Alfredo Gonzalez (Dofre) is a Mexican-American painter based in Oxnard, California. His introduction to art came through graffiti before going on to earn a BFA in painting at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Working primarily in oil and aerosol, Gonzalez paints the people and moments inspired by the communities and experiences he knows firsthand. His work has been exhibited nationally and is held in private collections in the United States and abroad.
press
‘The Recorder’ Article, “Painter preserves working-class roots while producing fine art”, 2023
exhibitions
2024 – The Ampersand Show/Known Gallery at Complexcon, Las Vegas, NV
2023 – Solo Exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Savannah, GA
2023 – Solo Exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
2023 – Group Exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Greenville, SC
2023 – Group Exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Asheville, NC
2023 – Group Exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Charleston, SC
2023 – Group Exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Mountain Brook, AL
2023 – Icons Group Exhibition, Exhibit A Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 – The Next Original Award, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Savannah, GA
2022 – La Bulla Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2022 – El Velorio Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2021 – El Velorio, Pico Rivera, CA
2021 – Viva Oxnard Group Collaboration, Oxnard, CA
2021 – Academy of Art Spring Art Show, San Francisco, CA
2018 – Institution Ale Brewery Lock Down Art Show, Camarillo, CA
awards
Finalist, ‘The Next Original’, The Kessler Collection, 2022