Edel Alvarez

I was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1967. From my childhood my steps walked along two paths: I cured lizards and other animals and painted or turned into sculptures the images that existed around me. Due to my vocation, I became a threat to walls, furniture and appliances and much feared in the homes of friends and family. My primary school teachers noticed from an early age my great interest and artistic talent, but my inclination to heal tipped the balance towards the study of medicine and I ended up graduating as a doctor. Then, painting became a necessity, a way to express feelings with that provocative avidity for color that characterizes me, that desire to show the world what was in my mind for a long time. Most of my pictorial work is the result of multimedia, acrylic, charcoal, oil, ink, in fabric and paper, in different formats. I have made several series such as: Personas, Lucias, El bufón, Eva y Mariela, Caracol Erotico, Mi Divina Comedia, Cancionero, Cuba se va, Seavolve, El Monte, Los Feos, Deshojando Margaritas, Locuras, Las Flores del mal, 4 Estaciones en Bicicleta, Sábanas Blancas, Club 27. I am also co-founder of the "Art is Everywhere" Project. My paintings have been exhibited in Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Tampa, Saint ...

1986-1993, I studied Medicine at the Universidad de Medicina, Havana, Cuba.
1993-1995, I studied sculpture at the Federico E. Art School in Havana, Cuba.
In 1995, I emigrated to the United States and joined the US Army.
2001-2004, I studied Medicine again at Universidad Federada de Costa Rica, Escuela de Medicina San Judas Tadeo.
Later on, I revalidated my studies of Medicine and joined as a general practitioner.

2001- Personal Exhibitios. Escuela de Medicina San Judas Tadeo. Costa Rica.
2005 – Group Exhibition. Ybor City Community College. Tampa, FL, USA
2006 – Collective Exposition. Chelsey, New York, USA.
2010 – Amarte Gallery. “Muestra de amor y erotismo”. Cancún, Mexico.
2013 - Brushstrokes of Love at “La Barrica”. Puerto Rico, USA.
2014 – Personal Exposition at Museo de Artes de San German, Puerto Rico, USA.
2015 – Art Is Everywhere. Miami, FL, USA.
2015 – Beautiful Worries Art Exhibition for the Make-A-Whish Foundation. Tampa, FL USA.
2015 – Nude Nite. Tampa, FL, USA.
2015 – Television program “Raymond Y Sus Amigos”, Telemundo. PR, USA.
2018 – Nude Nite, Tampa, FL, USA.
2019 – Artwalk Homestead Festival of the Arts. Homestead, FL, USA.
2021 – Art Fair at the Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center. Miami, FL, USA.
2021 – Personal Exposition at Casa Clinic, Clearwater, FL, USA.
2021 – Art, Wine & Jazz at The Village Chalet, Sarasota, FL, USA.
2022 – Miami Power Team Art Festival. Miami, FL, USA.
2022 – Art Auction, International event for children with terminal conditions. Miami, Fl, USA.
2022 – Explicit at House of Shadows. Tampa, FL, USA.
2022 – Expo – “Bloom” at Artloft Gallery. St Petersburg, FL, USA.
2022 – In...