Alvaro Ramirez

My body of work reflects my own heritage, culture, and identity as blue collar and as a son of immigrants. I have manufactured representations of my environment with minimal iconic imagery inspired by vacant urban factories. These factories are now obsolete remnants of industry which serves as monuments to labor and as symbols of social class for generations of working class families.

Alvaro Ramirez

Born: 1978, Chicago, Illinois

Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting

St Xavier University, Chicago 1997-1998

Solo Exhibitions:
No Sure Thing, Alvaro Ramirez: 32nd&Urban Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007

Nothing is Sacred, Alvaro Ramirez: Northeastern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago IL 2006

Industrial Temples, Alvaro Ramirez: Translucent Gallery 718, Chicago IL 2006

Group Exhibitions:
Framed: A Group Exhibition, 32nd&Urban Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008

Those Who DO, Teach: Susan and Steven Berkowitz Gallery, Chicago IL 2000-2004

Industry and Religion, Senior Thesis: GBU Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL 2002

Site-ing the Wall: GBU Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL 2001

Site-ing the Wall: Rome Center, University of Washington, Rome Italy 2001

Prints: GBU Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL 2000

Color: The Chicago Fine Art Exposition, Chicago IL 2000

Upcoming Shows:
National Museum of Fine Art, June 2009