Rosa Alvarez
Rosa M. Alv
Rosa M. Alvarez-Castellano
310.402.4625
Email: cariocatu@aol.com
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Since early childhood, I have been intrigued with the world of art. At approximately twelve
years of age, I began to write poetry. Poetry, for me, was a way of expressing my ideas and
emotions. Later on, I discovered a certain fascination for “Haute Couture,” including fashion
photography. Some of my favorite fashion photographers are: Scavullo, Richard Avedon &
William Klein. That is more or less the way I began to incorporate photography with pain-
ting and discovered “Collage.” Gradually, my enchantment and attraction for “Modern
Art” influenced and settled within me. Afterwards, I discovered “Abstract.” The “Abstract”
World presented me with an enormous field of freedom and expression. The following
painters were and will always be of great inspiration: Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali,
Henri Matisse, Howard Hodgkin, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock.
EDUCATION
The American College, London/Los Angeles, CA – College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco,
CA – Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA – I.D.E. Caracas, Venezuela.
EXHIBITIONS
SUR, West Hollywood, CA – En Sushi, Santa Monica, CA – Source Film Studio, Los Angeles,
CA – Art front, Los Angeles, CA –Le Petit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – Farmani Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA – Mothers helping Mothers (Fund Raiser) Sarasota, FL – Turning Points
(Fund Raiser) Palmetto, FL – First Annual Florida Flavor, Sarasota Art Center, FL –
Selah Freedom (Fund Raiser) Sarasota, FL – Susan G. Komen – Key to the Cure,
Saks Fifth Avenue, Sarasota, FL & Wearable Art Shop, Sarasota, FL
TELEVISION/COMMISSIONS
“O” Music Video/BET, Los Angeles, CA – Michael L. Pearl, M.D. Los Angeles, CA
David Simmons, Squire, Los Angeles, CA – Leonard Manfred Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Source Film Studios, Los Angeles, CA – Community of Angels, Los Angeles, CA –
Frank Gehry Sphere Art Project, Los Angeles, CA – GENART Heineken Hispanic Mural
Program, New York.