Nov 1, 2021 - Nov 15, 2021
Alex Morel was born in the island of Manhattan in 1973, and spent most of his childhood in the island of Santo Domingo where he learned how to climb trees, swim, and ride a bicycle at an early age. He studied at St. John’s University - NY receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1997, and completed his MFA in Visual Arts from Rutgers University - NJ in 2001. He is also a graduate of the International Center of Photography (ICP) General Studies Program, 1994-1995. His personal work has been exhibited nationally and internationally since 1995. He received the Eduardo León Jimenes Biennale Award from the CENTRO LEON museum in Dominican Republic in 2002. The FOTOMUSEUM Winterthur in Switzerland presented the first solo survey of his work in 2005, (an exhibition encompassing the first decade of his career). In 2012 his work became an EnFOCO Touring Gallery Exhibition in the USA. His professional editorial work has been focused mainly on project collaborations with institutions and international aid organizations such as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO - WHO.), Organization of American States (OAS), Accion International, CONCERN Worldwide, Embrace Relief, and others. Since the year 2000, he has taught photography and visual arts, and has been a visiting artist at several educational and cultural institutions in the United States and abroad such as the School of Visual Arts, the International Center of Photography (ICP), Rutgers University, the Caribbean Biennale at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Santo Domingo, and the Camera Club of New York (CCNY) among others. He currently teaches in the Department of Art & Design at St. John’s University. His photographic work addresses topics ranging from the deeply personal to the socially concerned. On the one hand, his work is about personal journey and the understanding of human relationships. His long-term body of work “Relaciones & Relatos” is a meditation on family, intimacy, and our emotional and psychological connection to others and to the spaces surrounding us. On the other hand, there is a commitment to photography as a tool for social transformation. Projects like his work in Haiti, Turkey, and more recently in Brazil examine people’s relationship to environments as affected/defined by modern urban and global conditions.
Works are all unframed unless noted. Please note that all shipping, packing, and courier costs are the responsibility of the winning bidder and will be invoiced separately following the sale. Shipping arrangements will be made following the close of the auction. For shipping questions please contact our Director of Development at eduardo@leslielohman.org.
Available payment options