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Jessica Alfonso was born a fraternal twin, in 1977 in Montreal, growing up in the Laurentians. Her true name is 'Diaz' and is in actuality, the name of her Cuban grandfather (Boulivar Diaz) who, upon fleeing Cuba during the Great Depression, purchased the papers of a man named Tony Alfonso.. |
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A sense of immediacy and emotional resonance are elemental within Jessica’s work. Political and sociological themes are set within an urban context. Potent and unapologetic, she points out, in a didactic sense at times; the modern mythical (un)consciousness. An ethnicity that combines Cuban and Irish heritage contributes to this sensibility of politicizing images, seeking to subvert notions of what is seen and digested in popular culture, with the sacred, prophetically inclined and the numinous. This creates a tension of sorts, as iconic symbols are implemented to question, and seek into narratives that flow within contemporary perception. |
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"Freedom?"
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"Drifting Nation"
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"Logos Lost"
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"Final Flight"
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"Eros and Psyche"
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"Forboding"
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"Listen to the Fire & Brimston
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"After Keifer"
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| Born: Montreal, 1977 Awards and Honors: 1993-19994 - L.R.H.S. Art Award 1987-1988 – Barbara Forman Art Award Selected Group Exhibitions: Little Angels Charity New Year’s Eve event 2007 – Club Lambi; live painting with Judith Brisson. Usine 106U, December, 2006, Montreal, QC (Eric Braün, La puce à l’agonie, Yves Milet-Desfougères, Mimi, Traillette, Rupert Bottenberg, Iris, Arthur Desmarteaux, Allison Moore, Jessica Alfonso, Hollie Dzama, Serene Daoud, , Richard Suicide and Guy Boutin.) Apathy is Boring, October 2006 (from live painting event, May 2006) Montreal, QC Souk Machines, live painting event, August 2006, Montreal, QC Gallery V, P O L Y M Y T H O P O L I S, June 2006 (dual exhibit with Father, Franklin Alfonso’s Watercolors) Montreal, QC The Art Collective, VAV building, April 2006, Montreal, QC Signature Boutique, Group Show, Nov-Dec 2005, Montreal, QC Collections: His Excellency (chairman of O.P.E.C ) M.D Abdulai, Private Collection, in Vienna, Austria. Yale Properties Limited, Dave and Francine Machelle, private collection, Mtl, Que. Ahmed Abdulai, Mtl, Que. Mr. & Mrs. Gonnard, Private Collection, Paris France M.D Drago Tzokovich, Private Collection, Mtl, Que. Mr. John Hislop, private collection, Mtl, Quebec. Access Info-Tech Inc., Mr. Doug Elie, private collection, Mtl, Que. L.R.H.S mural installation, Lachute, Que. Peter and Carol Radford, Private Collection, Oakville Ont. Mr. & Mrs. Hartal, Mtl, Que. Articles and Reviews: The Montreal Mirror, page 33; Dec 20 – Jan. 2, 2007, Vol. 23 # 27 Related article for same event as above, The Montreal Gazette: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=d3706034-89b3-4ef5-a774-6db159e1a1d6 The Montreal Mirror, page 15; Nov. 30 - Dec. 6th, 2006, Vol. 22, # 24 Global TV – Art Matters Event, March 2006, The Art Collective, feature Concordia’s The Journal – ‘Art matters all over town 100 artists exhibiting in 20 venues across Montreal’, MARCH 9, 2006 | VOL. 1, NO. 9 Publications: Versatile Exhibition catalogue, ‘Gender and Space: Antoinetta Presti’s: “Suburbia” ’, VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 1999 Work in art field: (June 2001- August 2001) Art Director Trails End Summer camp: all age groups (6-16) (July 2000- Oct. 2000) Junior Artist Assistant: ALEXANDRIUM FINE ARTS INC., under artist, Eric Waugh. (June 1999 – Aug. 1999) Art Teacher – Dawson Community Center (after school program and summer camp director: Animated activities (ages 6-12) (1998 – 99) Chez Doris (women’s homeless shelter in Montreal) Teaching Art – theme – Transformative Power of Wings. (1999) Concordia University – taught in Saturday Morning Art Program, group 9-12 year olds. (1995-96) Art Teacher – after school program, Ecole Saint –Joseph La Prairie Education: Concordia University B.F.A. – Art Education/Studio Arts Graduate 2000 Concordia University Affiliations: Saatchi My Gallery; Artmesh.org; Facebook.com; Art Review. |
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