Schaefer's work has been shown at galleries around California, including the
Charlie James Gallery, the
Pasadena Museum of California Art, and the
Bergamot Station Arts Center. The artist has received attention for his series of oil paintings portraying various banks in the Los Angeles area on fire, done
en plein air in front of the buildings themselves. Much of the work in the series focuses on branches of
Chase Bank, though other banks such as
Bank of America and
Wells Fargo have been depicted as well. The subject matter, as well as his presence near the buildings that he paints, has resulted in Schaefer being questioned by law enforcement at several instances. The series began evolving in 2009, Schaefer has sold some paintings in his Banks on Fire series, with one painting in 2011 fetching upwards of $25,000. On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Alex Schaefer ranked first on a list titled "The 9 Top Bitcoin Artists." == References ==