often framed through his own Mexican-American…

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Monstrous and miniscule

Friday, September 6, 2024 5:00 PMSunday, October 13, 2024 4:00 PM Riverviews Artspace Jefferson Street Lynchburg, VA, 24504 (map) Riverviews’ gallery is filled with extremes during MONSTROUS & MINISCULE, a print show so big it will be exhibited in two galleries. Curated by Jill Jensen, this exhibition will be held in the Main Gallery and in Gallery 108 from September 6, 2024 through October 13,…

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Ancestral Threads

Ancestral Threads 24 June 2024 – 3 October 2024 The Gresham GallerySan Bernadino Valley College Hours: Mon-Thurs 9am-2pm Curator’s Statement Ancestral Threads brings together a collection of artworks from the Capuli culture (800 to 1500 CE), a group in Pre-Columbian South America on the Andean plain, to contemporary representations by Latino, Puerto Rican, and Chicano artists exploring…

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A Man In Plain Sight

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LAPS 22nd National Print Exhibtion

LAPS 22nd National Print Exhibtion

LAPS 22nd National Print ExhibitionOctober 15th to November 12th, 2022 1419 East Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90011 Opening Reception: 2:00pm to 5:00pm, October 15tPreview and Awards Event: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, October 15thArtist Talks on Saturdays; October 22nd & 29th, 2:00-5:00 PM The National presents a state-of-the-art survey of American printmaking with 54 artists selected by juror…

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Double Feature

Shipping Method Artwork will be shipped unframed in a protective envelope with rigid foamcore. If you want to buy it framed and you live in Orange County or Los Angeles county, please email studio@abelelajandre.com A little information about Linocut Printing Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the…

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Products of Empire

ART SHARE L.A.Presents Products of Empire Abel Alejandre, Riding a Unicorn, Acrylic on wood, 39” W x 40.5” H OPENING RECEPTION: JANUARY 15TH, 4-7 PMExhibition: January 15th through February 14th, 2022 ART SHARE L.A.801 E. 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Artists: Abel Alejandre, Morgan Barajas, Sharon Louise Barnes, Lavialle Campbell, Chukes, Steven Cogle, Pam Douglas, Jonah Elijah, Elmer…

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Aguila de Oro

Shipping Method Artwork will be shipped in a protective envelope with rigid foamcore. A little information about Linocut Printing Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised…

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Podcast interview!

HELLO, PRINT FRIENDPodcast Interview English | Listen Now This week on Hello Print Friend Miranda talks with Abel Alejandre. We’ll talk about growing up in a small town in Mexico, coming to the US at a young age, the social constructions that make up masculine ideals, the unexpected and often intimate conversations he can have with men at his exhibitions, and roosters galore. Español | Escucha…

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Remember

Shipping Method Artwork will be shipped in a protective envelope with rigid foamcore. A little information about Linocut Printing Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised…

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Joe Bravo was the first Artist that I was ever exposed to. I lived on the very same block in Wilmington as the mural in this video. In 1976, when the mural was being painted, I admired it from afar. For years, I would read, I would sketch, and I would do my homework underneath the mural.

Later, as an adult and as a fellow artist, I became friends with Joe through the L.A. Xicano Art Scene. For many years, it never occurred to me that he was the very same Joe Bravo whose work I admired back in elementary school!

So, for the first episode of Xicano Chronicles, I'm featuring Los Angeles’ own Joe Bravo. Not only known for his Tortilla Artwork but also an artist who has been exhibited and featured domestically and internationally in print and in television.

With my multi-year video project, the Xicano Chronicles, I hope to introduce the next generation to important Chicanx voices. I want to highlight Chicanx Artists, Writers, Curators, and Collectors from the LA art scene through short videos.

Besides creating my own art, I've been behind the lens, in the editing room, and on a couple of occasions, in front of the camera. As an artist who identifies as Chicanx, I'm fully invested. My name is Abel Alejandre and in the spirit of Chicanismo self-empowerment, I'm not waiting for someone else to do this.

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I will be doing a printmaking workshop starting May 22nd near the Long Beach Airport. it will be three consecutive weekends for $300. I will be providing the materials and tools you need. 5 seats are still available. Link is available in my profile. #share . . . #fromthestudio #inthestudio #ink #printmaking #inkprintrepeat #teach #makeprints #linocut #myprintshop #abelalejandre #woodpanel #toolporn https://www.instagram.com/p/CO3NpkeFSNd/?igshid=1f2qwudiz18g9

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Printmaking Workshop

Working Conditions Masks will be required A restroom will be available A refrigerator will be available Worktables and chairs available The warehouse dock gate will remain open for fresh air Everyone will be spaced 6′ feet apart Bottle water and light snacks will be provided When: Saturday, May 22, 2021 Saturday, May 29, 2021 Saturday, June 5, 2021 Time: 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM with 20 min…

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Couriers of Hope

Port City Creative Guild Launches New Exhibition Couriers of Hope Engaging over 80 Artists and Hundreds of Long Beach Students Long Beach, CA (January 11, 2021) — Couriers of Hope, an art exhibition that brings together ten local museums and galleries in Long Beach for the first time ever, opens January 19th, 2021 with over 80 artists contributed over 160 pieces of art. The exhibit is presented…

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My “Vote Bernie” print got into LACMA’s permanent collection!!! BIG THANKS to Britt Salvesen at LACMA, my brother Mat Gleason, and our dear friend and patron saint Greg Escalante for looking out for us! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽 Congratulations to my carnal Jorge R Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua for their print!!! . . @matgleason : LACMA just notified me that they have countersigned the paperwork for our donation of two prints in memory of Greg Escalante to their permanent collection. "Vote Bernie" (a portrait of Donny as a clown) from 2016 is a print by Abel Alejandre and "Lucha" (a portrait of AOC) from 2019 is a print by Jorge R. Gutierrez with character design by Sandra Equihua. Abel printed his own work. Jorge's was printed by Sean Hernandez of Press Friends in Chinatown. Both prints are number 55 in their respective editions - Greg was born in 1955. A big thanks to Britt Salvesen at LACMA for making this happen and to the institution for accepting politically-charged work by artists from underrepresented backgrounds. Greg was a big booster of Abel and the two curated a show of Chicano art down in San Diego in the Spring of 2017. Greg brought Jorge into the art world and gave him his breakout solo show in 2016. As of today it's all a little part of art history now. . #museum #artcollection #print #printmaking #lacma #get_imprinted #woodblockprint #lines #carving #chicanoart #monochromatic #ink #inkonpaper #xilografia #grabado #art #kunst #arte #studiotime #chicano #studiolfe #chicanoart #xicanoarte #xicanx #chicanx #latinx #share https://www.instagram.com/p/CHRWCodlRV-/?igshid=1mpnf3pkohr4y

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The devil is in the details. . . . #abelalejandre #studio #handmade #workinginprogress #studiotime #stayhome #stayinthestudio #artlife #artlifer #acrylic #hair #crosshatching #painting #blackworknow #blackandwhite #artexamples #realism #figurative #one4all @molotowheadquarters #contemporaryart #woodpanel #molotowmarkers #kunst https://www.instagram.com/p/CEpxPABF9HB/?igshid=1ak2sz50qbawo