ABOUT ALEJANDRO
BACKGROUND
• Born in 1967, lived in Mexico City until age 12
• 1979 parents divorced, moves to Houston,TX with mother and little brother, lives in the USA until age 22
• 1991 after university, moves back to Mexico City
INFLUENCES
ART RELATED FAMILY
• Mother was painter and sculptress
• Uncle was very successful comedy writer for Mexican TV
• Brother Daniel is a documentary film maker
• Relative of sculptor Jaques Lifshitz from mothers side
ABOUT HIS WORK
• Living in Mexico and its painters and Muralists
• Abstract Expressionism
• Italian Art
• Painting from Observation
• Some favorite painters, Rothko, Morandi, De Kooning, Cy Twombly, Giotto, Piero
• The focus of Goldberg’s art is on painting itself rather than one particular style or subject matter
• Themes of his painting: abstract, portraits, scenes of people making art in his studio (model as artist), still lives, landscapes, etc.
• Works very quickly and energetically
CV
Born 1967, Mexico City
Living and painting full time, Jerusalem, Israel
Lived and worked in a London studio (2008-2010)
EDUCATION
1999-2003 Jerusalem Studio School Master Class
2001 Seminar with Lennart Anderson
1998 Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
1985-1988 University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art (BFAA)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Recent Works, Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel curated by Smadar Tzook
2018 Child’s Play, Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
2006 Children at Play, Gallery 33, Tel Aviv, Israel, curated by Israel Hershberg
2003 The Bathroom Contemplation Series, Nelly Aman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2002 Recent Works, Gafen, Jerusalem, Israel
1999 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
1999 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, The Artist’s House, Jerusalem, Israel
1999 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, INBA Museum, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
1998 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, Mexico-Israel Cultural Institute, Mexico City Curated by Luz Maria Sepulveda
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Hagada Shel Pesach, Koresh & Barbour Galleries, Jerusalem, Israel curated by Oree Holban and Nomi Tannhauser
2019 Collector's Bedroom, Hansen House, Jerusalem, Israel, curated by Hanna Ben-Haim Yulzari
2018 Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel (part of Manofim – Jerusalem Contemporary Art Festival) curated by Yanai Geva
2010 ASC Studios, London, United kingdom