Nando Alvarez-Perez (b. 1988) investigates the individual's relationship to the vast territory of history. He received a BA in Film studies from CUNY Hunter in 2011 and a MFA from SFAI in 2014, where he was awarded the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Photography.

Alvarez-Perez has exhibited at NADA New York 2024, Lydian Stater Gallery, NY, NY, Buffalo Central Terminal, Buffalo, NY, Interface Gallery, Oakland, CA, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, Untitled Art Fair, San Francisco, CA, and Material Art Fair, CDMX, among many others. Alvarez-Perez was a resident of Light Work, Syracuse, NY in 2022. 

His practice extends to his work as a founding director of The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art, an art and education nonprofit that models how culture can sustain communities through focused, practical engagements with contemporary art, and as editor-in-chief of Cornelia Magazine, a visual art review published three times a year for the Western New York and Southern Ontario region. He is a visiting professor at Alfred University, living and working in Buffalo, NY. In 2024, he was an awardee of the JGS Fellowship for Photography.

Email: nando.alvarez.perez@gmail.com

Instagram: @nandodoteternity