Notable exhibitions:

• 2013 The Hunting Art Prize, (qualified group show) Houston, U.S.A

• Of Beast and Butterflies (solo show) McAllen Public Library, U.S.A

• 2010 Other Worlds (solo show) @ Brownsville Museum of Fine Art Brownsville, USA

• 2011 Of Beast and Butterflies (solo show) McAllen Public Library, McAllen, U.S.A

Collected by: Various private national and international collections.

Bio: Oscar Alvarez b. 1975 is a USA based contemporary painter working out of Brownsville, TX. His medium is acrylic/oil on canvas or birch panel.

He is renowned for his creation of fantastical, playful, mysterious images and creatures. His artistic palette utilizes bright colors with the muted hues reminiscent of stormy weather. This combination of light and dark, both in color and subject matter, gives his work an otherworldly yet lifelike quality.

Alvarez is recognized for his consistent exploration of themes and his distinctive style that blends fantasy with psychological depth.