Lisa Alvarado (artist)

[4] Alvarado's paintings accompany musical performances as mobile setting for the band Natural Information Society, for which she plays harmonium.

[8][9] Alvarado's practice bridges visual art and sound to create works that explore the possibilities and nuances of abstraction.

[4][10] She began making her free-hanging works in 2010, as portable sets for the band Natural Information Society, an experimental ensemble of traditional and electronic instruments.

[11] Her two-sided works float between categories—they are at once paintings, screens and tapestries that create airy partitions, delineating pathways, evoking both theatrical and ceremonial uses.

[12][14] Alvarado's works recall a number of traditions, among them Mexican textiles and European and American Modernist painting, however they build on those sources to become something of their own.