Alex was born in Salmaniya Medical Complex, one of Bahrain’s three public hospitals. They were raised by their chosen family of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Middle East — whose upbringing they later poke and trod like tinik, or fish thorns.
At nineteen, alex moved from Bahrain to Mohkinstsis (Calgary), three months before the pandemic. Their current themes are gigil, an uncomfortable feeling like gritting teeth, but in constant anticipation through collaging, digital art, and personal archiving.
They are currently practicing art in community with Alcove Centre of the Arts, which led to opportunities to exhibit at Likhaan, a collaboration between Salingpusa Creatives and Indioz Bravoz, and Balik-Loob, a project by Filipinos Rising for Inclusion and Equity to Nurture Democracy (FRIENDS).
Until March 2025, their art is currently in a group exhibition at Arts Commons through Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Emerging Visual Artist Program, in collaboration with the Immigration Council of Arts Innovation (ICAI)

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