Alberni projects/events

NC Artist Exhibition Raleigh Fine Arts Society at Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh 2024
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Expressions of Hope Exhibition MPUMC 2024

Fine Art Pop-Up Market Mint Museum 2024

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition - Visionary Vortex, Seoul, Korea, 2024

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition - Art Basel, Switzerland. 2024

SHOUT! Easter Eggs on Parade, Charlotte 2024

Patty and Bill Goerlick Galleries, CPCC

January-December, 2024. Exhibiting schedule
An exhibition featuring 72 new works in collage and assemblage "The act of piecing together fragments left in the wake of social injustice, natural disasters, urban Encroachment and all that is breaking us apart, is a labor of love and a form of prayer for our survival. Aside from repurposing fabrics that will avoid the landfills, each collage and assemblage is a nod towards finding our common threads so we can exist in unity and humanity."

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition - Art Basel, Miami Art Week

ArtBox Project Miami-Phygital exhibition - Spectrum Miami Art Week, Miami Beach, FL, 2023

Art Exhibition
Natural Exuberance - A 4 month exhbition celebrating 3 Hispanic local artists
A selection of 9 paintings from my Endangered Species collection were invited.

Priscilla Fowler Gallery - Good News Juried Exhibition, Las Vegas
Event

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition in Portugal

An exhibition filled with art and artists talks fusing science and nature. Estufa Fria Botanical gardens, Lisbon, Portugal Selected Artists Event

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition in Brasil

Casa Nua Grand Opening, Sao Paulo, Brazil

ArtBox Project 2023 - Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition in Switzerland
Euro Airport Basel - Juried Luminator Platform - Art Basel Switzerland
"Chorus of Wild Chirps" Exhibited as a digital collectible

Expo Metro Barcelona 2023
"Breeding Target", Passeig de Gràcia, Iconic Metro Station - Main corridor L3-L4, Public Billboard 6, Barcelona, Spain June 15-28, 2023 Press

Post-Show Review HERE

Museum of Life + Science, 2023
30x30 Juried Exhibition, Durham NC "Hanging in The Balance + AR"

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition - My work at the Foundry Gallery in Dubai

Left With Elephant Spirits Exhibited as a digital collectibleinDubai in February, 2023

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Exhibition - LOVE Int'l Juried Interactive Exhibition w Augmented Reality (AR), 2023
Top Award Recipient, , Westfield Shopping City Süd, Donau Zentrum Vienna, Austria

Invited Speaker, 2023
I was invited to speak to the Charlotte Art Guild at The Mint Museum to introduce augmented realoty and a few other new technologies.

Expo Metro Mobile Billboard Exhibit - Miami Beach, 2022

Left with Horse Whispers displayed during Art Basel 2022 on trolley #3.
The Mobile Billboards drove 8hrs/day during 3 days through the Convention Center in front of Art Basel Miami Beach and various strategic locations such as South Beach, Midtown, Wynwood, the Design District, events, hot spots, dining locations, clubs and people.

Ofrenda Project with Revista Latina NC, 2022
A video project in collaboration with Revista Latina NC shining a light on my ofrenda(offering made to sit in a shrine) making in honor of el día de los muertos. While my offering is not made in the name of my ancestors, it was made in the honor of life and how I celebrate being present each moment and genuinely show up to the world and the art I create.

English version

Spanish version

My Art in The Metaverse!
A global exhibition in VR Scarlet Letter Gallery, 2022

Alter Ego Animated NFT in The Metaverse

Phygital (IRL Digital Art) Display - My Art in Public Spaces in Miami! 2022
ArtPop Cities ProgramFall 2022 - Featured Artist on digital billboards throughout Miami Design District, Mary Brickell Village, Pembroke Gardens, River Landing & Midtown. Click HERE to see my Billboards awarded by ArtPop Cities program

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage,2022
Young Affiliates of The Mint Group Exhibition & Panel Discussion, Charlotte, NC

Being & Belonging
Presenting my work at UNC Chapel Hill, connecting current issues affecting all life on the planet.
News

Mini Artworks Challenge, Online International Exhibition
A series of small assemblages See more

HEALING ENERGY - 2020
A piece reacting to recent events evolving around racism and equality
Click HERE to view full presentation

PUBLIC ART AWARD
ArtPop 2019
A 2-time awardee(2019 & 2014) of large scale Billboards and digital media advertising platforms by ArtPop Street Gallery placed in the CLT Region for the duration of one year. Sponsors: Knight Foundation, Awedience Media, Adams Outdoor Advertising. Below are just a few samples of placements

Billboard on Interstate 77 North, exit 28, Cornelius, NC

Digital Billboard, Charlotte Douglass International Airport, Concourses A-D

Giant Digital Billboard, Charlotte Legacy Union Sky Bridge

Giant Digital Billboard, Ballantyne Regal Cinemas

Giant Digital Billboard, Rea Farms

Newstand, CLT Convention Center

PRESENTING THE ART OF COLLAGE AT MINT MUSEUM, MINT-TO-MOVE EVENT

Collage Series I
COMMENTARIES
Click HERE to view series
These small, thoughtful and original collages are emotional responses and commentaries directly informed by current events.
Subjects like climate change, natural disasters, polarization, displacement, dissociation & emotional states are of particular research. The materials I work with are carefully curated for each piece. I layer fabrics, yarns, and ephemera which inject interesting colors and textures to complete the story.

