Alfie Caine (b.1996) is a British artist who lives and works in Rye, East Sussex
Caine's artistic practice centres on crafting expansive worlds that operate at all levels; in the architecture and fantasised countryside beyond their windows, down to the minutiae of cutlery, tiles, and fabrics. Navigating through dreamlike architectural landscapes becomes both a refuge from personal challenges and a powerful avenue for self-expression.
The former architecture graduate has been featured in gallery exhibitions internationally, including his inaugural solo exhibition What Lies Beyond, Union Gallery, London, UK (2021), Moments of Calm, JARILAGER Gallery X Lotte Gallery, Seoul, South Korea (2022), High Humanity, Jack Siebert Projects, Paris (2022), Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Auction, London (2023).
Exhibitions
2024 - Massimo De Carlo Gallery, Paris, France (solo)
2024 - Independent Art Fair, Cob Gallery, New York, USA
2023 - Immersed, Jack Siebert Projects, Los Angeles, California (group)
2023 - Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Charity Auction, London, UK
2022 - Moments of Calm, JARILAGER Gallery, Seoul, South Korea (solo)
2022 - High Humanity, Jack Siebert Projects, Paris, France (group)
2022 - Kiaf SEOUL Art Fair, JARILAGER Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2022 - What Now?, PM/AM Gallery, London, UK (group)
2021 - What Lies Beyond, UNION Gallery, London, UK (solo)
2021 - Eye of the Collector Art Fair, Two Temple Place, London, UK
2021 - Margins, Curated by Matthew Burrows MBE, Rye Creative Centre, Rye, UK
Press
Artsy "At Its 15th Edition, Independent Celebrates Its Past and Looks to the Future" (2024, link)
Wall Street Journal "Independent Art Fair Review: Better Not Play It Safe" (2024, link)
GQ Korea "Interview with Alfie Caine" (2023, link)
Martin Cid Magazine "Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Charity Auction" (2023, link)
W Magazine "Everything to See and Do During Frieze Los Angeles" (2023, link)
HypeArt "Artists Capture Their Internal Experiences in Jack Siebert’s Latest Curatorial Exhibition" (2023, link)
Colossal "Ethereal Light Suffuses Domestic Interiors with Surreal Hues" (2023, link)
Artsy "Art Collector Insights" (2022, link)
Observer "High-Profile Auctions" (2022, link)
HypeArt "Jack Siebert Presents 'High Humanity'" (2022, link)
Artnet "The Debut of Eye of the Collector, London’s Latest Boutique Fair" (2021, link)
Education
2015-2018 - University of Cambridge, BA (Hons) Architecture
Prizes and awards
Schuldham Plate, Gonville and Caius College
Purcell Prize for exceptional drawing and representational ability
Senior Scholarship, Gonville and Caius College
Winifred Georgina Holgate Pollard Memorial Prize for outstanding performance in the Architecture Tripos
Emma Sclater Prize for Architecture