Fernando Alvarez

Born in 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Works and lives in Montevideo, Uruguay.  One of the first video artists in Uruguay (since 1982). Founded the Núcleo Uruguayo de Videoarte. 1979 - Founded Octaedro Art Group in Montevideo.   Selected group exhibitions: 1977 - 10th Biennale de Paris, Latin American Section, Paris, France. 1992 and 1993 - World Wide Video Festival, The Hague, Netherland. 1992 and 1993 - Franco-Latin American Festival of Videoart. Bogotá, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Montevideo. 1994 and 1996 - Videobrasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 1998 - Pandemonium Video Festival, London, England. 2000 - Interferences, Belfort, France. 2001 - III Bienal del Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil. 2005 - 11ª Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento, Geneve, Swizerland. 2010 - Mediations Biennale, Poznan, Poland. Awards: 2008 - Prize “Figari” to the Art Career, Banco Central del Uruguay and Art Critics Association.