BIO

Biography

Alex Charriol

Alex Charriol · Los Angeles Studio

Alex Charriol is a multidisciplinary artist working in oil, plastic, and wood, whose paintings and sculptures examine motion, intimacy, and the choreography of human connection. Born in Hawaii and raised across several countries, Charriol's childhood was defined by continual departure and reinvention, an instability he has since turned into a working method.

"Growing up on different continents enormously influenced my work. As a child we moved a lot. That taught me to embrace change, and to quickly make new and interesting connections."

That instinct anchors Human Flow, his ongoing series centered on the human hand and the intimacy of touch. Rather than depicting any single culture, the series treats touch as a shared language, legible across geography, generation, and difference. The resulting work moves fluidly between registers: playful and grave, sensual and spare, rooted in gesture yet unmistakably contemporary.

Charriol studied at Parsons School of Design (2001–2003), Tufts University (1999–2001), and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts / Northeastern University (1998–1999). He began his career in New York and now lives and works in Los Angeles.

Education

Parsons School of Design

New York
2001–2003

Tufts University

Medford, MA
1999–2001

Boston MFA / Northeastern University

Boston, MA
1998–1999
Studio
Los Angeles, California
Previously based in New York, NY
Working In
  • Oil on canvas
  • Oil on wood panel
  • Plastic & mixed media
  • Wood sculpture

Charriol studied at Parsons School of Design (2001–2003), Tufts University (1999–2001), and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts / Northeastern University (1998–1999). He began his career in New York and now lives and works in Los Angeles.

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West Cab Corp

Oil on canvas · 2024

Human Flow II

Oil on wood panel · 2023

Figure in Blue

Oil on canvas · 2025