I was invited to demonstrate the art of collage-making during the Mint-to-Move event at Mint Museum, Charlotte.
The idea was to create a piece in reaction to the international eventing of music, food and people from all walks of life.
When completed, the collage included words and reflective elements os the viewers could ponder and reflect themselves as to where they each stand in the world of multiculturalism.

ASSEMBLAGE PROJECT
COCCI, BACILLI, SPIRILLA
9x3 Hanging Assemblage
Canvas, glass, inks, acrylic
For full details, click HERE

Note: This piece was created 2 years before Covid
This awareness piece is informed by bacteria causing epidemics and pandemics affecting all life on the planet. It only takes one single bacterium to start a colony.

This piece hangs the 3 basic bacterial shapes in golds and reds representing healing power and blood which is life. They are hanging in a waterfall-like assemblage and Interspersed among them, hang large pieces of glass dripped with red and gold ink.

To detect disease, blood smears are microscopically studied. To obtain smears, uncomfortable labs take place for diagnosis. The glass literally represents blood smear slides as well as dualities of life’s resilience and fragility.

Interlocking bacteria shapes come together in this piece to represent their ability to organize. The waterfall-like effect represents the force and magnitude of how some diseases can take you down quickly and ultimately terminate life. On the other hand, it can also represent the strength and power to organize of good bacteria to override disease and save life.

ASSEMBLAGE PROJECT
HALCYON MOMENTS
9’ x 3' hanging assemblage
Acrylic, gold leaf, fabric
For full details click HERE

This piece captures instant, serendipitous moments to quiet the mind from current social, political and environmental news. It was a chosen state of being, made by the pure act of creating, untethered by rules, judgments, requirements and expectations. A meditative exploration.

3 different sections are defined by a variance in pattern. Looking from the bottom and slowly moving upwards, space slowly opens-up and, vice versa, as you move downwards, spaces close-up. This is representative of feelings in fluxus and the journey is very different for each person; one can slowly open-up to arrive at a higher self or the other way around, one can close-up and stay locked-in one place.

The state of being is a choice and manifests in different ways and only you, the viewer, really know your choice and why.

Invited to Exhibit at Ciel Gallery in Southend, Charlotte for one month.

PUBLIC ART PROJECT - A CSA Grant Commission
URBAN CHAOS
50-8x8 Panels,
Acrylic, glass, recycled plastics, shells, inks
For full details click HERE

My initial idea was inspired by Charlotte’s treasured tree canopy. However, my work is often created in response to something happening in the moment, so this project quickly and relevantly evolved into capturing the urban chaos I was seeing and hearing about, day in and day out.

ASSEMBLAGE PROJECT
COLLECTIVE MEMORIES
36”x30” Assemblage
Estimated 2K corks, 131 Dates of Special Memories from 113 participants
sweet gum pods, glass, mirror, fiber, copper, acrylic and ink*
For full details click HERE

Exploring memory, how they define us and do they exist collectively
Cork, copper, glass, pods, acrylic, collage, metal - Interactive Public Art
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Collective Memories, Mixed Media Assemblage, 30”X36”, , Estimated 1195 corks. Click on image to see large.

COOL GLOBES
When JP Morgan Chase commissions your design for a CoolGlobe public art piece and you have a pre-existing condition that puts you at hi risk if you get COVID19 and you have to turn it down...one has to be grateful for the small commissions too...I've been commissioned to do a mini globe representing Charlotte's strategic energy action plan...I didn't know all about it and now I do.
Awarded to Vi Lyles, Mayor of the City of Charlotte

TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART
ABOUT FACE CHARLOTTE-100K Acts of Kindness -
36x192
Paper, acrylic, wood
Invited artist. Creating along with artists Leigh Williams and Jackie Radford, and Community participation, a large Charlotte skyline collage made from the thousands of brightly colored strips of paper with written acts of kindness.
A huge thanks to Dana Endsley for her vision and for letting me be a part of it.
Details about this project HERE
Recap for this day WCNC News

Invited to exhibit temporarily at Knight Gallery in Charlotte, NC

INVITED ARTIST AND PUBLISHED WORK
100 LOVE NOTES BOOK
I was one of a group of artists invited to interpret love notes in a visual way. The love notes I interpreted were #57 and #9 & #10 together. Love notes are below the artwork under this paragraph. For details about this project or to purchase this book click HERE

TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART
PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
My work was selected to hang in the arrivals area 2017-2018

INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART
LIFE INTERWOVEN: CONSTITUENTS OF CHANGE
Wood, acrylic, glass, wire, resin, 10’ x 27" x 29"

This piece honors minute moments: infinitesimal changes in the DNA sequence and fleeting random experiences with people which in one moment appear insignificant, but whose impact is so great that life’s course is forever changed.
Names of people who changed lives in big ways were contributed by 50+ online participants and are interwoven throughout.

