Biography
b. 1979, Quito, Ecuador.
Alejandro Merizalde completed his studies at the Facultad de Artes Universidad
Central del Ecuador in Quito, currently lives in New York City and works
for The Museum of Modern Art.
2006 "Sow Generously" (Group show) Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City.
2006 Exhibition organized for artists working at The Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
2003 "Portraits C/ON/Verge" (2 person exhibition) Globe Institute Gallery, New York City.
2003 "From North to South" (4 person exhibition) Globe Institute Gallery, New York City.
2002 "An Evening of Art and Music" (Group show) The Riskmetrics Group, New York City.
2001 Exhibition organized for artists working at The Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
Statement
The only way to describe it would be as a process of release: to give the emotion a tangible space for me
to see it, assimilate it and - if necessary - get over it. The process is never the same. It ranges from the
academic and stream-of-consciousness to a plain struggle between the medium and the hand. The result
is not always pleasant and sometimes the aesthetics have to be sacrificed to honor the emotional value of
the work. If the objective is fulfilled, if the finished work is able to move me - regardless of its beauty - then the process ends and can begin anew.
