ARTIST STATEMENTI am an illustrator, author, designer, visual artist, muralist, community activist, and educator. My work is inspired by nature, tradition, life, change, immigration, and womanhood. I have a passion for calligraphy and often incorporate it into my work.
My artwork is characterized by multiplicity, repetition, and accumulation of elements, where each element contributes to the whole story that can only be told from the one to the many. Through my art, I strive to better understand myself and the world around me, as well as to engage with and contribute to my community. BIOGRAPHYLaura Alvarez is a multi-talented artist from Valencia, Spain who now lives in New York City. She's an illustrator, author, designer, muralist, community activist, and educator. Laura has been a teaching artist for numerous organizations and city agencies, and has touched many lives through the years thanks to the arts.
Laura is passionate about creating connections between her art and the community. She takes her artwork out of the studio and onto the streets, creating colorful designs on walls and step-streets in various countries and neighborhoods. She believes in involving the community in every mural she creates, so they feel empowered and heard about the art they see daily. Laura is a Co-Founder, Vice-President, and COO of BxArts Factory, a non-profit organization that makes art accessible to everyone in the Bronx. She is also on the board of Artbridge, a non-profit that empowers local artists to transform prominent urban spaces into gallery-quality exhibitions, focusing on New York City's 300+ miles of construction fencing and scaffolding. Laura has received several awards and grants that she has used to promote the arts among Bronx youths and to create work that starts a conversation about ecology, womanhood, racism, tradition, inequality, and immigration. In 2021, she published her first Children's Picture Book, "Eggies Adventures at Poe Cottage". Laura has exhibited her work all over Europe and New York, in both collective and solo shows. Her exhibitions usually include free programming and workshops, which she uses to spread her love for art and her mantra: "everyone is an artist". |
DECLARACIÓN DE ARTISTASoy ilustradora, autora, diseñadora, artista visual, muralista, activista comunitaria y educadora. Mi trabajo está inspirado en la naturaleza, la tradición, la vida, el cambio, la inmigración y la feminidad. Me apasiona la caligrafía y, a menudo, la incorporo a mi trabajo.
Mi obra de arte se caracteriza por la multiplicidad, repetición y acumulación de elementos, donde cada elemento contribuye a la historia completa que solo puede contarse de uno a muchos. A través de mi arte, me esfuerzo por comprenderme mejor a mí mismo y al mundo que me rodea, así como a involucrarme y contribuir a mi comunidad. BIOGRAFÍALaura Álvarez es una artista polifacética de Valencia, España, que vive en la ciudad de Nueva York. Es ilustradora, autora, diseñadora, muralista, activista comunitaria y educadora. Laura ha sido artista docente para numerosas organizaciones y agencias de la ciudad, y ha tocado muchas vidas a lo largo de los años gracias a las artes.
A Laura le apasiona crear conexiones entre su arte y la comunidad. Ha sacado su obra de arte del estudio y la ha llevado a las calles, creando coloridos diseños en paredes y calles de varios países. Ella cree en involucrar a la comunidad en cada mural que crea, para que se sientan empoderados y escuchados sobre el arte que ven a diario. Laura es cofundadora, vicepresidenta y directora de operaciones de BxArts Factory, una organización sin fines de lucro que proporciona estudios por debajo del coste comercial para artistas locales. También forma parte de la junta directiva de Artbridge, una organización sin fines de lucro que permite a los artistas locales transformar espacios urbanos prominentes en exhibiciones con calidad de galería, enfocándose en las más de 300 millas de cercas y andamios de construcción de la ciudad de Nueva York. Laura ha recibido varios premios y subvenciones que ha utilizado para promover las artes entre los jóvenes del Bronx y para crear trabajos que inicien conversaciones sobre ecología, feminidad, racismo, tradición, desigualdad e inmigración. En 2021, publicó su primer libro ilustrado para niños, "Eggies Adventures at Poe Cottage". Laura ha expuesto su obra por toda Europa y Nueva York, tanto en exposiciones colectivas como individuales. Sus exposiciones suelen incluir programación y talleres gratuitos, que utiliza para difundir su amor por el arte y su mantra: "todo el mundo es artista". |
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