Derek Alvarez

I’ve always taken photos for reference for my art, now I am creating amazing photos that stand on their own. My photos are more about the feeling they give you than anything technical. I approach the editing process with an expressionist painter's eye.

2004 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. BFA in painting, magna cum laude

Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Brooklyn Pizza, Tucson, AZ.
2016 Café Passé, Tucson, AZ.
2015 Epic Café, Tucson, AZ.
2015 Tucson Coffee Roasters, Tucson, AZ.
2015 Espresso Art Café, Tucson, AZ.
2009 The Coffee House, Tucson, AZ.
2006 Art One Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
2005 Epic Café, Tucson, AZ.

Group Exhibitions:
2015 “All Things Paper” at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2009 “Fuerte” at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2009 “Continuum” at Visual Arts Graduate Research Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2009 Press, City North in Scottsdale, AZ.
2008 Art One Gallery, Scottsdale and Tempe, AZ.
2008 “Dia de los Muertos” at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2007 Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2006 “Contemporary Narratives” at Agora Gallery, New York, NY.
2006 “Visiones Nuevas” at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2006 Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2005 Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2005 Solar Culture Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2005 Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2005 “Blossom” at Solar Culture Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2004 “Naipes: arte en las tarjetas” at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2004 “Your Choice is Your Life” at Solar Culture Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
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