Biographical Sketch
Alejandra Chaverri was born in Heredia, Costa Rica. She attended the University of Costa Rica earing a degree in Food Science. After relocating to Palo Alto, California, United States in 1990, she studied photography at Foothill College, Los Altos, California and gradually turned Photography into her career.
Besides her own photography series on social commentaries and creative process, Alejandra works on digitizing documents of historic interest and teaches photography to local community groups and privately.
Solo Exhibitions
Mike's Cafe, Palo Alto, CA, US. “Ripples:” studies of light, figure and movement. April 28-June 30, 2008.
Keeble and Shuchat Gallery
Palo Alto, California, US. By the Scalene Rules: Three Works In Progress.
October15 -December 2nd., 2006.
French Alliance, San José Costa Rica, Otrora. November, 2006
Casa de la Cultura, Heredia, Costa Rica
September 2006. "Otrora, In olden times."
French Alliance, San José, Costa Rica. " I see you and I remember you." Restored images out of glass negatives from early 1900 in Costa Rica. February, 2006. Presented as part of “2006, San Jose, Ibero American Capital of Culture.”
Hello Wine Tasting Room. Alameda, California. “Ripples:” studies of light, figure and movement. November, 2005
Casa de la Cultura, Heredia, Costa Rica. “I see you and I remember you.” Restored images out of glass negatives from early 1900 in Costa Rica. September, 2005
Torrefazzione Italia Coffee Cafés, San Francisco, CA. “Tierra” March 5 to April 30, 2005.
Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, CA. “Before the Curtain”: a celebration with dancers and violins. June 3 to July 30, 2004.
Selected Group Exhibitions
Bring Gallery, Eugene, Oregon, US, "Art: an Earth Day Celebration" April 19-May 29, 2008.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, MCCLA, San Francisco, CA, US, "Women On War." Solo Mujeres 21th Annual Juried Exhibition with Members of theNorthern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA)
February 15 – March 29, 2008. Juried by Karen Tsujimoto.
Los Altos Library, Los Altos, CA, US. "Just for Fun" November 2-November 29, 2007. Exhibition organized by the South Bay Women's Caucus for the Art. SBWCA
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Fourth Floor Lobby. San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA, US. "A Woman's Touch." May 2-May 31, 2007.
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latinoamericana, MACLA,San José, CA, US. Domestic Alchemy. February 2 to April 7, 2007.
Stanford Art Spaces,SAS, Stanford University, University, Palo Alto, California, US. "Seven Photographers." September 22 through November 30, 2006.
Exchange Exhibition among PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, California, and the Sirius Gallery, Tokyo and the Minatomirai Gallery, Yokohama, Japan. April,2004.
Photocentral Gallery Hayward, CA. "Mosaic" December 12 to January 30, 2004.
Red Ink Studios. Santana Row, San Jose, CA. "Resurrection Show" September 2003.
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA. Juried show: "Close-Up" September 2003.
Silicon Valley Open Studios, Los Altos, CA. "The f/4 Photography" April 2003.
Collections
"A votar." Photographs of the 2006 Presidential Election in Costa Rica. Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, San José, Costa Rica. November, 2006.
"A glimpse of a luthier’s art," artist book part of the Art Collection of the School of Music. Permanent display. University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. September 2005.
Recognitions
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latinoamericano. San Jose, California, US. 2006 Artist in Residence. Family Portraits Mural.
League for Innovation in the Community College. Student Art Competition. Certificate of National Merit, Second Place. May 15, 2003.
Foothill Community College, Los Altos Hills, CA. Visual Arts Division Award, 2002.
Teaching
2007-2008 Instructor for MACLA's Digital PhoLab Program, San Jose, California, US
Upcoming Exhibitions:
6 photographs of Entremés Cubano, Cuban Interlude, were accepted for the following exhibition.
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