LA PAREJA
Jordi Alfaro
Bio
Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Jordi Alfaro has been a practicing artist in North America since 2001. His work is concerned with instinct, the energy of nature and the subconscious processes that affect his practice. He builds large scale architectural forms that are abstracted vignettes of the sublime. He is intrigued by the instinct that precedes our need to explain and communicate through language, music, science, mathematics, and so on. Jordi’s work manifests from this instinct – a place in the mind where words do not exist.
Curriculum Vitae
2013 David Kaye Gallery, solo exhibition, Toronto, ON
2012 Sopa Fine Arts, “Verge” Solo Exhibition, Kelowna, BC
2012 Mysteria Gallery, “Pulse”, Solo Exhibition, Regina, SK
2011 Thousand Miles Apart Conference*, Winnipeg, MB
2010 Thousand Miles Apart Conference*, Red Deer, AB
2009 “All I Want For Christmas…”, Sopa Fine Arts*, Kelowna, BC
2007 “Stem and Sentinel”, Sopa Fine Arts*, (with S. Hunston), Kelowna, BC
2005 “Raison D’Etre”, Art Gallery of Sudbury, (3 person show), Sudbury, ON
2004 “A Mix, Menagerie & Cornucopia”, Outworks Gallery*, Winnipeg, MB
2004 Roy G. Biv Gallery, (3 person show), Columbus, OH, USA
2003 “Art in the Garden”, American Craft Gallery*, Cleveland, OH, USA
2002 “Inusual”, Centro Catalana Artesania*, Barcelona, Spain
2001 “Jordi Alfaro” Helen Glass Ctr, University of Manitoba, Solo Exhibition
2001 “Expo Art”, Recinto Ferrial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
1998 “Nuevos Travajos”, Sala Municipal, Santa Perpetua, Spain
1982 “Dibujo-Escultura”, Sala de Biblioteque Municipal, Benidor, Spain
1981 “Jordi Alfaro: Escultura”, El Pasaje, Sevilla, Spain
INVITED ARTIST
2010 – 2012 Visiting Artist in Residence, University of Regina, Regina, SK
2008 Visiting Artist in Residence, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2005 Summer Workshop Artist, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury, ON
2004 Artist in Residence, White Mountain Academy of the Arts, Elliot Lake, ON
2004 Artist in Residence, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
2004 Workshop and Lecturer, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA
2003 Visiting Instructor: Large Scale Ceramics, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
2001 Artist in Residence, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
1995 Lecturer, Wood Kiln Construction, Fundacion Artigas, Gallifa, Spain
1993 Lecturer, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
2011 Public Commission “The Meeting”, President’s Collection, University of Regina, Regina, SK
2010 Private Commission, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal, QC
- Designed & constructed ceramic sculpture for interior project
2000-5 Owner & operator, Galeria Estudio, Barcelona, Spain
- Facilitated & worked with visiting international artists in studio
1993-6 Consultant, Barry Flanagan Studio, Ibiza, Spain
- Contracted as consultant & studio technician regarding ceramic processes & materials
1982-6 Owner & operator, Estudio Santa Perpetua, Santa Perpetua, Spain
- Production & sales of ceramic ware
- Ceramic Instructor
- Facilitated & worked with visiting international artists
1986-2006 Technical Assistant, Fundacio Artigas, Gallifa, Spain
- Worked & consulted on small & large-scale projects including:
- Tile mural, Cairo, Egypt,
- Public artwork, London, England
- Sculptures for the Miro Foundation, Majorca, Spain
1997, 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Ramin Verhoeckx, Barcelona, Spain
1995, 1998 Artist’s Studio Technician, Ana Corbero, Barcelona, Spain
Anna Ho, USA
Barry Flanagan, Spain
Elsa Peretti, Elsa Peretti Foundation, Spain
Helen Glass Centre, University of Manitoba, Canada
Joe Bova, USA
Jordi Artigau, Spain
President’s Collection, University of Regina, Canada
Xavier Vega & Ester Luesma, Spain
2011 “Mancha by Jordi Alfaro”, www.mocoloco.com, Aug 9, 2011
2010 “A Bathroom Happening”, Montreal Gazette, Montreal, QC, Apr 8, 2010
2002 “Jordi Alfaro”, Ceramica, Madrid, Spain. No. 82, 2002
2000 “Jordi Alfaro”, Revista Arte, Barcelona, Spain, Spring 2000
1983 “Jordi Alfaro y sus Ceramica”, Periodico de Benidorm, Spain. Jul 18, 1983
1976 Apprentice to Lluis Clapes
1975 Escuela La Bisbal, La Bisbal, Spain
1974 Escuela Manisses, Barcelona, Spain
Spanish Citizen
Canadian Permanent Resident