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Alberto Garcia-Alvarez

Born in Barcelona in 1928, Alberto Garcia-Alvarez moved to California in 1960 and then to Auckland where he taught at Elam for twenty years. He had an enormous influence on a generation of New Zealand artists, several of whom are now household names.

Garcia-Alvarez has dedicated his life to the daily practice of painting. Garcia-Alvarez’ work is held in collections including Te Papa Tongarewa, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, James Wallace Arts Trust, The Fletcher Trust Collection, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and The Chartwell Collection. He has exhibited throughout Europe and North America, most recently at the Fundacio Vila Casas in Barcelona in 2017.

Biography courtesy of Tim Melville Gallery