Maricel Alvarado Orozco
Telephone(506)22201855 (506)83902949 Fax: ( 506)22 23 84 00 POBox: 11270-1000 San José
www.maricelalvarado. E-mail: maricel@maricelalvarado.com
Associattions
Member of ACAV Costa Rican Visual Artists. San José, Costa Rica * Member of International Association of Arts (IAA) * Member of Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques (AIAP) * Member of Asociación Internacional de Artes Plásticas (AIAP) Founder of the Costa Rica Glass Association Artevicr
ARTISTIC STUDIES
2010-2011- Latinamerican Art Course with Flor Gallardo. Casa México, Costa Rica.
2009- “El Lenguaje del Arte” Seminar with Dr. Bélgica Rodríguez, Country Art Café, Galería Valanti, Costa Rica Country Club
2010-Venetian Techniques in Glass Painting with Lucia Santini. The Corning Museum of Glass, New York. EEUU.
2010- Traditional Printmaking Techniques on Glass with Jody Danner Walker. The Corning Museum of Glass, New York. EEUU.
2009-Glass Sculpture Workshops with the Check Republic artists Eva Vlasáková and Tomás Málek. Vitrocolor Academy. San José, Costa Rica.
2008- Glass Fusion Techniques workshop. Vitrocolor Academy. Costa Rica.
2007- ¿But, Is this Art ? Workshop with Flor Gallardo. Art Glass Studio. San José, Costa Rica.
2006-Painting with the Light Workshop with Ted Sawyer Director of Research and Education, Bullseye Glass. Art Glass Studio. San José, Costa Rica.
2005-2007 Glass Fusion Workshop. Art Glass Studio. San José , Costa Rica.
2005- Stained Glass Workshop with Mayra Sancho stained glass artist. Art Glass Studio. San José , Costa Rica.
2005- Grisalla Workshop with the Italian artist Aldo Canale. Costa Rica.
2004-1990 – Human Figure Drawing Workshop with the argentinian artist Eduardo Barracosa M.. Barracosa Studio. San José, Costa Rica.
Some Curated Exhibitions
2013- Selected in Casino. John Juric Gallery. San José Costa Rica.
2013-Selected ein Human Rights exhibition, $ Human Right. Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, San José , Costa Rica.
2012- Abierto Nacional de Pintura. Casa del Cuño. Costa Rica Art Museum.
2012 –Selected in the V Biennal of Beijing. China.
2012- Selected in Latin Views Biennal, Groton, Connecticut EEUU.
2012-Selected in “Redes. ACAV International meeting. Feria Internacional de las Artes, FIA. Casa del Cuño. San José Costa Rica.
2012- Finalist in Art Prize Laguna 11.12 for resident artista .Murano, Venecia.
2011-ETNIA. El Arte mueve al Mundo. Centre Culturel de Recontre Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxemburgo. Glass Sculpture.
2011-Selected in the “ Biennal Conjunciones”. II Edición. Museo de Arte Costarricense. San José, Costa Rica. Obra “Enlace”. Glass Fusion.
2011_Objetos de arte, objetos con Luz. II Edition of Arte Lumínico. Galería Nacional, San José, Costa Rica. Obra “Chamán” Glass.
2011- Argentina 800°, Mar del Plata Argentina. Glass Fusion.
2010- Invitada de Honor “Dípticos al Agua”, Costacuarela, Asociación Costarricense de Acuarelistas, Casa de Cultura Popular José Figueres Ferrer, San José, Costa Rica.
2010-ETNIA Latinoamerican Espace Wallonie of Brussels .Belgium. Glass Sculpture.
2010-Preocupación por el Medio Ambiente y Existencia Humana. Mueso Nacional, Costa Rica.
2010-ETNIA Latinoamerican.Espace Wallonie of Bruselas. .Belgium. Glass
Sculpture.
2010- “Memorias Urbanas”. ACAV. Casa Cultural Amón. Costa Rica Tecnology Institute, San José.
2010-Selected on the “V Latin Views Biennal” 2010, CT ,EEUU
2010-Selected on “ Amateras Annual Mini Paper Art Exhibition.” Sofia, Bulgaria.
2010- “Magic Summer” ,Galería Valanti,Latin American Art, Los Sueños. Glass Fusion Pieces. Puntarenas, Costa Rica
2009-“ Magic of Color” CountryArt Cafe,Galería Valanti ,Latin American Art, Glass Fusion Pieces.Costa Rica.
2009-“ Glass and its Virtues “ . Eva Vlasáková and Tomás Málek students . Klaus Steinmetz Contemporary Gallery. Glass Sculptures and Glass Fusion Pieces. San José, Costa Rica.
2009- Cortés Amarilla Gallery. Eva Vlasáková and Tomás Málek students. Glass Sculptures. Third place. San José, Costa Rica.
2009-2008- Finalist of the 2 Biennal of Glass Art. Monterrey. N.L. México. “Mujer con Flor roja”
2008- “Month of the Sculpture III”. National Gallery, Children´s Museum. Assemble Sculpture. Costa Rica.
Some exhibitions
2013- “Color in Movement”. Galería Art Café. Costa Rica Country Club. San José, Costa Rica.
2012-Centro Cultural Buena Vista, Holanda..
2012-Etnia, Lieja Bélgica.
2012- ETNIA ,Nivelles, Bélgica
2012 ETNIA. Tournai, Bélgica.
2012-D´Art Galleria. San José, Costa Rica.
2012-Casino Bodega02. Avenida Escazú, San José, Costa Rica.
2011-Casino-Bodega02. Galería Klaus Steinmetz. San José, Costa Rica
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012-“Narrativas Paralelas” National Gallery invitation for the International Festival Art, FIA, San José Costa Rica.
2011-“Entre Verdades y Delirios” ” National Gallery, Costa Rican Science and Culture Center. Glass fusion pieces. Costa Rica.
2009-“Entre Presencias” National Gallery, Costa Rican Science and Culture Center. Glass fusion pieces. Costa Rica.
1994- Fidel Tristan Jade Museum. National Insurance Institute. San José, Costa Rica.
1989-Costa Rica Country Club. San José, Costa Rica.
1987- Corobicí Hotel. San José, Costa Rica.
1986- Cariari Hotel. Alajuela, Costa Rica.
MUSEUM COLLECTION
2012 Permanent colecction of the Alexey von Schlieppe Gallery Groton, Connecticut University. EEUU.
2009- Participant on the Permanent Collection on the Glass Museum, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
“Woman with red flower”
PRIZES:
2010- Honor Mention in “Acuarela Extrema”. Galería Nacional, San José, Costa Rica.
2008-- Finalist of the 2 Biennal of Glass Art. Monterrey. N.L. México. “Mujer con Flor roja” Glass Fusion.
2009- III Place in Glass Sculpture. The Check Republic Embassy
