Alvaro Barrington

Alvaro Barrington is an artist whose work is driven by a strong sense of community. He primarily considers himself a painter, but also engages in a variety of artistic collaborations including exhibitions, performances, concerts, fashion, and philanthropy. Circling elements of nostalgia and the Caribbean, he uses painting as a means of exploring and understanding the world, and as a space for storytelling of different narratives. His previous exhibits have touched on subjects such as childbirth, migration, the Black community, incarceration, and the role of technology in modern society. His paintings are infused with references to Venezuela, Grenadian and Haitian cultural history and draws inspiration from various sources including hip-hop culture, jazz, and modernist icons such as Willem de Kooning, Paul Klee, Agnes Martin and Louise Bourgeois. He incorporates real objects into his work in the style of Robert Rauschenberg's Combines.