Emil Alzamora

Artist Biography

Emil Alzamora (b. 1975, Peru) grew up in Boca Grande, Florida and Majorca, Spain, although he currently lives and works in Beacon, NY. Alzamora attended Florida State University where he graduated Magna cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts in 1998. Alzamora harnesses a wide range of materials and techniques to deliver unexpected interpretations of the sculpted human figure. Alzamora often distorts, elongates, deconstructs, or encases his forms, which reveal emotional and physical situations. Alzamora’s keen interest in the physical properties of his materials, combined with his hands-on approach, allows his process to immediately inform the viewer through aesthetic and conceptual storytelling.

Alzamora started his sculpting career in the Hudson Valley of New York working with Polich Tallix in the fall of 1998. Alzamora’s artwork can be found in prominent public and private collections around the world including the Holland Museum, Holland, MI, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN, Peekskill Waterfront Commission along the Hudson River, Peekskill, NY, Seolbong Park, Icheon, South Korea, Roxbury CT, and the Santa Fe Government Building, Santa Fe, NM to name a few. His works have also been exhibited globally in museum, solo and group shows such as as the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol, the United Nations Building, Pepsico World Headquarters, the Queens Museum of Art, the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas. His work has been reviewed by publications such as The New York Times, the Brooklyn Rail, the L Magazine, El Diario, Boston Metro News, Juxtapoz, High Fructose, ArteFuse and Cool Hunting.