Bio

Ms. Bea

(aka: Bea Alvarez)

Ms. Bea (Bea Alvarez) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she studied Visual Arts at the University of Buenos Aires.

Her passion for image and sound spurred more than a decade of notable projects. Ms. Bea began a career as a DJ in 1999. In 2000 she played at Club Morocco, one of the most influential dance clubs in South America; and became involved in the Buenos Aires underground club scene. Her love of visuals lead her to take courses with renowned Argentine photographer, Ignacio Iasparra. Subsequently, she began showcasing her work in the emerging Buenos Aires' art scene.

In 2002 Ms. Bea moved to Los Angeles, CA, where she and partner, Santiago Garfunkel, started the web-design studio Linealmedia.

In 2003 she co-founded PixelUp, a collective of artists that have
displayed a variety of visual works at several Los Angeles events, including Create Fixate and Early Bird (a multimedia experience created by Rodolfo Juarez.)

Ms. Bea's interest in photography is paralled with her love for detail;
visual stimulation, abstract images, fragments of time, and the nuances of light...and the concept that so much exists that is easily ignored in the inertia of our modern lives.

Solo Exhibitions

Imaginarium - 2000 - La Nave de los Sueños - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Collective Exhibitions

Early Bird : Nonsense Editing Sessions - March/June 2005
Los Angeles

Create Fixate - The Optical Lounge :: July 2004
Projections - Los Angeles

Create Fixate - The Optical Lounge and Audio Lab :: June 2003- Slide projection - Los Angeles

Open House 6 - The Buenos Aires Affair - April 2001 - Boquitas Pintadas Pop Hotel - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Suscripcion @ BrandonGayDay - September 2000 - Slide projection
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sensorial Mediatica - 2000 - Multimedia Artists Exhibition - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Festival of Light - 1999 - Slide Projection - Obelisco - Buenos Aires,
Argentina