Fran A.H. Alvarado
Nace en Rociana del Condado (Huelva), 1975.
Su obra se centra en la representación del mundo de las aves,
indistintamente del material o técnica empleada, ya sea dibujo, pintura,
grabado o escultura.
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| En su taller de Tomelloso / In my workshop in Tomelloso |
En la actualidad se encuentra inmerso en dos proyectos
artísticos:‘PAISAJES’ donde plasma la vida natural observada en Doñana,
Marismas del Odiel, Tablas de Daimiel y otros espacios lacustres del Alto
Guadiana o Cabo de Gata… con la pintura como recurso principal y ‘NOSTALGIA’, al
que le está prestando más atención, donde se retrotrae a esa infancia y
juventud más pegada a lo natural para obtener la inspiración y transformar sus
vivencias en objetos tridimensionales. Aunque esta idea primigenia está evolucionando,
ahora su obra no solo plasma esas vivencias, también propone reflexionar sobre
las relaciones sociales y de pareja, el comportamiento humano y sus relación
con la naturaleza…
De formación académica, estudia en la Escuela de Arte León Ortega de Huelva
y en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Sevilla. Continúa formándose asistiendo a
la Escuela Libre de Artes Plásticas de Priego de Córdoba, siendo alumno de D.
Venancio Blanco, donde aprende la técnica de fundición en bronce. También
realiza cursos de cerámica, diseño, encuadernación japonesa y fundición,
destaca el ‘curso de especialización: Técnica de crisol fusible’ dirigido por
D. Juan Carlos Albaladejo González, doctor que trajo a España el uso de la
cáscara cerámica como material para hacer moldes para fundición artística.
Continua con el legado de D. Venancio Blanco como uno de los profesores del
curso que él dirigió en Priego de Córdoba.
Ha realizado la exposición individual 'Nostalgia, en el LXX Aniversario de
Animal de Fondo'. Esta exposición fue un diálogo entre la obra escultórica de
Fran A.H. Alvarado y los textos del premio Nobel de Literatura D. Juan Ramón
Jiménez y ocupó las salas de la Casa Museo del escritor en Moguer (Huelva),
2019. También ha realizado una exposición individual en Casa de Cultura Odón Betanzos Palacios de Rociana del Condado (Huelva), 2022.
También realizó una exposición individual ‘Doñana, madre de todas las
faunas’ de pintura y grabado que recorrió importantes salas de las localidades
limítrofes al Parque Nacional, 2002, 2003. Esta fue una exposición inicial, marcó
un rumbo.
Ha participado en más de cincuenta exposiciones colectivas de las que destaca: Haber sido seleccionado para la Exposición Internaciónal 'Birds in Art' en Wausau (Wisconsin - EEUU), una de las exposiciones de Wildlife Art más importantes del mundo en las ediciones de 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 y 2022, compartiendo sala con artistas como Lars Jonson, Robert Bateman, Walter Matia... En la edición de 2016 su obra 'Atene noctua' fue adquirida para la exposición permanente del Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. La 'Birds in Art' tiene un Tour que permite la visibilización de su obra en importantes museos por todo EEUU.
Ha participado en más de cincuenta exposiciones colectivas de las que destaca: Haber sido seleccionado para la Exposición Internaciónal 'Birds in Art' en Wausau (Wisconsin - EEUU), una de las exposiciones de Wildlife Art más importantes del mundo en las ediciones de 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 y 2022, compartiendo sala con artistas como Lars Jonson, Robert Bateman, Walter Matia... En la edición de 2016 su obra 'Atene noctua' fue adquirida para la exposición permanente del Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. La 'Birds in Art' tiene un Tour que permite la visibilización de su obra en importantes museos por todo EEUU.
Ha sido seleccionado para la 59ª, 60ª (On Line), 61ª y 62ª Exposición Internacional de la SAA, visitando su obra en cada edición varias salas por todo EEUU.
En España ha sido seleccionado en el Certamen Internacional de Artes
Plásticas de Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real), decano de los premios de arte de nuestro
país, en 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
Ha sido seleccionado en el Certamen Nacional de Escultura de la Academia de
Bellas Artes Sta. Isabel de Hungría (Sevilla), 2012, 2016. En la edición 2016
obtiene el Premio ‘Exmo. Sr. Duque de Alba’.
