Alessandra Torres
Alessandra Torres | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Known for | Sculpture, photography, performance |
| Website | alessandratorres |
Alessandra Torres (born 1980)[1] is an American visual artist of Puerto Rican ancestry.[2] Torres was raised in Puerto Rico, and now she resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
Education
[edit]Torres studied and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2002,[2] and subsequently, in 2006, she earned a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at Virginia Commonwealth University.[2]
Art
[edit]Torres' artistic productions (performances, photography, and installations) have been staged and exhibited both in the United States and abroad, most notably at Art Basel Miami, Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York City, The Washington Project for the Arts' "Seven" exhibition and also its “Options” Biennial in Washington D.C., the Akademie Kunst en Industrie in Enschede, the Netherlands, and most recently at the BilbaoArte Fundación, in Spain, for her first major international solo exhibition.[2][3] In 2014 her work was selected by American art collector Mera Rubell for a Rubell-curated show titled "Select 2014," an exhibit sponsored by the Washington Project for the Arts.[4]
She notes about her work:
My body is the starting point for all of my work. Through Photography, Sculpture, and Interactive Sculptural Installations, I explore the body’s ability to function as a mark-making tool; its ability to communicate thoughts and emotions through gesture, movement, and body language; the body as form; as well as the malleable nature of physical identity. I allow myself to be directed by my physical impulses; I have an insatiable urge to fit into small spaces.[5]
Solo exhibitions
[edit]- 2002 Options: Biennial, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[6][7]
- 2002 Possess/Pose-us, Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, Maryland[7]
- 2002 Through My Mind's Eye, MICA Meyerhoff and Decker Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland[8]
- 2004 Out of Body, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia[9]
- 2005 Seven, Warehouse Galleries, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.[10]
- 2007 Figure Study, The Arlington Art Center, Arlington, Virginia[11]
- 2015 Proprioception, funded by Fundación BBK, BilbaoArte Fundazioa, Bilbao, Spain[3][1]
- 2019 Pulse Art Fair Miami Beach (Featured Artist), Miami Beach, FL[12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "'Proprioception', exposición de Alessandra Torres". www.kulturklik.euskadi.eus (in Spanish). 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ a b c d "Alessandra Torres's Portfolio". Baker Artist Portfolio. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ a b "La artista americana Alessandra Torres interactúa con Bilbao y con su cuerpo en la exposición "Proprioception"". Mito | Revista Cultural (in Spanish). 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ McCauley, Mary Carole (6 January 2014). "Art collector Mera Rubell tours 37 Baltimore art studios in 36 hours". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Alessandra Torres". Washington Project for the Arts. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Dawson, Jessica. "A Breath of Fresh Art at Millennium". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b O'Sullivan, Michael. "A better set of Options". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Q&A: Alessandra Torres". Strange Fire. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Roberts-Pullen, Paulette (January 1980). "Let the Show Begin". Style Weekly. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "SEVEN | Catalyst". catalyst.wpadc.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ ""Fall Solos 2007"". Washington City Paper. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Now in Its 15th Year, PULSE Art Fair Offers a Place to Recharge Amid the Flurry of Fairs". artnet News. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "A Helpful Guide for Latino & Latin American Art Events at Art Basel Miami". Remezcla. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Miami Art Week Exhibits Latino Artists, Culture and Style". Latin Post - Latin news, immigration, politics, culture. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
External links
[edit]- 1980 births
- 20th-century American women artists
- 21st-century American women artists
- American installation artists
- American performance artists
- Artists from Baltimore
- Living people
- Maryland Institute College of Art alumni
- Puerto Rican artists
- Puerto Rican women artists
- Virginia Commonwealth University alumni
- Artists from Maryland