MATÍAS ALVlAL
SELECTED WORKS:
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Night and Day. Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2021 tHP: Beacon. Satellite Art Club, Brooklyn, NY
2021 PAUSE: Bodies in Motion, 81 Leonard Gallery, Tribeca, NY
2021 Piercing the Divide; Artifacts and New Stories. The Honey Pump, New York, NY
2021 Group Show. Shrine, New York, NY
2021 Spectroom, Fluid Trajectories. Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan, Italy
2020 Reflections of…. Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2020 Mirrors. SUBLIMATION, New York, NY
2020 Postcards from the Edge. VisualAIDS, Tribeca, NY
2019 Give Me Shelter. Independent Show, Brooklyn Heights, NY
2019 Art Night. Hästens, SoHo, NY
2019 20s X The Canvas. Querencia Studio, Williamsburg, NY
2019 Fridge Does Frida. Nu Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Art Pin-Up Party. El Sotano Art Space, New York, NY
2018 Brooklyn Poster Project. SuperHeroes, New York, NY
Matías Alvial (b. 1997) is a Brooklyn-based artist and activist exploring themes of identity, human connection, and language. As an artist, community organizer, and activist, Alvial’s work is often characterized by surrealist elements, rich detail, and personal and historical symbolism. His interest lies with capturing the universality of the queer youth experience, chronicling young adulthood through his paintings, drawings and photographs. Originally from Chile, Alvial is developing international recognition through private collectors and recent exhibitions at venues such as Albert Merola Gallery and New York University.
“Because art has the power to prompt social change, I believe artists should expose and communicate the crudity found in society; artists are, in a way, the “visual muckrakers” of the twenty-first century.”
— Matías
