Irene Alvarez
area: Fine Arts
Key Facts
nationality
Spainarea
Fine Artsresidence
Antwerprecommending institution
freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONALtime period
June 2011 - July 2011GROUP SHOWS
DOM KINO, San Petersburg, Russia, 2003
ARTEPOLIS, Madrid, 2004
ESPACIO TANGENTE, Burgos, 2004
IV FESTIVAL OF JAZZ, Talavera, 2005
AFSTUDEERPROJECTEN, Antwerp, 2007
THE NUNNERY GALLERY, London, 2008
DEUTSCHE POST BANK, London, April 2008
VERBEKE FOUNDATION, Kemzeke, 2009
PARK 02, Antwerp, 2009
PARK 03, Antwerp, 2009
RA EXHIBITION, Paris, 2010
THE CENTER FOR ENDLESS PROGRESS, BERLIN, 2010
MUSEUMSQUARTIER WIEN, QUARTIER 21 "Get in the Haze" curated by LLiure Briz, Vienna 19/05 - 05/09 2011
SOLO SHOW
"Turn Me OP" HUNTING AND COLLECTING, BRUSSELS 23/06-14/07 2011
WORK EXPERIENCE
INTI ALTAR, 2009, commissioned art work for RA13, Antwerp, Belgium.
Sculpture assistant for Frederik Heyman (Mercedes project)
T-shirt illustrations in collaboration with ªLABELBY Mic Eaton Homme
RESIDENCIES
MUSEUMSQUARTIER21 WIEN residency July 2011
PUBLICATIONS
MOOD MEDIA The Book Edition 10
WALLPAPER January 2010
GESPOT ART+SCENERY issue ZERO-MMX
SIGHT UNSEEN http://www.sightunseen.com/2011/06/irene-alvarez-artist/
Textile art research from the departure point of GET IN THE HAZE exhibition including an art workshop for children entitled Little Brains.
My textile art piece "Smiley Face" at freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL gives a contemporary twist to tapestry art making it fresh and new.
It takes as a reference optical illusion and weaves detailed illustration of ethnic and pop art.