Alex Blas was born and raised in Mexico City and emigrated to the United States as a teenager. He is largely self-taught in the techniques of the Old Masters, whom he studied as a child in books in his school library. He lives and works in Middletown, California.

Blas is represented by Billis Williams Gallery in Los Angeles. His latest series, Triptych, debuted there in October 2024.​​

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