Candida Alvarez

黑料不打烊

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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 20,900 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Candida Alvarez's most expensive painting?

Since 2012 the record price for this artist at auction is 20,900 USD for Night Shade, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as El Museo del Barrio have featured Candida Alvarez's work in the past.

Candida Alvarez in the news

Candida Alvarez has been featured in articles for The New York Times, Observer and New City Art. The most recent article is Memory Becomes Form in the Art of Candida Alvarez written for Hyperallergic in July 2025.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Breast, Naval, Eye ,1993

By Candida Alvarez

-70%

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La partie de cartes

By Candida Alvarez

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN ,1977

By Candida Alvarez

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Recent Auction Results

Night Shade ,2019

By Candida Alvarez

-8%

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PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN ,1977

By Candida Alvarez

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Breast, Naval, Eye ,1993

By Candida Alvarez

-70%

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Current Exhibitions

From the Studio: Fifty-Eight Years of Artists in Residence

The Studio Museum in Harlem

Harlem | New York | USA

15 Nov, 2025 - 28 Feb, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop

El Museo del Barrio

Harlem | New York | USA

24 Apr, 2025 - 03 Aug, 2025

Real Monsters in Bold Colors: Bob Thompson and Candida Alvarez

Gray, New York

Upper East Side | New York | USA

30 Apr, 2025 - 03 Jul, 2025

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Articles

Memory Becomes Form in the Art of Candida Alvarez

Hyperallergic 28 Jul, 2025

Candida Alvarez鈥檚 Circle, Point, Hoop at El Museo del Barrio gets its title from a 1996 collage-painting by the artist. Alvarez鈥檚 first large-scale museum survey spans styles and media across nearly a half century.

8 Art Shows to See Before They Close

The New York Times 24 Jul, 2025

Radiant Rembrandts, vibrant portraiture of everyday life and uncanny photographs in New York and Boston, to catch before they鈥檙e gone, come August and September.

What Not to Miss at This Year鈥檚 Museum Mile Festival

Observer 03 Jun, 2025

From the Met鈥檚鈥淪uperfine: Tailoring Black Style鈥� to Candida Alvarez's "Circle, Point, Hoop" at El Museo del Barrio, there's a lot to see and do on Fifth Avenue between 82nd and 110th.

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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