Juanmanuel Alvarez-Ossa

As an artist. I paint and I photograph the world that I see, the world that surrounds me. Most of the time, I use ideas that have been germinating in my mind to fill canvas or paper without the need for a preamble sketch. I seldom make a plan; I work because I need to express myself in a burst of sincerity and passion.

There is contradiction though, because my work is very polished and it is difficult to see any marks of hard strokes of brush or color due to the burst. Everything blends to make the visual story flow without interference.

Almost all my work is figurative although my most recent work tends toward “abstract reality.” I try to emphasise the need of modern man to transcend the material world and
reach out to a more spiritual reality. Hence my belief that a simple artistic expression can transcend cultural and linguistic differences and reach universal truths.

My goal as an artist and creator is to make art that, I hope, will make men think and reflect.

Art is my passion and gives my life a sense of purpose.

1991-1992 Institut Supérieur de Peinture Décorative de Paris. Patines, Imitations de Bois et de Marbres, Dorure, Panoramiques, ...
1985-1987Institut National de Langues et Civilisations Orientales. Etude de l’Art, de la Langue et de la Civilisation Japonaises.
1981-1985La Sorbonne. Paris IV. License Lettres Modernes.
1980-1981 The American University in Paris. Bachelor Degree en Etudes Françaises. Histoire de l’Art. Etudes d’Arts Plastiques et Beaux Arts.
1976-1979 Marist College. New York.
Formation Supérieure Classique à Paris et à New York.

2017 Galerie Maïtre Albert, Paris. France.
2016 “Of American Perceptions : Studies.” The Lofts at Beacon Gallery. Beacon. N. Y.
- "Wahrnehmungen und Wirklichkeit : Studien. DrehPunkt Sudio. Bregenz. Austria. 2015 “Abstraktion und Realität : Studien.” Zürich. Switzerland.
- Figuration und Hyperrealismus : Studien.” München, Germany.
2012 Mexico City. Mexico.Arte Vivo. Museum Of Modern Art. Exposition de Groupe. 2011 Provincetown, MA. Larking Gallery Inc. Provincetown, MA. Exposition personnelle.
2006 Poissy. La Grange de l’Abbey. Exposition Personnelle.
2001 Paris. Galerie Gabriella Sismann. Exposition Personnelle.
1999 Miami. FL. Pensiero d’Arte. exposition de Groupe. -
- Miami Beach Festival of the Arts. Exposition de Groupe.
1998 Miami. FL. Coconut Grove’s Banyan of the Arts Festival. Exposition de Groupe.
1996 Paris. Salon International d’Art. Académie Européenne des Arts-France. Médaille d’Honneur.
- Angoulême. Salon International de Metiers d’Arts. Trompe-l’oeil.
- Agapes d’Art du Perche. La Ferté-Vidame. Trompe-l’oeil.
- Plastica Latina. 24ème Exposition International du Val d’Or.
- Paris. Galerie de Bac. Exposition des Artiste Latino-américains à
1995 Paris. Galerie Vendôme Rive Gauche. Exposition de grou...