Candida Alvarez

American | 1955

Candida Alvarez is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1955.

How much does a Candida Alvarez cost?

Candida Alvarez's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 60 USD to 63 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Candida Alvarez's most expensive works on paper?

Since 2012 the record price for this artist at auction is 63 USD for The Cadman Twins, sold at Christie's New York in 2012.

Where can I see Candida Alvarez's works?

Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like El Museo del Barrio in New York. Numerous key galleries and museums such as MCA, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago have featured Candida Alvarez's work in the past.

Candida Alvarez in the news

Candida Alvarez has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Observer in May 2025.

Featured for Sale

Night Shade ,2019

By Candida Alvarez

Sotheby's New York

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Notable Lots

Night Shade ,2019

By Candida Alvarez

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN ,1977

By Candida Alvarez

Breast, Naval, Eye ,1993

By Candida Alvarez

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Night Shade ,2019

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Recent Auction Results

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN ,1977

By Candida Alvarez

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Breast, Naval, Eye ,1993

By Candida Alvarez

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The Cadman Twins ,1987

By Candida Alvarez

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Current Exhibitions

Real Monsters in Bold Colors: Bob Thompson and Candida Alvarez

Gray, New York

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Apr 30,2025 - Jul 03,2025

Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop

El Museo del Barrio

Harlem | New York | USA

Apr 24,2025 - Aug 03,2025

The Sea and the Sky, and You and I

Library Street Collective (the Shepherd)

Detroit | Michigan | USA

May 17,2025 - Aug 30,2025

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Articles

Observer 23/05/2025

With unshakable conviction and unguarded honesty, Alvarez continues to trace a path that merges the personal and the political, the tactile and the spiritual, to craft a visual language uniquely her own.

The New York Times 22/05/2025

After mentoring a generation of artists, the seasoned 鈥淒iasporican鈥� painter has a career in bloom, with a solo show and a bold dialogue with Bob Thompson.

New City Art 16/05/2025

On a cold, overcast day in late February of this year, in the studio out back of her home in Baroda, Michigan, the artist Candida Alvarez is finishing a series of paintings for an upcoming exhibition at Gray gallery in New York City.

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鈥� ..According to Alvarez, 鈥渢he painted, drawn, or juxtaposed surface emerges like a worn dance floor, long after the song ends.鈥� Alvarez鈥檚 paintings actively distort the familiar... 鈥�
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Hyde Park Art Center

鈥� ..By incorporating quotidian patterns and palates with formal abstraction, Alvarez delicately balances abstraction and representation... 鈥�
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Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach

鈥� ..Drawing inspiration from the continued resilience and support of family, friends, and her community, Alvarez found solace in the studio and in the echo of two words that were widely spoken by the island鈥檚... 鈥�
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Monique Meloche