Alex Prager was born in Los Angeles in 1979. She was raised by her
grandmother in a small apartment in the suburb of Los Feliz. Her nomadic
upbringing saw her splitting her time between Florida, California, and Switzerland
without truly settling down long enough for a formal education. Prager's interest in
art began in her adolescence, but it was in her early twenties that she began to
focus on photography after being inspired by the work of William Eggleston.
In keeping with her independent spirit, she eschewed art school and began
taking photographs on her own, teaching herself equipment and lighting through
trial and error. Prager has since contributed to a number of publications including
New York Magazine and The New York Times Magazine, Dazed and Confused,
Details, i-D and Tank. All the while, continuing to exhibit her work in various
galleries worldwide.
After the release of her first book The Book Of Disquiet (2005) Prager was given
her first solo show at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, CA entitled
Polyester. Her 2008 exhibition The Big Valley shown by the Michael Hoppen
Gallery, London, received critical acclaim.
Her most recent show entitled “Week-end” opened in Los Angeles, New York,
London and Japan in 2010. Currently she is in her first museum show
at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the New Photography exhibition.
London Times magazine said, “That she has buckets more vision than
credentials matters not, it helps to retain the rawness and individuality of her eye.
She is uncertain and dizzy – and very capable.”
"Her photographs reveal a keen eye for the shining and the bizarre, a bit Annie
Leibovitz, a bit Diane Arbus."- The Los Angeles Times
grandmother in a small apartment in the suburb of Los Feliz. Her nomadic
upbringing saw her splitting her time between Florida, California, and Switzerland
without truly settling down long enough for a formal education. Prager's interest in
art began in her adolescence, but it was in her early twenties that she began to
focus on photography after being inspired by the work of William Eggleston.
In keeping with her independent spirit, she eschewed art school and began
taking photographs on her own, teaching herself equipment and lighting through
trial and error. Prager has since contributed to a number of publications including
New York Magazine and The New York Times Magazine, Dazed and Confused,
Details, i-D and Tank. All the while, continuing to exhibit her work in various
galleries worldwide.
After the release of her first book The Book Of Disquiet (2005) Prager was given
her first solo show at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, CA entitled
Polyester. Her 2008 exhibition The Big Valley shown by the Michael Hoppen
Gallery, London, received critical acclaim.
Her most recent show entitled “Week-end” opened in Los Angeles, New York,
London and Japan in 2010. Currently she is in her first museum show
at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the New Photography exhibition.
London Times magazine said, “That she has buckets more vision than
credentials matters not, it helps to retain the rawness and individuality of her eye.
She is uncertain and dizzy – and very capable.”
"Her photographs reveal a keen eye for the shining and the bizarre, a bit Annie
Leibovitz, a bit Diane Arbus."- The Los Angeles Times
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