b. 1983, Havana, Cuba
Lives and works in Baltimore, MD. USA

e. lessergonzalezalvarez@gmail.com

Education

2005 Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD.
Masters in Digital Arts

2004 Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD.
General Fine Arts, Concentration in Digital Media

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Make/Shift, Open Space Gallery, Baltimore, MD.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012
B A L T I M O R E P R I N T M I X, Current Space, Baltimore, MD.
The Art Formerly Known as Prints, Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Work Sites, The Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Pulled - Evidence of a Print Community, Case[werks] Showroom & Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
SELECT: WPA 2012 Art Auction Gala, Washington, D.C.
COOL STORIES FOR WHEN THE PLANET GETS HOT III, ARCO at Matadero Madrid, Spain

2011
U-n-f-o-l-d, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, Parsons The New School, NY,NY
Paper Chasers, Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
COOL STORIES FOR WHEN THE PLANET GETS HOT III, tina B., The Prague Contemporary Art Festival
Monster Drawing! (A live drawing exhibition), Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD.
COOL STORIES FOR WHEN THE PLANET GETS HOT III, Roy and Frieda Furman Gallery, Film Society of Lincoln Center, The Walter Reade Theater
COOL STORIES FOR WHEN THE PLANET GETS HOT III, Art 42 Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Holding Pattern, Moma PS1, Long Island City, NY
Baltimore: Open City, at the former North Avenue Market - Baltimore, MD.
Venn Diagram, The Penthouse, Baltimore, MD.

2010
Wild Nothing, Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Wham City: Crossovers, Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Fountain Art Fair, NYC, NY.
End of Daze, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA.

2009
Heady Mugs, Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Wham City & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Canada), The Deleon White Gallery, Toronto, ON

2008
600, Gallery 2219, Baltimore, MD.

2007
Living Room, Emma Thomas Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil

2006
Dissatisfashion, Emma Thomas Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Awards/Collections
Screengrab New Media Arts Award, Finalist, James Cook University - Queensland, Australia, 2011
John and Jordan, Drawing, Baltimore Museum of Art - Permanent Collection, 2011

Selected Press and Publications
Baltimore City Paper, 'Local artist uses images of consumerism to deliver a scathing critique' by Bret McCabe, February 29th, 2012
Baltimore Out Loud, 'Open Space Presents Make/Shift' by Michael Farley, February 24th, 2012
Brwnpaperbag.com, August, 2011
Itch.co.za (South Africa), 2011
Brwnpaperbag.com, September, 2010
Esopus #13, Fall, 2009
Gudi(Brazil), Spring, 2009
The Believer, September, 2008
Flaunt, August, 2008
Spin, September, 2008
ReadyMade, August, 2008
Impose, December, 2008