BIO
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. He resides in Barcelona where he combines his work as a Photography teacher with the production of personal works. Since 2016, he has been working on a long-term project about his family village Deleitosa in Spain.
Alvarado´s work has been exhibited at Phot Is:rael in Tel-Aviv (Israel), Galerie Huit in Arles (France), Northern Photographic Centre In Oulu (Finland), Verzasca Photo Festival (Switzerland), Prospectus Gallery in Vilnius (Lithuania), Sheraton Addis Ababa(Ethiopia)) or Solar Photo Festival in Fortaleza (Brasil).
He has also participated in several international photography festivals, such as: BFoto Festival(Spain), Santiago Castelo International Photography Award (Spain), Foto Arica (Chile), Solar Foto Festival (Brasil), Voies Off (France).
His work has been recognized in awards such as: Festival Images Gibellina, Open Wall Arles, Hensilki Photo Festival, Art Phot Bcn or Flow Photo Festival.
EDUCATION
2017- 19 Graduate Diploma in Management, Preservation and Dissemination of Photographic Archives. UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Spain
2003 MA on Curatorial and Cultural Practices in Art and New Media. MECAD, ESDI. Barcelona, Spain
1996-97 Grisart International School of Photography. Barcelona, Spain
1989-94 Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. UPV, Basque Country University. Leioa – Vizcaya, Spain
AWARDS & MENTIONS / Selection
2021 FESTIVAL IMAGES GIBELLINA. Gibellina, Sicily – Winner
2021 OPENWALLS ARLES. British Journal of Photography & Galerie Huit Arles, France – Winner
2021 FLOW PHOTOFEST. Highlands and Islands, Scotland – Winning Image
2021 SANTIAGO CASTELO International Photography Award. Unesco Extremadura Center. Cáceres, Spain – Finalist
2021 BFOTO FESTIVAL. Barbastro, Spain – Selected
2021 FOTONOVIEMBRE Atlántica Colectivas. Tenerife, Spain – Selected
2021 CHAMBRE 07 Festival International de Photographie. Aubenas, France – Selected
2021 FOTOARICA Festival Internacional de Fotografía. Arica, Chile – Selected
2021 KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO AWARD. Tbilisi, Georgia – Shortlisted
2021 BELFAST PHOTO FESTIVAL. Belfast, Northern Ireland – Highly Commended Artist
2021 LIFE FRAMER PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, Night Life judged by Christophe Jacrot. London, UK – Honorary Mention
2020 ART PHOTO BCN. Barcelona, Spain – Winner
2020 HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL, Portfolio Rewiews. Helsinki, Finland – Winner
2020 OPENWALLS ARLES. British Journal of Photography & Galerie Huit Arles, France – Winner
2020 HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Helsinki, Finland – Winner
2020 VERZASCA FOTO FESTIVAL. Sonogno, Verzasca Valley. Switzerland – Selected
2020 RESTART. Lithuanian Photographers Association. Vilnius, Lithuania – Finalist
2020 EMERGENTES – International Photography Award Encontros da Image. Braga, Portugal – Selected
2020 HEAD ON PHOTO AWARDS. Australia – Semi-Finalist
2020 LIFE FRAMER PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, Night Life judged by Todd Hido. London, UK – Honorary Mention
2020 GOMMA PHOTOGRAPHY GRANT – Shortlisted
2019 IMAGO LISBOA PHOTO FESTIVAL. Lisbon Meeting Point Photofolio Review. Lisbon, Portugal – 20 best portfolios
2019 BIPA, Barcelona International Photography Award. Best 50 photographers – Finalist
2019 LUCIE FOUNDATION. Chromalux X Fine Art Scholarship. Los Angeles, USA – Shortlisted
2019 LES BOUTOGRAPHIES. Montpellier, France – Shortlisted
2019 ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL. Athens, Greece – Shortlisted
2019 BELFAST PHOTO FESTIVAL. Belfast, Northern Ireland – Shortlisted
2019 PHOTOESPAÑA. Discoveries PHE19. Madrid, Spain – Selected
2019 LIFE FRAMER PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, Night life. London, UK – Editor’s pick
2018 HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Helsinki, Finland – Winner
2018 TOKIO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS. Tokio, Japan – Gold Winner and Honorable Mention
2018 IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS. Los Angeles, USA – 2nd Place Winner
2018 SOLAR FOTO FESTIVAL. Fortaleza, Brazil – Selected
2017 BURN EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER FUND, Burn Magazine. USA – Shortlisted
