B.1988, San Francisco, CA
Currently residing in Nevada County, Northern California, USA
Education
Masters of Fine Arts – Painting - The San Francisco Art Institute – 2014
Bachelors of Fine Arts – Painting- The San Francisco Art Institute – 2012
Solo/Dual Exhibitions
2020: “Wherever I May Roam: Ben Venom & Alex Ziv”, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2017: “CutAway(s)”, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA,
2014: “Decoding The Urban Cowboy”, New Works by Alex Ziv, League Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009: Fractal Revelations, New works by Alex Ziv, The Peanut Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024: “weird West”, Group Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2024: “Counter Cowboy”, Group Exhibition, Visions West Contemporary, Denver, CO
2023: “Group Shoe 3”, Curated by Mario Ayala, Group Exhibition, House Of Seiko, San Francisco, CA
2023: “For the Love of Dog”, Group Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2023: “Inaugural Group Show”, Group Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2022: “Unnatural Histories XI”, Group Exhibition, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
2022: “The Poison Garden”, Annual Group Exhibition, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
2021: “Context Art Miami”, Group Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, Miami, FL
2020: “Greetings From Miami” Group Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, NYC, NY
2020: “Multiples” Group Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, NYC, NY
2020: “Friends & Family” Group Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2016: “Summer Group Exhibition”, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2015: “Tomorrow: A Group Exhibition”, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2015: “Six Degrees”, Fecal Face Dot Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014: “Winter Group Show”, White Walls & Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014: “12x12 Squared Group Show”, White Walls & Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013: “Brilliant Optics: A Spectrum of Mediums and Color”, The Fort Wayne Museum Of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
2013: Dual Show, “Going No Where”, new Works by Alex Ziv and Mario Ayala, Fecal Face Dot Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012: Cigarettes, Phone Cars and Hip Hop Clothing, Fecal Face Dot Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011: Water Mcbeer Gallery. Online Gallery, Curated by Henry Gunderson
2011: Dual Artist Show, “Unibrow: Bridging the Gap: New Works by Quinn Arneson and Alex Ziv”, San Francisco, CA
2011: Rise Japan, Gallery Heist, San Francisco, CA2009: Cool Kids Only group show, Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
INTERNATIONAL GROUP SHOWS
2011: A Contemporary Survey on Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2011: International Drawing Group Exhibition, The Leeds College of Fine Art, Leeds, England
Permanent Collections:
The Fort Wayne Museum Of Art
The Private Collections Of Brian Holliday & Janette Andrawes
The Private Collection Of Nimi Natan
The Collection of Ryan Fay & SFMODERN
Selected Publications/Interviews(web only)
Western Art Collector Magazine- Full Feature Spread, August 2023
Juxtapoz Magazine
Fecal Face Dot Com
Beautiful Decay
Be Street Magazine
Cicada Wheels