Biography:
Marta Alvarez was born in Chile but is living in Toronto since 1973. Her love for drawing and painting started in childhood. After she retired in 2000 she was able to follow through her passion: WATERCOLOURS. She is self-didactic and participated in every watercolour workshop she could get her hands on. Painting with the best artists in Ontario.
To see more of Marta's artwork visit her website
at Grupo Arte Latino's
web-directory site
Marta is the recipient of the Toronto Watercolour Society “Juror’s Choice - Gold -Award” 2008 and also “People’s Choice Award.
To contact Marta click here .
Exhibitions:
- 2009 - NYVA Studio Tour
- 2009 - WGA Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills
- 2009 - WGA Spring Juried Show. North York Civic Centre
- 2009 - NYVA Spring Show Sunderland Hall
- 2009 - Art for All Canada. Conference and Art Show TORONTO Metro Hall
- 2008 - NYVA. Winter Show, Ode to Joy Orzy
- 2008 - Toronto Watercolour Society. Aquavision 2008
- 2008 - Ashtor, Latin American Seniors of Toronto
- 2008 - NYVA the 8th Studio Tour, Mitchell Field
- 2007 - North York Visual Artists Exhibition at Visual Arts Ontario Gallery
- 2007 - Korean and Latin American Fine Art Exhibition, CG R.O Korea Art
- 2007 - Fourth Latin American Visual Art Exhibition, Toronto
- 2007 - Latinoamerica. 4th National & International Juried Art Exhibition
- 2006 - Third Latin American Visual Art Exhibition, Toronto
- 2006 - Latino America. 3rd National & International Juried Art Exhibition
- 2005 - North York Visual Artists, Studio Tour
- 2005 - The Annual Spring Art Exhibition, at the Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills
- 2005 - 58th Annual Juried Art exhibition, Willowdale Group of Artists
- 2005 - Fundarte Latinoamerica. 2nd Juried Exhibition of Etobicoke CC
- 2005 - 2nd Latin American Visual Art Exhibition, Northwood C. C. Toronto
- 2004 - Willowdale Group of Artists Exhibition, North York Library
- 2004 - NYVA ”The Colours of Spring” Toronto Botanical Garden Gallery
- 2004 - First Latin American Visual Art Exhibition, Northwood C. C. Toronto
- 2003 - COLLAGE 2003, National Exhibition, Spadina Gallery
- 2003 - NYVA Studio Tour Exhibition
- 2003 -NYVA Spring Show, Edwards Gardens
- 2002 - NYVA Spring Show Exhibition at The Edwards Gardens Gallery
- 2002 - NYVA Studio Tour Exhibition
- 2001 - NYVA Artist’s Exhibition at Toronto Nathan Philips Square
Groups of Artists:
- 1999 - North York Visual Artists
- 2005 - Willowdale Group of Artists
- 2008 - Toronto Watercolour Society
- www.galeriaartehispano.com/Marta-Alvarez/ www.nyva.ca
- www.willowdalegroupofartists.com
- www.torontowatercoloursociety.com