Invited to Exhibit at Ciel Gallery in Southend, Charlotte for one month.

TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART
Invited artist. Creating art on doors to display for one year bringing art awareness to a public place. Pineville, NC
Sponsored by Mas+Arte

AWARENESS PROJECT
FLIRTING WITH OBSESSION
Bringing Awareness about rice
48"x60" (diptych) Rice, Glass, Abalone Shell & Acrylic on Canvas

This piece was originally inspired by an aerial photo of rice terraces located in China. I identified with the repetitive patterns shaped by endless lines and gorgeous colors. I researched a bit and found out that the glorious palette of colors are actually reflections of their particular surroundings and constantly change as your visual angle changes-there is no color in the water. Terraced farming is intertwined with its surrounding ecology, covers vast amounts of land and even to this day, uses traditional practices of massive, ritualized human effort. While rice terraced farming is sustainable and green, I found out that it requires huge concentrations of people to work them, conditions of living are nearly inhospitable and their existence is restricted by necessity. I, now, look at a bowl of rice quite differently. Obsession, as defined in the dictionary, is “an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind”. Flirting is defined as “To deal playfully, triflingly, or superficially with” So, I titled my piece “Flirting With Obsession”. A lyrical interpretation, paralleling regimen with complete freedom, and randomness. I use fun, bright colors, patterns and endless curvy shapes that represent my initial reaction to fun patterns and bright colors, but as you look further, you’ll find ordered patterns and rough surfaces which symbolize the reality underneath all that beauty.

Invited Latino Artist
Local Hispanic Curated Art Exhibition
McColl Center for Art & Innovation,

COMMUNITY INSTRUCTION
Invited artist providing art experiences for kids of all levels at the Levine Museum

INVITED ARTIST SPEAKER
Invited Speaker, Con "A" de Arte celebrating Hispanic Art & Culture at the Mint Museum

COLLABORATION WORK
Experimenting with new media is very important! Collaboration piece with clay artist Judy Abdelaziz

PERMANENT PUBLIC ART
Bringing art to the unsightly!
Creating Public Art at Greenway Mounds Statesville Park Public Art & Iridell Arts Council

PUBLIC ART
Our team of 3 artists received a 25K Grant Award, Neighborhoods in Creative Partnership, Arts & Science Council

Neighborhoods in Creative Partnerships Grant Award by the ASC: Planning stage team meeting. Note: This project was halted by the city a year after grant award as it could not agree on an appropriate site.

TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART
Lead Artist, ZipTie Project, South End Public Art Installation
Worked with a team of community volunteers and Duke Energy to create a cable tie public art installation along Camden in South End Charlotte. !0K ties were used. Event budget was sponsored by Center City

TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART
Artist & Grant Award, Piano Public Art project, Arts & Science Council,
Hearts Tower, Charlotte, NC

Commission by the Arts & Science Council, Hearts Tower, Charlotte, NC

AWARENESS PROJECT
MOANA PUA (Ocean Flower)
Environmental Awareness Piece Bringing Awareness to proper recycling of lids and ideas for re-purposing
Recycled and repurposed plastic tops, adhesives, cloth - Wearable Art
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EcoFab Couture at The Mint Museum, Promoting awareness of our carbon footprint and making functional art with garbage.

Photo by Dave Goldman

PUBLIC ART
ARTPOP 2014
Recipient of first ArtPop class,
Artist, ArtPop Billboard/Newsstands/digital displays(1 year) Adams Outdoor in Charlotte area

Recipient of first ArtPop in Charlotte 2014-2015 As an ArtPop recipient a billboard promotional space was provided for one year. It's last location was on the Billy Graham causeway entering the airport

As an ArtPop recipient I was also given a newstand promotional space for one year in front of the Charlotte Convention Center

Elephant Sculpture from Natural Elements
Bringing awarenes to elephants. They are extremely threatened and are dropping in numbers every year.

COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT
Art With Heart Community Event for The National Marfan Foundation in St Louis. MI

AWARENESS INTERACTIV PUBLIC ART PROJECT
Time For Global Cooling
12' tall
Recycled tops
Bringing Awareness to proper recycling of lids and ideas for re-purposing
Recycled Plastic caps, Adhesives - Interactive Public Art

This 12 FT temporary installation piece titled Global Warming and it depicts a "hot" tree or dead tree or trees on fire all due to increasing hot temperatures. Folks were encouraged to continue adding red tops throughout the duration of the exhibit.

GROUP EXHIBIT INVITATIONAL
Office of the District Attorney
Coordinated with The DA's office to Schedule an 8-man art exhibit in the lobby of the District Court in Charlotte

COLOR THEORY
In this course students got an in-depth look at color theory. All the terms covered were then practiced and infused into a final acrylic painting of their choice

ART IN HAND COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
52 artists, 52 cards of the deck

INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART
Permanent Installation: Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
CHROMOSOME 15q21.(1)
Bringing Awareness to Marfan Syndrome
Metal, Oil, Wood - Interactive Public Art

This particular piece is meant to be interactive. It is dedicated to all those born with Marfan Syndrome, a congenital disease affecting 1 out of every 10,000 people, I, being one of those people, celebrate its gift with this piece.
“Chromosome 15q21.1(1)” represents how a minute shift in our genetic make‐up infuses giant leaps of change in our lives.
The imagery is anatomical in nature, primarily symbolizing cardiovascular system, inside the arteries, depleted of connective tissue.
The kinetic element of rotation each square has, represents the minute changes than can occur at any level in a chromosome during the cell division occurring after conception and parallel, in my view, with minute instances of experiences we all have which have affected our lives in life-changing ways.
The institutional white and chrome elements represent the antithesis of a healing setting, yet this sterile environment saves our lives.
The blue colors represent the transcendence taking place while in survival mode. Blue is also a very spiritual, healing color for me so it was an obvious inclusion on my part.

**Donated by Tina Alberni to Dr. Cameron at Johns Hopkins Hospital in February of 2011.
“Thank you Dr. Cameron for saving my life. May this piece serve as a constant reminder of your dedication, knowledge, character and humility so priceless to me, my family, my friends, and any life you touch.”

PERMANENT PUBLIC ART
Public Art collaborative Public Art Mosaic installation in South End Charlotte. I helped facilitate a few phases of this project and created a few 3x3 mosaics which were completed by community folks during interactive art sessions.

Unveiling!

INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART
CREATIVE JOURNEY
Recycled tops
Environmental Awareness Piece Bringing Awareness to proper recycling of lids and ideas for re-purposing

COMMUNITY PROJECT facilitating recycled flower making from plastic bottles for a permanent installation
Environmental Awareness Piece Bringing Awareness to proper recycling of lids and ideas for re-purposing

URBAN GRID ENERGY MATRIX
Acrylic, oil, paper, adhesives, ink
Bringing Awareness to to the price our health pays for our our global connectivity

Through this particular body of work, which I titled "Urban Grid", I explore our global inter-connectivity and attempt to depict how all life is now forced to coexist with millions of “invisible” lines of wireless networks beaming through everything at all times. I hope to spark a dialect that brings balance to the price we each pay, willingly or unwillingly, for this precious connectivity we’ve come to adore and depend on, knowing full well, that our physical well being can suffer negative effects.
I use colors inspired by inca textiles, an element present throughout my upbringing in South America and still very stimulating and ever present. Materials I use: Collage elements, acrylic, oil, cold pressed papers. I explored this concept in several works I developed. See more HERE

Bringing awareness to health issues like Cancer
Pigments on canvas - Collective artists Public Art
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Helped facilitate Project Art Aid's first large awareness fundraiser for the Charlotte Cancer Society in the Atrium of Wells Fargo. This project was led By Rosalia Torres-Weiner, a local community activist. This awareness piece hangs permanently at Novant Health Hospital, Charlotte, NC

PERMANENT PUBLIC ART
Florida Folkloramingo
Coral Gables, FL

Public Art Auctioned to benefit Charlies Home for Abused teens. This piece was inspired by the folkloric transporation systems I have encountered through my travels merged with the florida symbol of a flamingo. This installation displayed along miracle Mile in Coral Gabels Florida for 6 Months and today is on permanent display in one of it's stores.

Self study: Learning portraiture through clay medium

More Community Interactives

Body casting class and body casting. Immortalizing identities

Contributor: Also contributed a piece and helped in some of the final stages of "Unfurled", a permanent mosaic installation in Charlotte. 55 artists from around the U.S participated

Facilitator: Facilitated a creative development experience for The City of Charlotte employees, contributed in the development of a mural in the Children's Witness waiting room at the Charlotte Courthouse, facilitated silk painting interactives in Mooresville and Charlotte. Facilitated a Mural project in Plaza Midwood with a team of young artists and facilitated several informal painting classes for amateurs.