Alejandro Caiazza 

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With a truly international background, Alejandro Caiazza is a notable contemporary, international mixed-media visual artist known for his vibrant, raw work in the Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut, and Outsider Art movements.

Born in Santa Fe, Argentina (1972); his family soon migrated to Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, where he was raised for the rest of his childhood and teenage years. He briefly studied Architecture at UJMV in Caracas (Venezuela), In 1999 he had his first solo exhibition at the prestigious Sala De Arte Sidor (Founded by British Sculptor Henry Moore) in Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela); then in 2000, he abandoned his studies and traveled to France. He enrolled at  L’École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris; where he met his mentor, artist Ouànes Amor, who encouraged him to familiarize himself with Art Brut exhibitions (Jean Dubuffet, Gaston Chaissac, etc.) in Paris and the Co.Br.A. movement at Amstelveen Museum. He left the institution to pursue his own training, opting for independent study and a self-taught approach, rejecting established artistic conventions. In Europe, he began exhibiting at La Galerie Satellite (Paris), which then exhibited him in Rome and Japan. In 2009, Caiazza moved to the USA, where he currently lives and exhibits.
 

Early in his career, in Venezuela, he worked as a laborer in a metalworking factory. During his time in Paris, He supported his artistic ambitions by working in service roles as a commis de cuisine in restaurants and cafes. Today, Caiazza dedicates himself exclusively to his art.

He explores contrasting human and personal experiences—such as violence, politics, sexuality, madness, and mundane daily routines. His art serves as a personal conduit for navigating cultural layers, identity recalibration, and the global newcomer experience.

Caiazza is represented by, among others, the Van Der Plas Gallery on Manhattan's Lower East Side, which regularly hosts his solo and group exhibitions. His paintings have been showcased internationally and are held in private collections as well as institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MoCA) and the Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum of Art in Japan.
 

Around 2005-2006, he was hospitalized in the mental health unit of Hôpital Sainte-Anne in Paris, (France)
where he was treated for depression and borderline personality disorder. He had a second hospitalization around 2019 at NJ Sunrise House (Franciscan monastery).​​

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Caiazza’s style is categorized as brut and neo-expressionist. His prevailing mediums include acrylic paint, bar oil, charcoal, and spray paint on surfaces such as cardboard, canvas, and wood. His noted influences are Jean Dubuffet, Jonathan Meese, Georg Baselitz, William de Kooning, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and A.R. Penck. He has shown at galleries in Venezuela, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States for over 20 years.

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His work is held in numerous private collections around the world, as well as in several prestigious public institutions, including La Fondazione Filiberto e Bianca Menna – Centro Studi d’Arte Contemporanea (Rome, Italy), Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum of Art (Amami Oshima, Japan), Sala de Arte de Sidor (Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela), and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland moCa (Cleveland, Ohio, USA). Caiazza's first solo exhibition was in 1999 at the Sala De Arte de Sidor in Venezuela. Since then, his work has been exhibited internationally in cities such as Paris, Yokohama, Rome, Houston, and New York City.