Alvaro Labañino
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2010 Associate in Arts, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 Obsessive Ruminations (with Miguel Saludes), Highlands Museum of the Arts, Sebring, FL
2022 Obsessive Ruminations (with Miguel Saludes), Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
2020 The Stories Within (with Miguel Saludes), Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
2019 The Stories Within (with Miguel Saludes), Museum of Florida Art & Culture, Avon Park, FL (curated by Megan Stepe)
2018 Echoes Of Silence, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL (essay by Jesús Rosado)
2018 Echoes Of Silence, Kendall Art Center, Miami, FL (curated by Henry Ballate) *
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Beyond The Plate/Contemporary Ceramics, Museum of Arts & Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL (organized by Kendall Art Center)
2021 Fine Arts On The Plate, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL (organized by Kendall Art Center)
2021 Biennial National Painting Exhibition, University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, MS *
2020 Fine Arts On The Plate, Kendall Art Center, Miami, FL (curated by Dr. Carol Damian) *
2020 LaGrange Southeast Regional Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center of LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
2019 Benefit Art Auction (Fundraiser), Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA *
2019 September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA (curated by Dr. Marilyn Laufer) *
2019 Open Discourse, Archbishop John C. Favalora Museum, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL (curated by Miguel Rodez) *
2019 Opposites, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
2019 Mini Masterpieces Biennial (Fundraiser), Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL *
2019 Eight Visual Paths, Florida International University Green Library, Miami, FL (curated by Miguel Rodez)
2019 Annual International Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
2018 Sérverus: Alloys, Broward College South Gallery, Pembroke Pines, FL
2018 Group Exhibition, Douglas Entrance (sponsored by CBRE Miami), Coral Gables, FL
2018 Annual All-Florida Juried Exhibition, Court House Cultural Center Gallery (The Arts Council of Martin County), Stuart, FL
2018 Reference Cited, Florida International University Green Library, Miami, FL (curated by Miguel Rodez)
2018 Inspired By, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL (curated by Bruce Helander)
2018 Sérverus, City of Miami Springs City Hall, Miami Springs, FL
2017 I Want To Tell You Something, BlinkGroup Projects, Miami, FL (curated by Aldeide Delgado)
2017 Latinos In America, Glenn H. Curtiss Mansion and Gardens, Miami Springs, FL
2017 Arte for Puerto Rico (Fundraiser), La Tienda (El Museo del Barrio), New York City, NY
2017 Sérverus: Guest Artists Series, Young At Art Museum, Davie, FL (curated by Zach Spechler)
2017 Banal Magic: Latin American Artists Transmute the Ordinary, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO (curated by Caroline Colby) *
2017 Sérverus: Alloys: A Cuban-American Tale, ConcreteSpace Art Projects, Doral, FL (curated by Joaquín Badajoz) *
2017 Taste Makers (Fundraiser), Young At Art Museum, Davie, FL (curated by Zach Spechler) *
2017 Pura Cuba, The Gallery at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (curated by Raúl Villarreal)
2017 Sérverus: Bulla Cubana, Lost Art Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
2016 Cu4tro Caminos, Miami Dade College North Gallery, Miami, FL
2016 Black & White, Milander Center for Arts and Entertainment, Hialeah, FL
2016 Group Exhibition, Sarracino Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
2016 Paint Me Miami, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
2013 Sérverus, Amat Art Gallery, Miami, FL (curated by Ricardo Pau-Llosa) *
2012 Bus, Sweat & Tears: Second Route, MBUS (Miami Beach Urban Studios Gallery), Miami Beach, FL
2012 Doxa (BFA Exhibition), The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL (curated by Pip Brant) *
2012 Bus, Sweat & Tears, The Artists Forum, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2011 Fall Semester Student Exhibition, MBUS (Miami Beach Urban Studios Gallery), Miami Beach, FL
2011 Eat Lionfish, Pyramid Studios, Miami, FL (curated by Gretchen Scharnagl)
2011 Feed, The Artists Forum, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2011 The Yagua: An Indigenous People in Transition and Peril, Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL (curated by Gretchen Scharnagl)
2011 Forest, Miami Beach Regional Library, Miami Beach, FL
2011 Spring Semester Student Exhibition, Artist Studio (Mondrian Building), Florida International University, Miami, FL
2010 Fall Semester Student Exhibition, Artist Studio (Mondrian Building), Florida International University, Miami, FL
2010 Annual Student Exhibition, Frances Wolfson Gallery, Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL
2009 Get Ready: Miami’s Emerging Artists, Cynergi (Miami Art WeekWynwood Arts District), Miami, FL
2009 Student Exhibition, Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL (in collaboration with Painting class)
2009 Annual Student Exhibition, Frances Wolfson Gallery, Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL
* Exhibition accompanied by catalogue.
COLLABORATIONS
2011 The Yagua: An Indigenous People in Transition and Peril (mural), Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2009 Student Exhibition (mural on canvas), Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL
MUSEUM & PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
Florida International University Green Library (Special Collections), Miami, FL
The Rodríguez Collection (Kendall Art Center), Miami, FL
South Florida State College Museum of Florida Art & Culture, Avon Park, FL
PUBLIC WORKS
The Yagua: An Indigenous People in Transition and Peril (mural), Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Academic Health Center Building 2, Miami, FL (in collaboration with Professor Gretchen Scharnagl and Drawing class)
AWARDS
2019 Honorable Mention, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
2018 Honorable Mention, Court House Cultural Center Gallery (The Arts Council of Martin County), Stuart, FL
2018 First Prize: Museum Choice: Best in Show, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
2016 Special Recognition Award: “contribution to Hispanic Heritage Month,” Miami Dade College - North Campus, Miami, FL
BIBLIOGRAPHY (references available upon request)