Katrin Alvarez

I see myself as a journalist, discribing life in colors instead of words. Both, the overwhelming beauty of existance and cruel darksides - the whole range of beingness.

Vita KATRIN ALVAREZ

Katrin Alvarez (birthplace Güstrow) is a qualified legal expert and editor. She has published several surrealistic satires and a novel.

Her paintings, which can be assigned to the fantastic realism, have already been exhibited in Israel, Canada, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, the U.S. and China.

Important awards:
In 2007, she won the Allan Edwards Award from the Federation of Canadian Painters (SFCA) in Vancouver.
In 2011, one of her works was selected for the "Museum of Fantastic Art" at the Pálffy Palace in Vienna.
In 2011, she was awarded with the Vivid Arts Network Award "Onore alla creatività e l'eccellenza nelle arti".
In 2012, Alvarez received the Grande Médaille d'Or MCA Azur at Cannes and was awarded the Leonardo Prize (Painting) at the Chianciano International Art Award, 2012.

Soloshows (Selection):
2012 Palais Palffy, Vienna, Austria
2010 Palais Palffy, Vienna, Austria
Galleria Tondinelli, Rome, Italy
2004 „Die kleine Weltlaterne“, Berlin, Germany
1981 Galerie Kunst und Psyche, Cologne, Germany
1978 Galerie Kunst und Psyche, Cologne, Germany
1972 Galerie Glaub III, Cologne, Germany

Groupshows (Selection):
2013 Moya-Museum, Vienna, Austria
Luminarté Gallery, Dallas, USA
London Art Biennale, London, UK
"In The Mids"Art of Innovation, Florence, Italy
Gagliardi Gallery, London, UK
Chianciano Art Museum, Chianciano, Italy
2012 „M.C.A“ Cannes-Azur, Cannes, France
Moya-Museum, Vienna, Austria
Chianciano International Art Award 2012, Chianciano, Italy
International Competition of GemlucArt 2012, Monte Carlo, Monaco
"Imagine" at LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, USA
2011 Int. Art Exhibition (Nina Torres Fine Art at 1800 Gallery), Miami, USA
Artrom „Home“ Gallery, Rome, Italy
The Gallery in Redchurch Street, London, UK
La Galleria Pall Mall, London, UK
Atelier Z, Paris, France
Ico Gallery, New York, USA
Museum Castello Estense, Ferrara, Italy
2010 Fucking Kunst, Galerie Friedrichshöhe, Berlin, Germany
George Segal Gallery, Montclair, USA
Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art...