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| Birds in Art 2015 Robert Bateman, N.Kumasaka, Derek Robertson, Fran A.H. Alvarado, Chris Bacon, Carl Brenders, Berry Fritz, Calvin Nicholls, Lennart Sand, Kent Ullberg, Karen Bondarchuk. |
Ha colaborado en cuatro de las cinco ediciones de la ‘Wildlife Art Cáceres:
la imagen de la naturaleza’ coordinada por D. Juan Varela, en distintos museos
de Cáceres, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015.
También en ‘Los Cernícalos de la Catedral’ en el Foro de la Biodiversidad –
Sevilla, 2010. Organizada por la AEAN. ‘Naturaleza y Arte, En recuerdo de
Antonio Ojea’, Casa de Milicias – Villarreal de San Carlos (Cáceres), 2017.
Con el grupo ‘RotArte’ ha participado en exposiciones en Rota, Arcos de la
Frontera, Jerez (Cádiz) y Camas (Sevilla), 2014 a 2018.
En 2018 ingresa en la Society of Animal Artists (SAA), la asociación de
Wildlife Art más grande y una de las más prestigiosas del mundo, siendo el
único español miembro de firma de la asociación.
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| Inauguración en la Casa Museo Zenobia y Juan Ramón Jiménez Opening in the Casa Museo Zenobia y Juan Ramón Jiménez Eva Rodríguez (Concejala de Cultura de Moguer) Antonio Ramírez (Director del Museo) Fran A.H. Alvarado |
Fran A.H. Alvarado
His work focuses on the representation of birdlife, regardless of the material or technique, whether drawing, painting, engraving or sculpture.
At present he is working on two artistic projects: 'PAISAJES' where he shows wildlife observed in Doñana, the Odiel Marshes, Tablas de Daimiel and other lake areas of the Upper Guadiana and Cabo de Gata (Almería)... being drawing the main means and ‘NOSTALGIA’, (working on it nowadays), where he comes back to his childhood and youth (more attached to nature) for inspiration and transforms his experiences on three-dimensional objects. However, the idea is evolving as he also proposes a reflection regarding social and intimate relationships, human behaviour and its relation with nature.
With academic training, he studied at the School of Arts and Crafts “León Ortega” in Huelva, and then at the Fine Arts Faculty in Seville. He continues his training attending different specializing courses at the Free School of Fine Arts in Priego de Córdoba, with Mr. Venancio Blanco as teacher. There he learned the art of bronze casting. He has also taken courses in ceramics, design, Japanese binding and casting; highlighting, the specialization course on Fusible Crucible Technique directed by Mr. Juan Carlos Albaladejo González, the doctor who brought the use of ceramic shell as material for making molds for artistic casting to Spain. At present, Fran A. H. Alvarado is one of the teachers of the Drawing and Bronze Sculpture Course in Priego de Córdoba.
In 2019, he made a solo exhibition called 'Nostalgia, en el 70 Aniversario de Animal de Fondo'. In it, some of his sculptures maintain a sort of 'dialogue' with texts written by Mr. Juan Ramón Jiménez, the Spanish Nobel Prize for Literature. This exhibition was held at the Museum House Zenobia and Juan Ramón Jiménez in Moguer, Huelva. He has also made a solo exhibition in the Casa de Cultura Odón Betanzos Palacios
In 2002 and 2003, he made a solo exhibition of drawing and engraving: 'Doñana, madre de todas las faunas´, which moved around the localities near the Natural Park. This was a training show.
Besides, he has been selected for the 59th, 60th (On Line), 61th and 62th International Exhibition of the SAA, taking part in a tour throughout the USA.
In Spain he has been selected at the International Fine Arts Contest in Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real), the oldest contest of art in our country in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
With the group RotArte, exhibitions in Rota, Arcos de la Frontera, Jérez (Cádiz) and Camas (Seville), from 2014 to 2018.
In 2018 he joined the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), the biggest and one of the most prestigious Wildlife Art associations in the world, being the only Spanish Signature Artist in it.
