Education
2004 BA Yale University
2008 MFA Otis College of Art and Design
Awards and Residencies
2016
Oscar Williams and Gene Derwood Grant, administered by the New York Historical Trust
2014
Artist in residence, 68Projects, Berlin, Germany
2013
Artist in residence, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Rhythms Bouquets, Gen Gallery, Beijing
2019
Imagism, Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York, NY Moon People, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2018
My Lips are Blue for You, Praz-Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA 5 Paintings, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2017
Praz-Delavallade Solo Booth, Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2016
At Home in Outer Space, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2015
Q & A: New Paintings by Alexander Kroll, SecondGuest Projects, New York, NY 68Projects Solo Booth, Volta Basel, Basel, CH
2014
The Sky on the Floor, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL Alexander Kroll, Imaginary, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA James Harris Gallery Solo Booth, Volta New York, New York, NY
2013
Roy Dowell and Alexander Kroll, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2012
The Florist, The Loquat and Yes, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Blue or Both, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

2011
Alexander Kroll: Works on Paper, James Harris Gallery, Seattle Unfoldings, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Alexander Kroll: Paintings, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008
Wet Wet, MFA Thesis, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions
2024
Genesis: On Beginning, Parny Lalont, London
2023
Elsewhere, Curated by Yann Perreau, Show Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021
From morning till night, we should never rely on a single thing, Curated by Tomory. Dodge, Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2020
La in Bloom, WerkArts, Los Angeles, CA
2019
20/20: A 20th Anniversary Survey, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA The Barn Show 2019, Johannes Vogt Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2018
IDreamMyPaintingandThenIPaintMyDream,UNIT5, Praz-Delavallade,LosAngeles,CA
 we tbd, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA.
2017
Over the Rainbow, Praz-Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA \ I Love L.A., Praz-Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA
2016 

Grafforists, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
All Together Now: New Paintings by Tom Anholt, Markus Bacher and Alexander Kroll, 1969, New York, NY.
2015
Bloody Red Sun of Fantastic LA, Curated by Rene-Julien Praz, Piasa, Paris, FR
Remains, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA. Alexander Kroll, Tomory Dodge, Ingrid Calame, Jen- ny Hagar, Max Presneil
Seinfeld (a show about nothing), Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami FL
2014
One Night in Black and White, Post, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Rachelle Rojany.
Person Place Thing, 68Projects, Berlin, Germany. Curated by Quang Bao. Works-on-paper.

Roster Crow, 68Projects, Berlin. Germany. Curated by Quang Bao.

William Bradley, Alexander Kroll, Jennifer Packer.
LAndscape, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami. Curated by Justin Gilanyi. Leon Benn, Srijon Chow- dery, Iva Guergieva, Michael John Kelly, Owen Kidd, Martin Elder.
2013
Drown me in Pictures, Latned Atsar, Los Angeles, CA. Cast, Reflect, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Forms of Abstraction, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA Fanatic (curated by Lil Simonson), Post, Los Angeles, CA
2011
CB1 Gallery + the Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA

Metallic, POST, Los Angeles, CA.

The Open Daybook, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA Telephone, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2010
Portable Caves, HKJB, New York, NY

The Art that Dare not Speak its Name, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

The Story of O, Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles Portable Caves, HKJB, New York, NY
2009
Seasonal Pictures, ACME, Los Angeles

Interactions, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2008
Mini Market, Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Best in Show, ISM Gallery, Long Beach, CA

MFA Graduation Show, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design All in, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2007
My Buddy, UCLA New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Mid-Residency Show, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Resolutions, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

“Moxie” Jurors pick group show City Wide Open Studios (curator Jodi Hanel, Exit Art, NYC)
2004
City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT (group show and solo installation)
Senior project exhibition Yale University School of Art

Political/Apolitical, Thomas J Walsh Art Gallery, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT Endless Summer, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT

What Now? Thomas J Walsh Art Gallery, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
2000
VisionIntoArt, Clark Studio, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Curatorial Projects
2016
One Foot on the Ground, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

Joanne Greenbaum, Craig Taylor, Tom Knechtel, Jane Hugentober, Erin Morrison, Tomory Dodge, 

2011
Painting, Design, Speculation, Generosity, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Dan Callis, Matthew Carter, Roy Dowell, Mark Dutcher, Christine Frerichs Lauren Luloff, Renee Petropoulos, Craig Taylor
Bibliography
2016

Goyanes, Rob, At Home in Outer Space, Fredric Snitzer Gallery (exh. cat.)
Vasquez, Neil, Alexander Kroll’s “At Home in Outer Space” at Fredric Snitzer Gallery Strikes, A Balance of Contradictions, Miami New Times.com, April 26, 2016

2015

Slenske, Michael, Outside the box, Blouin ArtInfo.com, September 2015

Presneill, Max, Fresh Faces in Art: Eight LA Artists You Should Know, Fabrik.com, September 2015

2012

Fitzpratrick, Kyle, Abstraction and Nature: An Interview with Alexander Kroll, LA I’m Yours.com, November 12, 2012

2011

Veltkamp, Joey, Painting as A Mode of Thought: Alexander Kroll Speaks to Joey Veltkamp, New American paintings.com
Veltkamp, Joey, Recent Work by Alexander Kroll, JoeyVeltkamp.blogspot.fr
2010

Graves, Jen, Currently Hanging: Alexander Kroll, The Stranger
Hackett, Regina, Alexander Kroll - A Rare and Engrossing Pleasure, Artsjournal.com
2010
Alexander Kroll and Jason Hirata, City Arts, March 2010
 Mizota, Sharon, Los Angeles Times
Teaching and Visiting Artist Lectures
Art Center College of Design UCLA
Otis College of Art and Design Biola University
Cal State Long Beach California College of the Arts