Mi trabajo como artista documenta el impacto de la industrializacion en el paisaje. Mi practica profesional tiene una coneccion directa con mi atraccion por los problemas del medio ambiente. Mis imagenes se enfocan en la contradiccion entere la naturaleza y el impacto del hombre en el paisaje.Yo tengo un especial interes en acercarme al arte desde una perspectiva hambientalista como resultado de un temprano activismo en mi pais natal.
Curriculum Vitae
Nelson Alvarez nacio en La Habana, Cuba, in 1966. Inmigro a San Juan Puerto Rico in 1996. Se establecio en la Ciudad de Nueva York en 2003
Educacion
2008 Licenciatura en Bellas Artes, Kean University, Union, NJ “ Cum Laude ”
Exposiciones Personales
2008 “Fragments of Landscape” Nancy Dryfoos Gallery, Union, NJ 2000 “First Exhibition” Galleria Taller San Francisco, San Juan, PR
Exposiciones Colectivas
2009 2009 “December / January Showcase” 6 x 6 Gallery, New York, NY, USA “ 5th Small Works Show” 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA The 11 Annual Art Show at Hudson View Gardens, HVG Arts Group, New York, NY, USA “Second Union City Art and Book Expo” Union City, New Jersey, USA “ Wall to Wall ” City Without Wall Art Gallery, Newark, NJ, USA “Hispanic Heritage Month”, Union City Performance Art Center, Union City, NJ, USA “ Sixth Annual Arts Festival”, City Hall Art Gallery, Union City, NJ, USA. “ Celebrated Art 2009 ” NoHu Cultural Art Center & Saint John Art Gallery, Union City, NJ,USA “ Fall Spectrum - Words of Color”, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York, USA. “Further to the edge” Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition. Brooklyn, NY, USA “The very first Gallery Aferro Art Benefit, Newark, New Jersey, USA “ First Union City Art and Book Expo”. Union City, New Jersey, USA “Celebration of the Cuban Independent” Casino Art Gallery, Schezun Park, Union City, NJ, USA “ Feature Artist” The Union City Art Gallery at City Hall, Union City, NJ,USA 2008 “ Night of 1000 Drawing” Artists Space Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2006 “ The Student Works Selection ” Kean University Art Gallery, Union, NJ, USA 2005 “ The Student’s Show ” Kean University Art Gallery, Union, NJ, USA 2004 “ The Last Picture Show ” The Silk Mill Arts Building, Union City, NJ, USA “Work Selected at the 40th Plainfield Art Festival”, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA 2003 “ Art at the Silk Factory ” The Silk Mill Arts Building, Union City, NJ, USA 1999 “ Presenting the Artists “ Galleria Taller San Francisco, San Juan, PR 1998 “ Grand Opening” Le Vintage Art Gallery, San Juan, PR 1997 “ Permanent Collection “ Island Feeling Gallery, San Juan, PR
Grupos y Membrecias
2009 Artists Unite Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance ( NOMAA) Union City Artist Collective, Union City, NJ, USA Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2008 Allied Art Council, Saint Joseph, MO, USA Curated
Archivos y Registracion
Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition Flat File, Brooklyn,NY, USA Image Bank, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, USA City Without Walls. Newark, New Jersey, USA The Drawing Center Viewing Program, New York, NY, USA Artist Space, Artists File Online, New York, NY, USA Artists. de, Dusseldorf, Germany Artmesh,org, Switzerland Artists Unite, New York, NY, USA
Bibliografia
2008 Nelson Charles: Nelson Alvarez presented Fragments of Landscapes, May 2008, Composition News, www.kean.edu/~cnelson 2003 Mulero Eugene: Exhibit at Silk Factory jump start scene, October 2003 westnewyorkreporter. com 2001 Vera Jesus: Interview Nelson Alvarez at the Cultural News, WIPR FM 91.3 MHz San Juan .PR September, 5 2001 www.tutv.pr Garcia Charley: A window to the Caribbean, Arte Latino Americano Magazine, number 2 July - December 2001.
Experiencia Profesional
2009 Teaching “ Making Memories Program”, Aspire Preparatory Middle School, New York City, NY, USA 2005 Recreated Old Seal of the Newark Court House for the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, USA 2004 Restoration of the Eagle sculpture for The Historical American Society of the United States, District of New Jersey, USA 2000 – 2002 Gallery Director at Colores Art Gallery, San Juan, PR 1999 – 2002 Co Founder and Director at Galleria Taller San Francisco, San Juan, PR
Lecturas
2009 All thing Hispanic, Series III, Nelson Alvarez and "The Invisible Landscape" a talk with the artist, Hispanic Club, Kean University, Union, NJ Motivational speaker at “The Hispanic Heritage Celebration” Spanish Speaking Program, Downs Hall, Kean University, Union, NJ
Premios y Reconocimientos
2009 “Certificate of Appreciation” by the Board of Commissioner for contribution to Celebrated Art Month, Union City, NJ, USA “Commendation & Praise” by The New Jersey State Senate for contribution to the Union City Art and Book Expo. Trenton, New Jersey, USA “The State of New Jersey Senate Citation” New Jersey Legislature for contribution to the City Hall Art Gallery, Trenton, New Jersey, USA “Featuring Artists” City Hall Art Gallery, Union City, NJ, USA 2005 “ Kean University Scholarship” Kean University, Union, NJ, USA 2004 “First Place 40th Plainfield Art Festival” Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Estados Unidos