2016 ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL. Athens, Greece – Shortlisted
2016 ADDIS FOTO FEST. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Selected
2014 VOIES OFF AWARDS. Arles, France – Selected
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. PHOTO IS:RAEL International Photography Festival. Kikar Hamedina, Tel-Aviv. Israel
2016 Insomnia. La Grey, Space for Contemporary Creation. SCAN Tarragona 2016, International Photography Festival. Spain
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / Selection
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Where Fireflies Unfold. Fondazione Istituto di Alta Cultura Orestiadi Onlus. Gibellina, Sicily (summer 2022)
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. FOTONOVIEMBRE Atlántica Colectivas. Tenerife, Spain (fall)
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. SANTIAGO CASTELO International Photography Award. Sala Pintores. Cáceres, Spain (27 october)
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. FLOW PHOTOFEST. Highland Print Studio. Inverness, Scotland
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. OPENWALLS ARLES 2021. Galerie Huit Arles. France
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. BFOTO FESTIVAL. Sala Francisco Goya, UNED. Barbastro, Spain
2021 Insomnia. CHAMBRE 07. Centre Le Bournot. Aubenas, France
2021 Insomnia. FOTO ARICA Festival Internacional de Fotografía. Fundación Casa Yanulaque. Arica, Chile.
2021 Insomnia. MASS ISOLATION FINLAND. Veteli Art Manor. Veteli. Finland (fall)
2021 Insomnia. MASS ISOLATION FINLAND. Nykyaika Photographic Center. Tampere. Finland
2021 Insomnia. MASS ISOLATION FINLAND. Northern Photographic Centre. Oulu. Finland
2021 Insomnia. MASS ISOLATION FINLAND. Galleria Ratamo. Jyväskylä. Finland
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. VERZASCA FOTO FESTIVAL 2020. Of men and woods. Sonogno, Verzasca Valley. Switzerland
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. OPENWALLS ARLES 2020. Galerie Huit Arles. France
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Trust, National Museum and Korjaamo. Helsinki, Finland
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. Prospectus Gallery, Restart. Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 Insomnia. PH21 GALLERY, Nocturnal Budapest, Hungary
2018 Insomnia. HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Love, Galleria Futura and Kellohalli. Helsinki, Finland
2016 Insomnia. ADDIS FOTO FEST. Sheraton Addis H. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
PROJECTIONS
2022 Where Fireflies Unfold. FORMAT FESTIVAL, Derby, UK
2022 Where Fireflies Unfold. BELFAST PHOTO FESTIVAL. Belfast, Northern Ireland
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. FESTIVAL IMAGES GIBELLINA. Palazzo di Lorenzo. Gibellina, Sicily
2021 Insomnia. FOTO ARICA. Festival Internacional de Fotografía de Arica.Fundación. Casa Yanulaque. Arica, Chile. (26/8)
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. Agora Gallery. New York, USA.
2019 Where Fireflies Unfold. BIPA Best 50th photographers, Valid Foto Gallery. Barcelona, Spain
2018 Insomnia. SOLAR FOTO FESTIVAL, Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura. Fortaleza, Brazil
2014 Insomnia. VOIES OFF AWARDS, Archbishop’s Palace court-yard. Arles, France
PUBLICATIONS / CATALOGUES
2021 Insomnia. @mass isolation projectfi. Finland
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. RESTART. Lithuanian Photographers Association. Vilna, Lituania
MEDIA
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. Interview , Art Photo Bcn
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. PHMuseum Featured Project
2021 Where Fireflies Unfold. LIFE FRAMER Collection
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. 100 HUNDRED PHOTOGRAPHIZE ANUAL BOOK Best Selected 2020
2020 Where Fireflies Unfold. Top 250 PHMuseum Stories of 2020
2019 Where Fireflies Unfold. DER GREIF, Guest Room. «Your Truth» an online exhibition curated by Sara Hemming
2019 Where Fireflies Unfold. BURN MAGAZINE
2019 Mimetic. PHOTO-LETTER
2019 Insomnia. LIFE FRAMER, Night life Editor’s Pick
2018 Lucernario. DER GREIF, Guest Room. «Post HomoSapiens» an online exhibition curated by Mónica Allende
COLLECTIONS
Consorcio Universitario UNED Barbastro