Kandy G Lopez

Website: www.kandyglopez.com Email: [email protected]

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2011- 2014 Florida Atlantic University (MFA - Painting) 2007- 2011 University of South Florida (BFA - Painting & Drawing) 2007 - 2011 University of South Florida (BS - Marketing and Management) 2006- 2007 Maryland Institute College of Art – Attended for 1 year of Undergraduate 2002- 2006 New World School of the Arts – High School Diploma

GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS

2015 Academic Affairs Professional Development Opportunity Award - Studio Arts, Daytona State College 2014 FAU - Friedland Project Grant 2014 FAU - Advisory Board Graduate Scholarship 2013 FAU Diversity Fellowship 2013 Women In The Visual Art Inc. & The Peter Salvatore Award In Memory Of Gail Salvatore 2013 FAU Friedland Project Grant 2012-2013 FAU Academic Excellence Fellowship 2012-2014 FAU Graduate Grant 2012 Women In The Visual Arts, Inc. Scholarship 2011- 2012 Provost Fellowship – Florida Atlantic University 2009-2011 Exceptional Talent Grant - University of South Florida 2007 NAHS Scholarship - Maryland Institute College of Art 2007 Presidential Scholarship - Maryland Institute College of Art 2007 Ruth Jenkins Bristor Scholarship - Maryland Institute College of Art

SOLO EXHIBITION

2016 Armour, Nova Southeastern University Gallery 217, September 28th – November 15 2015 Still Human, The HUB on Canal Street, New Smyrna Beach, FL. October 3 - November 3 2013 Miami Project, 6th Street Container Gallery, Miami FL, August 16 - September 13

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 – 2018 Inner Worlds, Cade Art Gallery, Anne Arundel Comm. College, Arnold, MD, Nov. 21- Jan 18 2017 Discrimination & Disparity: Relentlessly Persisting, Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Nov. 25 2017 3rd Annual Hand Pulled Print Exhibition, Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn NY, Sep. 22- Oct. 22th 2017 FAEA Member Virtual Exhibition. St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Pete., FL. Oct. 19th 2017 Color, Line and Form Exhibition, Alvin Sherman Library, NSU, Davie, FL., Sep 3rd - Oct 12. 2017 Scratching the Surface, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland OR, Aug. 12 – Sep. 12th 2017 We the People: Political Art in an Age of Discord, Poughkeepsie NY. July 8 – August 12 2017 Printmaking NOW! Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg, OR, May 5 – June 25 2017 Urban Collage and the Collage City, Feral Factory, Denver CO, Apr.1 – Jun. 26 2017 Needles and Thread, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA, April 7-29

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2017 Afro-Luminosity, The ARC – Arts and Recreation Center, FL, March 12 – May 15 2016 -2017 Boca Imaging Center, West Boca Diagnostic Imaging Center, FL, March 12 – Sept. 17 2016 Art of Black, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Catalina Hotel, Dec 1-4, Art Basel 2016 The Gallery at Westfield Broward, FL., November 11 – December 31 2016 Flip Out, Annex Space at Girls’ Club, FL., June 25 – July 22nd 2016 Immediate Impressions, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Broward College, Apr 21- May 18 2016 Texas National 2016, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX, April 9 – June 11 2016 Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, April 9 – June 4 2016 Breaking the Mold, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis MA, March 31 - June 12 2016 The Mother Goddess, The ARC – Arts and Recreation Center, FL, March 20 – April 15 2016 Press Play, Lincoln Center Fort Collins, CO, March 4 – April 9 2016 Black Lives Matter, Gallery 51- Mass. College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA, Feb 4 - 28 2016 Cultural Mosaic, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach, FL, January 12- February 5th 2015 EXISTENCE, Girls' Club Collection, FL, February 25 - March 3rd 2015 African Diaspora, Palm Beach State College, Eissey Campus, FL. February 17 - March 20 2015 -2016 Daytona State College Faculty Exhibition, FL, February 2 - March 18 2015 The Valdosta National, Valdosta State University, GA, January 20 - February 6 2014 The Art of Wax, Gallery 901, Santa Fe, NM, November 21 - December 30 2014 THE CONDENDERS, Unit 1 - Lake Worth, FL, October 24 - November 2014 Monochrome, Palm Beach County Cultural Council, FL, October 30 - December 6 2014 Sea Rising: A Survey of South Florida Artists, Armory Art Center, FL, Sept. 20 - Oct. 18 2014 Real People, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, August 1-September 28 2014 Art at the Airport Exhibition, Palm Beach International Airport, FL, July 9 - October 8 2014 Confluence, MFA Exhibition, Florida Atlantic University, FL, April 3 - May 23 2013 Atlanta Print Biennial, Erickson Clock Gallery, GA, November 15 - December 7 2013 Interchanges, The Virginia Center for Latin American Art, VA, October 4 - November 4 2013 ROUND HOLE SQUARE PEG QUEER IDENTITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY, NY, August 1 - 3 2013 2nd Annual Women's History Month Art Show, Florida Atlantic University, FL Mar. 4 - Apr. 17 2013 Bayonne Art Circle Members Show, Bayonne Community Museum, NJ, February 8 - 16 2013 Stories on the skin, Florida Atlantic University, FL, January 18 2012 Appropriated Gender, 1310 Gallery, FL, September 15 – October 12 2012 Mammography Art Initiative, Frost Art Museum -Florida International University, Sept. 29 2012 Continuum, Palm Beach County Cultural Council, FL, August 18 – November 10 2012 1st Annual Juried Painting Show, The Art Place Wynwood, FL, July 14 – July 30 2012 61st Annual All Florida Competition & Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL, May 30-Jul. 8 2012 Armory Art Center, Artistic Visions II – Women In The Visual Arts, FL, March 31- May 2 2012 Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, March 4- April 15 2012 Palm Beach State College, Art & Life: The Spirit of Haiti, FL, Jan 5 – Feb 10 2011 BymnasiaHerzliya, Plain, Invited Exhibition, November 2011 2011 Young Blood: So Fresh 2011, FL, August 13 - September 3 2011 University of South Florida, SHE, FL, May 2 - 6 2011 University of South Florida, BFA Show – Cluster Fluff, FL, April 25 - May 6 2010 University of South Florida, Bacchanalia, November 15 - 30 2010 University of South Florida, 34th Annual Student Art Exhibition Competition 2010 University of South Florida, Centre Gallery, So You Think You Can Paint? 2008 Washington DC’s Education Building, April-May 2008 Exhibition 2007 Maryland Institute BSU Exhibition 2006 Maryland Institute College of Art Foundation Showcase 2006 Maryland Institute BSU Exhibition 2006 Miami Art Museum Scholastic Exhibition 2006 New World School of the Arts Senior Showcase 2004-2005 Act - So Exhibition 2002-2005 Coconut Groove Arts Festival 2002 Miami Dade County Youth Fair Exhibition 2001 In And Out of Context Exhibition 2001 Miami Dade County Annual Exhibition

