Jose Alvarez
             
             
 


Born 1968 in New York
Education
School of Visual Arts, 1992-1995

Solo Exhibitions

2010
Surfaces of Constant Time, Ratio 3, San Francisco

2009
Restoring Balance, Gavlak New York, NY

2008
Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Supernova, Gavlak, Miami Beach, FL
"Constantly Expanding," The Moore Space, Miami, FL
"The Golden Butterfly," Gavlak, West Palm Beach, FL

2007
"The Visitors," The Kitchen, New York, NY

2005
Looking for Ixtlan, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA

Group Exhibitions

2010
Natural Renditions, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
Illusions Lounge, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
Think Pink, curated by Beth DeWoody, Gavlak, Palm Beach, FL
You Can Heal Your Life, curated by Emma Gray, Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2009 Abstract Cinema, curated by Bonnie Clearwater, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL
Video installation, Elie Tahari, Bal Harbour, FL

2008 CIRCA, Gavlak, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2007
"Special Reserve," Gavlak, West Palm Beach, FL

2006
Constant Disturbance, Spanish Cultural Center, Miami, Florida
Mélange, Gavlak, West Palm Beach, Florida
Cosmic Wonder, Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, San Francisco.

2005
NADA Art Fair, Ratio3, Miami Florida.
AQUA Art Fair, Western Project, Miami Florida
The Hills Have Eyes, curated by Gean Moreno, Ingalls & Associates, Miami, Florida
ARTLA, Western Projects, Los Angeles, California

2004
Nepotism: The Art of Friendship, Museum of Fort Lauderdale
Beginning Here: 101 Ways, Visual Arts Gallery, New York City – curated by Jerry Saltz
Ratio 3: NADA Art Fair, Miami, Florida

2003
We Are Electric, Deitch Projects, New York

2002
All The Way Alive. Ratio 3, The Armory Photography Show 2002, New York
Biennial Exhibition. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

1999
Inbox. Quartet Editions, New York

Performances/Media Appearances

2006
"The Frank Prattle Show" Jose Alvarez, Chris Perez, and nearly Kathy Grayson, July 15th 2006
http://frankprattle.wordpress.com

2005
"WPS1" Art radio, WPS1.org, Edition #15, May 31, 2005
"Carlos," Studio360, (show # 061105), NPR and WNYC, Studio360.org

2003
"En busca de un Milagro," Univision
"Sin Fronteras," Telemundo, Hispanic Television

2002
"Do You Believe in Miracles?" Chat TV, Mun2, Telemundo.

2001
Johnson Space Flight Center, Houston, July 23.
Parkes Radio Telescope Observatory, Parkes, Australia, August 21.

2000
Chinese Central Television, Beijing, October-November.
Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, California, October 5.
"Tell It Like It Is," Chinese Central Television, Beijing, October-November.
"Despierta America," Telemundo, Hispanic Television.
WuhanTV, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.

1999

"Primer Impacto," Univision, January.
Teatro Verdi, Padua, Italy, October 30-31.
Tienanmen Square, Beijing, November.

1998
"The Power of Belief," ABC News Special, October 6.

Bibliography

Kunitz, Daniel. The Village Voice. "Abuse Your Illusion," (November 13, 2007)
2002 Biennial Exhibition (exhibition catalogue). New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2002.
Carroll, Robert Todd. Skeptic's Dictionary. "Carlos," 2003.
Genoni, Tom, Jr. "Exploring Mind, Memory, and the Psychology of Belief." The Skeptical Inquirer, (Mar.-Apr./95), p. 10.
Kastner, Jeffrey. "Concerning the Spiritual in Art," Art Monthly, (May 2002), p. 6.
Leslie, Richard. "Whitney Biennial 2002," Art Nexus, (July-September 2002), p. 74.
Robinson, Walter. "Art Market Watch," Artnet Magazine News. http://www.artnet.com.








Sagan, Carl. "Carlos." Parade Magazine, December 4, 1994.
Saltz, Jerry. "American Bland Stand," Village Voice, March 7, 2002.
Wonder, Carolina. "Self Analysis," Lincoln Road Magazine, (July-September 2003), p. 67.
Broward County Cultural Quarterly, Winter 2004. "Jose Alvarez: Exploring the Psychology of Belief Through Art"
Hobbs, Jack. "The Visual Experience" Third Edition, Davis Publications, 2004. p. 10/267.
Orden, Abraham."The Carlos Cycle," Camerawork, (Fall/Winter 2005), p.28.
SF Weekly, Artbeat, July27-Aug2, 2005.
SFStation.com, "Looking for Ixtlan," July 2005.
Miami Heat - day 4 & 5, ArtInfo.com, 12/4/05
Cool Deals - day 2, ArtInfo.com, 12/1/05
Moreno, Gean. "Constant Disturbance," (exhibition catalogue),Spanish Cultural Center, Miami, Florida,p.29.
Moreno, Gean. "50 International Emerging Artists," Contemporary 2006 Annual, p.27
SFist, Shelley,"Whoa, man Cosmic Wonder opens at YBCA" July 18 2006 http://www.sfist.com/archives/2006/07/18/whoa_man_cosmic_wonder_opens_at_ybca.php
Home Fort Lauderdale, the Florida Room, 10/06, p. 50

After the Eclipse, 2008 feathers, crystals, porcupine quills, collage, mica, enamel, resin, ink, sequences and beads on inkjet print 44 x 72 in.
The Secret Place (Always Returning), 2008 Mica, enamel, beads, porcupine quills, feathers, ink, velum, collage on inkjet print 44 x 72 in.
Forever and Ever, 2008 Feathers, collage, resin, enamel, porcupine quills, crystals, velum on watercolor paper 46 x 34.5
The Myth, 2008 Crystals, mica, feathers, porcupine quills, enamel, acrylic, and color pencil on paper 44 x 72 in.
Constantly Expanding #2 (The Damask Rose Remix), 2008 Ink, enamel, crystals, mica, porcupine quills, feathers, organdy, and paper collage mounted on board 48 in. x 72 in.
Psylocibin Initiation, 2007 Acrylic, watercolor, porcupine quills, beads, crystals, enamel, and ink on watercolor paper 47 in. x 34.5 in.
Critical Mass, 2007 Mineral crystals with resin on wood 72 in. diameter
Star Garden, 2006 Acrylic, water colors, porcupine quills and crystals on water color paper 40 in. x 59 in.
Going Home, 2007 - 2008 Collage, watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper 38 in. x 50 in.
Untitled, 2007 - 2008 Collage, flocking and crystals on paper 32.5 in. x 26.25 in.
In and Out of Phase #2, 2007 - 2008 Feathers on handmade paper 43.5 in. x 32 in.
Memories of Blue, 2007 - 2008 Mica, enamel, handmade paper and organdy on inkjet print 49.25 in. x 66.75 in.
The Awakening, 2007 Enamel, feathers, mica, porcupine quills, handmade paper, acetate and collage on inkjet print 66.75 in. x 49.5 in.
Night Sounds, 2007 - 2008 Collage and crystals on paper 23.5 in. x 17.5 in.
Harmonic Consonants #2, 2007 Feathers on paper 47.5 in. x 35.75 in.
Where We Once Stood, 2007 Peacock feathers on watercolor paper 24.25 in. x 29.88 in.