Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. (b. 1989, Los Angeles, CA) honors the narratives embedded within the adapting Los Angeles landscape. Serving as a form of historical documentation, the viewer is embraced with excavated visual markers such as hand-painted signs, formal advertisements as landmarks, car culture, and architecture to name a few. His works stand as objects that uphold the visual as a form of knowledge, blending traditional craftsmanship with contemporary social commentary. His practice extends beyond paintings and explores sculpture, installation, and curation. He currently works and lives in Los Angeles.

Select solo exhibitions include This Was Here, Jeffrey Deitch, New York (2024) and There Was There, Matthew Brown, Los Angeles (2022). Recent museum group exhibitions include Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968, MOCA, Los Angeles (2024); Xican–a.o.x Body, American Federation of Arts, New York (2023); Singular Views: Los Angeles, Rubell Museum, Miami (2023); Fire Figure Fantasy: Selections from ICA Miami’s Collection, ICA, Miami (2022); and Loveline, Long Beach Art Museum, CA (2022).