Born in Rociana del Condado, 1975.
His work focuses on the representation of birdlife, regardless of the material or technique, whether drawing, painting, engraving or sculpture.
At present he is working on two artistic projects: 'PAISAJES' where he shows wildlife observed in Doñana, the Odiel Marshes, Tablas de Daimiel and other lake areas of the Upper Guadiana and Cabo de Gata (Almería)... being drawing the main means and ‘NOSTALGIA’, (working on it nowadays), where he comes back to his childhood and youth (more attached to nature) for inspiration and transforms his experiences on three-dimensional objects. However, the idea is evolving as he also proposes a reflection regarding social and intimate relationships, human behaviour and its relation with nature.
With academic training, he studied at the School of Arts and Crafts “León Ortega” in Huelva, and then at the Fine Arts Faculty in Seville. He continues his training attending different specializing courses at the Free School of Fine Arts in Priego de Córdoba, with Mr. Venancio Blanco as teacher. There he learned the art of bronze casting. He has also taken courses in ceramics, design, Japanese binding and casting; highlighting, the specialization course on Fusible Crucible Technique directed by Mr. Juan Carlos Albaladejo González, the doctor who brought the use of ceramic shell as material for making molds for artistic casting to Spain. At present, Fran A. H. Alvarado is one of the teachers of the Drawing and Bronze Sculpture Course in Priego de Córdoba.
In 2019, he made a solo exhibition called 'Nostalgia, en el 70 Aniversario de Animal de Fondo'. In it, some of his sculptures maintain a sort of 'dialogue' with texts written by Mr. Juan Ramón Jiménez, the Spanish Nobel Prize for Literature. This exhibition was held at the Museum House Zenobia and Juan Ramón Jiménez in Moguer, Huelva. He has also made a solo exhibition in the Casa de Cultura Odón Betanzos Palacios
In 2002 and 2003, he made a solo exhibition of drawing and engraving: 'Doñana, madre de todas las faunas´, which moved around the localities near the Natural Park. This was a training show.
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| Fundición Agosto 2016 / 2016 August Casting Fran A.H. Alvarado Esperanza Durán Manolito 'Perú' F. Manuel Sánchez Mesa |
He has participated in more than fifty collective exhibitions, having been selected in seven editions of the International Exhibition ‘Birds in Art’ in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA, one of the most important Wildlife Art shows, sharing the room with important artists such as Lars Jonson, Robert Bateman and Walter Matia... In the 2016 exhibition, his sculpture was acquired by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum for its permanent collection and in almost every occasion the work has been selected to participate in the Tour which travels all over the most important museums in the USA.
Besides, he has been selected for the 59th, 60th (On Line), 61th and 62th International Exhibition of the SAA, taking part in a tour throughout the USA.
In Spain he has been selected at the International Fine Arts Contest in Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real), the oldest contest of art in our country in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
He has also been selected in the Autumn Exhibition of the Fine Arts Academy of Santa Isabel de Hungría in Seville in 2012 and 2016. In its 2016 edition, he received the Duke of Alba Award.
He collaborated in four of the five editions of ‘Wildlife Art Cáceres: the image of nature’, coordinated by Mr. Juan Varela (2010,2011, 2014 and 2015).
He took part in the exhibitions:
- ‘The kestrels at the Cathedral’, organized by the Spanish Association of Nature Artists.
- ‘Nature and Art, In Memoriam of Antonio Ojeda’, Casa de Milicias, Villareal de San Carlos (Cáceres).
With the group RotArte, exhibitions in Rota, Arcos de la Frontera, Jérez (Cádiz) and Camas (Seville), from 2014 to 2018.
In 2018 he joined the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), the biggest and one of the most prestigious Wildlife Art associations in the world, being the only Spanish Signature Artist in it.
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| Exposición homenaje a Antonio Ojea / Exhibition tribute to Antonio Ojea Fran A.H. Alvarado, José A. Sencianes, Vega Bermejo, Bernardo Lara, Nacho Sevilla, Esposa y Madre de A.Ojea, Juan Varela, Manuel D.Galeote, Paco Guerrero, Francis Hernández, Político Local, Director P.N. Cabañeros. 
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