Alexandra Maceda

Alex Maceda (b.1989) is a Filipina-American artist and writer living in Joshua Tree, CA. Her energetic abstract work and lyrical writing explores the medial spaces between waking and dreaming, reality and imagination, literal and abstract. She is particularly inspired by changing light and her desert landscape, as well esoteric, shamanic, and spiritual themes.

Alex’s paintings have appeared in shows across the US including LA, Portland, Joshua Tree and Miami. She has self-produced solo presentations in San Francisco and Joshua Tree. Alex was a resident artist at Saga Residency in Iceland (2022) and Mudhouse Residency in Greece (upcoming, 2023). Her piece, “purple is a late blooming color,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for writing in 2020.

Alex was one of the first traditional abstract artists to enter the NFT space; over 3000 unique NFTs of her work have been collected. Her abstract generative project ALTARS explored the space between canvas and code.

She holds a BA in Classical Studies and Studio Art from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Alex is a dedicated student of yoga, meditation and Amazonian plant medicines. She was raised in between the San Francisco Bay Area and Manila, ...

2018 MBA – Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA

2011 BA – Classical Studies, Studio Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Residencies & Workshops

2023 (Upcoming) Mudhouse Residency - Writing, Crete, Greece

2023 (Upcoming) Juniper Summer Writing Institute - Creative Nonfiction, Amherst, MA

2022 Saga Residency - Painting, Eyrarbakki, Iceland



Visual Art Exhibitions

2023 “the sun & the sand & the sky” (solo presentation) — Private Residence, Atherton, CA

2023 “ACT I” – Galeria Azur, Miami, FL

2023 “California Dreamin'” – Dorado 806 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA



2022 “Interior Spaces” (solo presentation) – Highway 92 Art Tours, Joshua Tree, CA

2022 “In the Clouds” – Dorado 806 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2022 “State of the Atmosphere” – Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA

2022 Featured Artist – NFT Miami Conference

2022 Local Painter’s Show – Joshua Tree Distillery, Joshua Tree, CA

2022 Member’s Show – Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA



2021 TMFA Group Show, Portland, OR

2021 TMFA Group Show – The Artist Tree, Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA

2021 TMFA Group Show – The Artist Tree, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA



2020 “SUPERBLOOM” (solo) – Frida Art Show, San Francisco, CA