Alex Eagleton was born in Athens, Greece in 1979. He studied at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado and Parsons School of Design in New York, New York.

Eagleton's recent solo and group exhibitions include "Means of Production" curated by Lunch Hour at Warehouse in Queens, New York (2024); "Overserved" curated by Raffi Kalenderian and Aberto Cuadros at Miles McEnery Gallery in New York, New York (2024); "Power Problems" at Willbees in Andes, New York (2023); Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2023); "Ain’t Fair" curated by Tony Cox at Club Rhubarb in New York, New York (2023); ”TICTACTOE” at Europa in New York, New York (2022); ”Staging” Curated by Tony Cox at Club Rhubarb in Mt.Tremper, New York (2022); ”Itchy Soul” at Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2021); ”Friends & Family” at Magenta Plains in New York, New York (2021); ”Summer Sun” at The Journal Gallery at Van de Weghe in East Hampton, New York (2021); ”On the level or the man who fell out of bed” at Galerie Krinzinger in Vienna, Austria (2021); ”DOMINO 5” at Shoot the Lobster in New York, New York (2021); ”Digging for Diamonds at the Disco” at Club Rhubarb, New York, New York (2020); ”The Ocean Shrugs” at Mister Fahrenheit in New York, New York (2020); ”Letting A Fish Watch A Sunset” at 22 Ludlow in New York, New York (2019); ”This Is Heaven” at Safe Gallery in Brooklyn, New York (2018); ”Sin-Bin” at Flat:Two in London United Kingdom (2017); ”Anthem of the Sun” at Canada Gallery in New York, New York (2016); ”Build Your Own House” at Dio Horia in Mykonos, Greece (2017); and ”Bibelot” at Hydra School Projects in Hydra, Greece (2016). Eagleton also oversees Aetopoulos, an artist-run project space in Athens, Greece.

Eagleton's work is held in public collections including the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. 

Alex Eagleton lives and works in New York, New York and Athens, Greece.