2011
resumé
born 1972
El Manantial
Coahuila, Mexico
1979
immigrated to
United States
current residence
San Angelo,TX
education
1991-92 San Antonio Art Institute
1992-94 San Antonio College
contact
info@renealvaradostudio.com
gallery representation
Gallery
Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas
Contact: Judith Taylor
www.galleryshoalcreek.com
Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas
www.valleyhouse.com |
selected solo exhibitions
|
| 2011 |
Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2011 |
Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas |
| 2009 |
Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2007 |
Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas |
| 2007 |
Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2006 |
Transiciones, Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2004 |
Loteria I, Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2003 |
De Madonnas a Lloronas, Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2002 |
Faces, Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2001 |
Galeria Ortiz, San Antonio, Texas |
| 2000 |
Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2000 |
Galeria Ortiz, San Antonio, Texas |
| 2000 |
Celebramos Las Bellas Artes, Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2000 |
René Alvarado, GTE Corporate Headquarters Gallery, Dallas, Texas |
selected group exhibitions
|
| 2009 |
Arequipe, Peru, Museo de Bellas Artes |
| 2005 |
Migration Uno, A Collaborative Exhibition,
Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas |
| 2005 |
Phantasm, group exhibition curated by Ashley Gallery of Philadelphia, 2/20 Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2004 |
Installation, Dia de los Muertos,
Blue Star Contemporary Art, San Antonio, Texas |
museum exhibitions
|
| 2008-10 |
Madonna as Muse: The Paintings of René Alvarado [curator, Jim Edwards], catalogue, organized by San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX; traveled to Museum of the Southeast, Beaumont, TX ('09); Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX ('09); Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX ('10) |
| 2004 |
From El Manantial [René Alvarado, a survey of work from 1998–2004 with catalogue and film], Instituto de Mexico, San Antonio, Texas |
| 2004 |
Serie Project XI, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas [group exhibition] |
| 2003 |
Contemporary Latino Art, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas [group exhibition] |
selected collections
|
| San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Permanent Collection, San Angelo,Texas |
| Texas State University, McCoy School of Business, San Marcos,Texas |
| Killam Companies, Laredo,Texas |
| Fonda San Miguel Restaurant, Latin American Collection, Austin,Texas |
| Smith Trostle LLP, Austin,Texas |
| AB Distributors, San Angelo,Texas |
| Private Collections in Texas, Arizona, California, New Mexico, New York |
recognition
|
| 2011 |
Maestros Tejanos, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas |
| 2009 |
Texas State Two-Dimensional Artist, Texas Commission on the Arts / Texas State Legislature |
| 2006 |
Austin Critics Table Award for Migration Uno, A Collaborative Exhibition |
| 2004 |
Serie Project XI, invitational Latino serigraph project, Austin, Texas |
| 2000 |
Vermont Studio Center, Artist Residency, Johnson,Vermont |
publications
|
| 2011 |
Austin Chronicle, May 21, 2010, front cover, Austin, Texas |
| 2009 |
Trends Magazine, New Zealand / René Alvarado Studio Home and Gallery, March 2009 |
| 2008 |
Interview, KUT Radio, Aielli Unleashed, hosted by John Aielli, Austin, Texas, September 2008 |
| 2007 |
Southwest Art, My World: A Visit with René Alvarado, Bonnie Gangelhoff. November 2007 |
| 2006 |
Art Talk, René Alvarado: Door Open for Wonderment, Nadia Ibarra. June 2006 |
| 2004 |
Austin American Statesman, Art Has Been Alvarado's Constant Companion, J. Jimenez. June 3, 2004 |
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