Alec Egan is a Los Angeles based painter. His thick impastoed figurative paintings are strikingly banal interior scenes. The interior spaces his paintings depict are premised on a fictitious memory— willfully playing on tropes of nostalgia. There are moments of clarity in the messy compositions. Particular objects begin to stick out and become repeated across his various canvases. This repetition allows the items to garner their own strength and intensity, despite their mundane status. A pair of socks or plants on a windowsill are distilled into something melancholic and profound.
Alec Egan (b. 1984, Los Angeles, CA) completed his MFA at Otis College of Art and Design in 2013, and received a BFA in creative writing and poetry from Kenyon College. Recent solo exhibitions include Miro’s Corner at MAKI Gallery in Tokyo, Japan; The Study at Charles Moffett Gallery, New York, NY; and Look Out, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA. His work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions at Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA; California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA; and the Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA. Anat Ebgi presented a solo booth of work at Art Basel Hong Kong 2022 in the Discoveries sector. Egan lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
![This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Look Out." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 96" x 84" [HxW] (243.84 x 213.36 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alec-Egan_AE1168_1653513001-1750x2000.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Night Ride." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alec-Egan_AE1167_1653513004-1690x2000.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Sunk (breakfast)." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 60" x 48" [HxW] (152.4 x 121.92 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alec-Egan_AE1163_1653513007-1639x2000.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Sunset waves with wildflower." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alec-Egan_AE1158_1653513012-1677x2000.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Fruit Bowl with Bird." This artwork was created in 2021 and measures 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm). Its medium is Oil and flashe on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alec-Egan_AE1151_1653513017-1688x2000.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Alec Egan titled "Bathroom." This artwork was created in 2020 and measures 84 x 72" [HxW] (213.36 x 182.88 cm). Its medium is Oil and flashe on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alec-Egan_AE1108_1653513519-1727x2000.jpg)
