Alejandro Rizzo Nervo
Artist member since 2019
Toronto, Ontario
I am an emerging artist with a BFA in Photography at OCAD University. My practice is based on photography, collage, photomontage, and non traditional printing processes that deal with politics and LGBTQ+ issues, and it is made to expose problems related to my personal experiences. Works produced have been part of group shows in Canada and Italy.
I was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. At 21 years of age, my family decided it was time to flee out of a coming political disaster. Now, currently working as an immigrant in Canada, I feel the need to expose these problems through my art, creating a hybrid between fabricated and documented photography. I am currently working on a series of photographs that talk about contemporary Venezuelan social and political disputes through digital collages, sound, and installation of large size prints.
Inside the Studio
Q+A
Describe your home in 3 words
Cats + Art + Queer
Beverage of choice
Nothing fun: just sugarless plain coffee
What do you listen to when you work?
Lady Gaga - Hans Zimmer - Repeat
When I'm not making art, I'm (a) ...
Probably in the Instagram vortex
How long have you been creating art?
10 years
Upcoming Exhibitions
2020
Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax, Canada
Memorial: Work by Venezuelan Diaspora Artists
2020
Xpace Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Memorial: Work by Venezuelan Diaspora Artists
Select Past Exhibitions
2016
OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
52 Cardshow
2017
Toronto, Canada
Mayday
2017
Florence, Italy
Emulsion I
2018
Florence, Italy
Emulsion II
2018
OCAD University - Great Hall, Toronto Canada
Frutti
2019
OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
GradEX 104
2019
Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, Canada
CONTACT Photography Festival - A Thousand Words
2019
Artscape Youngplace, Toronto, Canada
Nuit Rose, Arcade
2019
Artscape Youngplace, Toronto, Canada
Career Launcher: Photography Exhibition
2019
OCAD University - Great Hall, Toronto Canada
CONTACT Photography Festival - Beyond Borders
2019
Propeller Art Gallery
Reality Vanishing in Plain Sight
2019
Nuit Blanche, Gladstone Hotel
The Artists Protest Resistance
Accolades
2019
The Epson Award
Award
2019
Project 31 - Photography Award
Award
2019
BMO 1st Art
Nomination
Press
2019
Newspaper Article on Group Exhibition
Rendering Difference in the Artscape Youngplace Career Launcher Photography Exhibition - The Artist & The Viewer
Residencies
2017
Florence, Italy
Off Campus Residency Program
Education
2019
OCAD University
Fine Arts: Photography
Taller de Fotografía Roberto Mata
Several Photography Classes
Social
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