Anthony Alvarez

Assistant Director, Shine Portrait Studio

Photographer and educator, Anthony Alvarez leads the Free School initiative at Express Newark, working to connect Rutgers University-Newark with the city at large through a shared, socially engaged curriculum centered through a contemporary art lens focused on collaboration, co-creation, and community building. He is the Assistant Director for SHINE Portrait Studio at Express Newark overseeing community engagement programs, artist in residence projects, exhibitions and is Co-publisher of Shine Portrait Studio Press. He is a Lecturer in the Fine Art Program, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, RU-N.

Anthony is a nationally recognized photographer whose fine art work has been exhibited in venues such as the Armory Show in NYC, Art Basel in Miami, and the Center for Fine Art Photography in Colorado and the Newark Museum of Art. Anthony has worked on various national political campaigns, with international leaders, and Fortune 500 companies. His work has been published in Vogue, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Huffington Post, Downbeat, and Jazz Times, among others. Anthony is part of Brooklyn based, Somos Collective, focusing on Latine photographers. Additionally, he is co-curator of Contemplation, Hope, and Resilience: Making Prayer Rugs as an Aesthetic Medium, Windows Gallery at Express Newark.

A graduate of Arts High School in Newark, he earned a BFA in Photography from Pratt Institute and an Ed. M in Adult Education with a certificate in Higher Education Teaching from Rutgers Graduate School of Education. Anthony is also a Leadership Newark Public Policy Fellow and has a certificate in Creative Entrepreneurship from Rutgers Business School’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.

Contact Info

anthony.alvarez@rutgers.edu

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