alexander laurent rubalcava (b. 1992) studied photography at Yale University. While at Yale he received the Harvey Geiger and Thomas C. Berry Travel Fellowships to travel to Chihuahua, Mexico, to document the Mormon Colonies. That work, coupled with years of documenting Mormon families in Utah, will comprise his upcoming monograph, Come, Come, Ye Saints. He published his first monograph, Labor, with 1906 Group as part of The Art of Building in May 2026.
alexander lives between New York City and Zadar, Croatia, where he works on long-form documentary and photo book projects. He is fluent in Spanish and available for both domestic and international editorial and commercial assignments.
for commissions and inquiries:
alr@alexanderlaurent.com
+1 949 365 6815
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Education
Yale University; 2024
Eli Whitney Students Program
BA in Art; Photography
Exhibitions, Grants, & Awards
Solo Exhibitions
Gensler, New York, NY; Labor; 2026 (upcoming)
Boyer Gallery; Pottstown, PA; Chihuahua; 2026
Gensler, Washington, D.C.; Labor; 2025
Aisling Gallery, New Haven, CT; Duraznos Selectos; 2023
Aisling Gallery, New Haven, CT; Pioneer Day; 2023
Group Exhibitions
Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, VA; Unbound15!; 2026
Yokkoyama Hat Market, New York, NY; Where I Lay My Hat; 2026
MiPlata, Monterrey, NL, MX; Las manos que sostienen; 2026
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA; Material Work: Toil & Grace; 2026
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA; Arpad Kovacs Selects; 2025
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA; Portfolio 2025; 2025
1014 Gallery, London, UK; Palm* Photo Prize; 2024
Southern Arkansas Art Center; 2024 Juried Art Competition; 2024
Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Palm* Photo Prize; 2024
Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT; You Are Now The Host; 2024
Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT; The Host Will Let You In Now; 2023
Yale Schwartzman Center, New Haven, CT; On Gathering; 2023
Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ; Expanded View; 2022
Collections
Publications
Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library; Provo, UT
Bronx Documentary Center, Tim Hetherington Photobook Library; New York, NY
Fondazione MAST; Bologna, Italy
Fotobus Library, Fotobus Society; Hannover, Germany
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library; New York, NY
Penumbra Foundation; New York, NY
Princeton University, Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology; Princeton, NJ
Stanford University, Bowes Art & Architecture Library; Stanford, CA
SFMOMA Library; San Francisco, CA
Yale University, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library; New Haven, CT
Residencies
Photographer-in-Residence, The Art of Building; 2024-2026
Grants & Awards
Lucie Foundation Scholarship, Honorarable Mention; 2024
Eddie Adams Workshop, Attendee; 2024
Stanley/Barker Masterclass, Attendee; 2024
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, Shortlist; 2024
Palm* Photo Prize, Shortlist; 2024
Chico Photobook Review, Attendee; 2024
Swensen Scholars Award, Yale University; 2024
Thomas C. Berry Summer Travel Fellowship, Yale University; 2023
Yale College Class of 2004 Travel Fellowship, Yale University; 2023
Harvey Geiger Fellowship Fund, Yale University; 2023
Creative Performing Arts Award, Yale University; 2023
Creative Performing Arts Award, Yale University; 2022
Creative Performing Arts Award, Yale University; 2021
Books
Labor, 1906 Group & Clark Construction; 2026
Publications
JRNL 23 Guest-edited by Emily Keegin, Fotofilmic; 2025
Spring 2023 Issue, Yale Literary Magazine; 2023
Spring 2023 Issue, The Yale Globalist; 2023
Spring 2023 Issue, Design at Yale Artists’ Book; 2023
Issue 1, Wayfare; 2023
Spring 2022 Issue, Yale Literary Magazine; 2022
Bodies and Maps: Early Modern Personifications of the Continents, Maryanne Cline Horowitz and Louise Arizzoli; 2021