Alex Delapena
b. 1989, Subic Bay, Philippines
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Education
2022 MFA, University of California, Riverside, CA
2015 BFA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Solo*, Two-Persons Exhibitions
2023 Forth Passing Empty, No Moon LA / The Fulcrum, Los Angeles, CA*
2022 Soft Traces, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA
2021 A Whistle Is a Thread For The Weight of a Lure, Phyllis Gill Gallery, Riverside CA*
2020 Boundary Artifacts, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, B108, Tokyo, Japan*
2017 In The Pale, Treehouse, Honolulu, HI*
2015 Reminisce or Swallow, Gallery of Hawaii Artist (GOHA), Waikiki, HI*
2015 Degenerate, Eight Elements Camera, Honolulu, HI*
2014 Muri, Treehouse, Honolulu, HI
2014 Reminisce & Swallow, Studio 114 A Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Group Exhibitions
2022
After/Image 01: The Third Terrian, After/Time Collective, Portland, OR
Books and Things, Helen J Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
A Birds Eye View, Aupuni Space, Honolulu, HI
Out from the Dark, UCR MFA Thesis Exhibition, Culver Center of the Arts, Riverside, CA
2021
After Afterlife, The Fulcrum, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Escape, Photographic Exploration Project, Tête, Berlin, Germany
ReStart, Lithuanian Photographers Association, Prospekto Galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania
2018
Month of Photography Group Show, MOPLA, by Lucie Foundation, ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, CA
Across an Ocean, ARS, Honolulu, HI
2017
Silver Nitrate, Downtown Photo Collective, Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Love, In4mation, Honolulu, HI
Midwest Photo Emerge, Center Gallery at the Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
10th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC
2016
Of Memory Bone and Myth, Colonel Eugene Myers Gallery of Art, University of North Dakota Campus, Grand Forks, ND
2015
Unabridged, 2015 BFA Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Art and Art History, Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Waikiki by Analog Sunshine Recorders, Treehouse, Honolulu, HI
The Times We Share, The Manifest, Honolulu, HI
Proof of Cancellation, University of Hawaii at Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art and Art History, Common's Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2014
36th Annual “Commitment to Excellence,” Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu Museum of Art School, HI
2013
Light, Pauhahi Tower, Honolulu, HI
Residencies
2023 The Center of Photography at Woodstock, Kingston, NY
2020 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
2023 Honorable Mention: Innovate Grant, Photography, Winter
2022 Shortlisted: LENSCRATCH, 2022 Student Prize: 25 to Watch
2021 MFA Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Riverside
2020-2021 Gluck Fellowship, University of California, Riverside
2020 Shortlisted: ReStart, Photography Prize, Vilnius, Lithuania
2019-2020 Assistant Gluck Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Riverside
2019 Dean's Distinguished Fellowship Award. University of California, Riverside
2015 Hawaii Camera Award, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art and Art History
2014-2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Photography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art and Art History
Teaching
2023 Instructor, Pasadena City College, CA
2023 Instructor, Los Angeles Community College District, Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools, CA
2022 Instructor, University of Californa, Riverside, CA
2020-2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant / Lead Instructor, University of California, Riverside, CA
Publications
2017 Diffusion, Volume IX, Artfully Crafted Photography Annual, One Twelve Publishing
2016 Transience, Curator: Adam Finkelston, L.A. Photo Curator (online)
Interviews
Alex Delapena’s Mirages for the Camera, Innovate Grant, April 3 2023
b. 1989, Subic Bay, Philippines
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Education
2022 MFA, University of California, Riverside, CA
2015 BFA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Solo*, Two-Persons Exhibitions
2023 Forth Passing Empty, No Moon LA / The Fulcrum, Los Angeles, CA*
2022 Soft Traces, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA
2021 A Whistle Is a Thread For The Weight of a Lure, Phyllis Gill Gallery, Riverside CA*
2020 Boundary Artifacts, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, B108, Tokyo, Japan*
2017 In The Pale, Treehouse, Honolulu, HI*
2015 Reminisce or Swallow, Gallery of Hawaii Artist (GOHA), Waikiki, HI*
2015 Degenerate, Eight Elements Camera, Honolulu, HI*
2014 Muri, Treehouse, Honolulu, HI
2014 Reminisce & Swallow, Studio 114 A Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Group Exhibitions
2022
After/Image 01: The Third Terrian, After/Time Collective, Portland, OR
Books and Things, Helen J Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
A Birds Eye View, Aupuni Space, Honolulu, HI
Out from the Dark, UCR MFA Thesis Exhibition, Culver Center of the Arts, Riverside, CA
2021
After Afterlife, The Fulcrum, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Escape, Photographic Exploration Project, Tête, Berlin, Germany
ReStart, Lithuanian Photographers Association, Prospekto Galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania
2018
Month of Photography Group Show, MOPLA, by Lucie Foundation, ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, CA
Across an Ocean, ARS, Honolulu, HI
2017
Silver Nitrate, Downtown Photo Collective, Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Love, In4mation, Honolulu, HI
Midwest Photo Emerge, Center Gallery at the Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
10th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC
2016
Of Memory Bone and Myth, Colonel Eugene Myers Gallery of Art, University of North Dakota Campus, Grand Forks, ND
2015
Unabridged, 2015 BFA Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Art and Art History, Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Waikiki by Analog Sunshine Recorders, Treehouse, Honolulu, HI
The Times We Share, The Manifest, Honolulu, HI
Proof of Cancellation, University of Hawaii at Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art and Art History, Common's Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2014
36th Annual “Commitment to Excellence,” Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu Museum of Art School, HI
2013
Light, Pauhahi Tower, Honolulu, HI
Residencies
2023 The Center of Photography at Woodstock, Kingston, NY
2020 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
2023 Honorable Mention: Innovate Grant, Photography, Winter
2022 Shortlisted: LENSCRATCH, 2022 Student Prize: 25 to Watch
2021 MFA Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Riverside
2020-2021 Gluck Fellowship, University of California, Riverside
2020 Shortlisted: ReStart, Photography Prize, Vilnius, Lithuania
2019-2020 Assistant Gluck Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Riverside
2019 Dean's Distinguished Fellowship Award. University of California, Riverside
2015 Hawaii Camera Award, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art and Art History
2014-2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Photography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Art and Art History
Teaching
2023 Instructor, Pasadena City College, CA
2023 Instructor, Los Angeles Community College District, Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools, CA
2022 Instructor, University of Californa, Riverside, CA
2020-2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant / Lead Instructor, University of California, Riverside, CA
Publications
2017 Diffusion, Volume IX, Artfully Crafted Photography Annual, One Twelve Publishing
2016 Transience, Curator: Adam Finkelston, L.A. Photo Curator (online)
Interviews
Alex Delapena’s Mirages for the Camera, Innovate Grant, April 3 2023