T a n i a A l v a r e z
b. 1983, Seville, Spain
Works in Catskill, New York
EDUCATION
2017 MFA / Painting / New York Academy of Art
2005 BFA / Drawing / Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Through Painted Panes / CHART / New York, NY
2023 Vestige, Tania Alvarez & Sydney Ellison, Pratt Munson Gallery, Fountain Elms - Munson, Utica, NY (two-person)
2020 P.O.V. / Miriam Gallery / Brooklyn, NY + Online
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Inherent Nature / Maya Frodeman Gallery / Jackson Hole, WY (forthcoming)
2024 [2.0] / Galeria Belard / Lisbon, Portugal
Art on Paper Fair, BoothG09, New York, NY
The Golden Thread: A Fiber Art Show / BravinLee Programs Off-Site / New York, NY
Platform x Chart / CHART / New York, NY / Online
IFPDA Print Fair / BoothB05 / New York, NY
May You Live the Rest of Your Life / BravinLee Programs / New York, NY
2023 P(re)view / Galeria Belard / Lisbon, Portugal
Interlude: A Five-Year Residency Retrospective / The James Castle House / Boise, ID
Home Works / CHART / New York, NY
Dwelling / White Columns / New York, NY / Online
McNay Print Fair / McNay Museum / San Antonio, Tx
Foreland Studio Artists Group Show / Foreland / Catskill, NY
2022 Nice Work 2 / Sulk Chicago / Chicago, IL
Inside Out / Scroll NYC / New York, NY
Prelúdio / Galeria Belard / Lisbon, Portugal
Split and Becloud / The Hyde Collection / Glens Falls, NY
Rostro / Charlie James Gallery / Los Angeles, CA
ECON 101 / Levee Contemporary / Princeton, WI
McNay Print Fair / McNay Museum / San Antonio, Tx
The Wood for the Trees / Hawk and Hive / Andes, NY
Notes From The Interior / Alexey von Schlippe Gallery / Groton, CT
2021 Mohawk Hudson Regional / Albany Center Gallery / Albany, NY
Lend Me Your Eyes / Aux Gallery / New York, NY
Cuttyhunk Small Works Show / The Killburn Mill / New Bedford, MA
House and Universe / Woodstock Artists Association and Museum / Woodstock, NY
Flat File / Deanna Evans Projects / Brooklyn, NY / Online
2020 Summer Exhibition / New York Academy of Art / Online
Hot Paper / Got It For Cheap / Oslo, Norway / Online
2019 Guts Gallery x Delphian Gallery / The Factory / London, UK
Unseen, Curated by Akili Tommasino / Collar Works / Troy, NY
Made In Paint / Golden Artist Colors / New Berlin, NY
Delphian Gallery Open Call / Delphian Gallery / London, UK
Memory Palace / Curated by Kate Mothes / Jackson Dinsdale Art Center / Hastings, NE
2018 Little But Fierce / Chashama / New York, NY
Art Bangall / Pop-Up Exhibition / Bangall, NY
Future Stories / Intercontinental New York Barclay / New York, NY
2017 Ways Through It / 375 Hudson Street / New York, NY
Take Home a Nude / Sotheby's / New York, NY
Annual Summer Exhibition / Matthew Flowers Gallery / New York, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition / New York Academy of Art / New York, NY
UPRISE / ANGRY WOMEN / The Untitled Space / New York, NY
2016 Emerging Dialogs: A Museum Takeover / Dayuntang Museum / Beijing, China
China Residency Exhibit / New York Academy of Art / New York, NY
Shelter / Harlem School of the Arts / New York, NY
2015 Deck the Walls / New York Academy of Art / New York, NY
2014 Pop-Up Series 2, On and Off The Wall / First Street Gallery / New York, NY
Invitational Exhibit by American League of Pen Women / Queens, NY
2013 Flights of Fancy / Invite from ALPW / Taller Boricua Gallery / New York, NY
Second Annual Alumni Art and Design Fair / Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY
Art of The 5: Queens Represents / The Interchurch Center / Corridor Gallery / New York, NY
10 x 10 Benefit Exhibition / Art Plus LIC / Queens, NY
LIC Open Studios / Paint Can Studios / Queens, NY
Square / Space Womb Gallery / Queens, NY
2012 Reflection / Space Womb Gallery / Queens, NY
Alumni Art and Design Fair / Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY
10 x 10 Benefit Exhibition / Art Plus LIC Gallery / Queens, NY
2011 The Art Spirit 2 / Invite from ALPW, St. Joseph College / Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University Art Museum, University at Albany, Permanent Collection, Albany, NY
Boise City Department of Arts and History, Permanent Collection, Boise, Idaho
The Clinton Foundation, Harlem, NY (2017-2021)
AWARDS | GRANTS | RESIDENCIES
2023 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant / Canada
2023 White Columns Curated Artist Registry / Online
2022 University Art Museum Purchase Award / University at Albany / Albany, NY
2022 NYFA Emergency Grant / New York Foundation for the Arts / Brooklyn, NY
2022 The James Castle House Residency / Boise Department of Arts and History / Boise, ID
2021 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant / Canada
2019 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant / Canada
2018 The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts / Artist-in-Residence / New Berlin, NY
The Studios at MASS MoCA / Artist-in-Residence / North Adams, MA
2017 Cuttyhunk Island Artists’ Residency / Artist-in-Residence / Cuttyhunk Island, MA
NYAA Merit Scholarship / Alumni Association of New York Academy of Art / NY, NY
2016 Artist-in-Residence / Central Academy Of Fine Arts (CAFA) / Beijing, China
2005 Honors Award / Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2024 Rhea Nayyar / Hyperallergic / Fiber Art Is the Binding Thread at This Manhattan Show, May 9, 2024
2022 Matthew Rogowicz / PBS - AHA! A HOUSE FOR ARTS / Artist Tania Alvarez on Using Art to Communicate & Heal, April 11
2022 George Prentice / Boise State Public Radio - NPR’s Morning Edition / For Tania Alvarez, to work/live in James Castle House, his ghost is real and presence is ‘peaceful’, March 18
2022 Brooke Burton / Boise City Department of Arts and History / Creators, Makers, and Doers: Tania Alvarez, March 29
2022 Bowen West / The Boise Weekly / Tania Alvarez's art takes viewers to some place familiar, February 17
2020 Adi Berardini / Femme Art Review / Socially Distant But Still United: Art In The Time Of COVID-19, May 25
2019 THALIA / Volume 7 / online + print
2019 Quarter Marks / Volume 7 / online + print
2018 Friend of the Artist / Volume 7 / online + print
2018 Kate Abbott / The Berkshire Eagle / Artists In Residence Given Freedom to Work at Mass MoCA, January 26
2013 Daniel A Rabuzzi / Lobster and Canary / Interview with Tania Alvarez, January 13
LECTURES | PANELS | SEMINARS
2023 Vestige”, Pratt Munson Alumni Exhibition, Pratt Munson Gallery in Fountain Elms, Munson Museum, Utica, NY, September 29 (guest artist lecture)
2022 James Castle House Artist in Residence Final Presentation, Boise, ID, April 8 (visiting artist lecture)