Born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, along the U.S./ Mexico border, Alejandro Macias received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Brownsville in 2008, and a Master of Fine Arts in 2-D Studio Art from the University of Texas - Pan American in 2012.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including notable residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Chateau d’Orquevaux, The Studios at MASS MoCA, Wassaic Project, CALA Alliance, Uncool Artist, and the forthcoming Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency.
He recently participated in the 2024 Texas Biennial at Sawyer Yards in Houston, TX, 2024 Border Biennial at the El Paso Museum of Art, and the 2023 Arizona Biennial at the Tucson Museum of Art. In 2023, he was the recipient of the Lehmann Emerging Artist award, which included a two-person exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum.
He’s held solo exhibitions at Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Presa House Gallery, Tucson Museum of Art, and Latch-Key Gallery in New York, NY.
He is included in the permanent collections of the Newark Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, El Paso Museum of Art, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson Museum of Art, Mexic-Arte Museum, and the Brownsville Museum of Art.
He is represented by Presa House Gallery and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Arizona School of Art in Tucson, AZ.