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INSTALLATIONS

2017 Shade, Gleason Room, Miami Beach, collaboration with Augusto Soledad, May 24th 2016 Juneteenth Celebration, Old School Square, Delray Beach, FL. June 18th 2014- Present News Journal Center, Daytona Beach, FL. 2014 - Present Florida Atlantic University - Dorothy F. Schmidt Arts & Humanities, Boca Raton, FL.

AWARDS

2017 International Education Programs Award – Florida Art Education Association, St. Petersburg, FL. 2017 Staff Pick Award, Needles and Thread exhibition, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, WA 2015 Faculty of the Month - February, Daytona State College 2011 FHEAN Certificate of Recognition for Advocacy in the Arts 2010 Bring the Light Rail to USF Competition – 3rd Place 2009-2010 SIEDE Student Fund Award- University of South Florida 2007 Scholastic Art Award - Maryland Institute College of Art 2007 Access for Excellence Award - Maryland Institute College of Art 2007 ACT/SO Maryland Institute College of Art Match 2006 Latino Art Beat National 1st Place Winner 2006 Scholastics Silver Key Portfolio Winner 2006 Scholastics Gold Key Regional Competition 2005 28th Annual National Competition (Act-So) Gold Medalist in Painting for NAACP 2005 Act-So Miami Dade County Gold Medalist in Painting. 2004 Second place Act- So Contest Winner in Photography 2002 Most Successful Art Student 2002 Award of Distinction - Miami Dade County 2001 First in color pencils - Miami Dade County Youth Fair

GUEST SPEAKER/WORKSHOPS

2017 Art Roundtable, Fear the Invisible, NSU Art Museum, November 14 2017 Who Are You? Artist Mentorship Program (AMP) Summer Camp, Florida Atlantic University, June 21-23 2017 Art Talk: A conversation about Afro-Luminosity and the Art of Black Miami – The ARC – Arts and Recreation Center, FL, April 30, 2:00-5:00 pm 2016 Monotype Printing Demo & Walk-and-Talk Lecture, Oct. 12 & Nov. 2, NSU Gallery 217 2016 Youth Cultural Empowerment Program Summer Camp, Spady Museum Arts Workshop, Delray Beach, FL., July 19-21 2016 Spruce Creek High School, Daytona Beach, FL., April 7 2016 Immediate Impressions, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Broward College, April 21 2016 Portrait Drawing Series, Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL 2016 The Mother Goddess, The ARC – Arts and Recreation Center, FL, March 20 2016 Drawing 101 Series, Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL. 2015 Acrylic Portrait Painting Series, Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL. 2015 Brown Paper Bag Lecture Series - Daytona State College, FL. 2015 Deland Regional Public Library Family Fan Fest, Deland FL 2013 FAU - Professor Vickie Skinner Spring Drawing I class, Boca Raton, FL 2013 Women In The Visual Arts -17 annual Spring Celebration of High School Art, Palm Beach, FL 2013 Women In The Visual Arts Venetian Masquerade - A Fundraiser for the Lynn Travis Stender Art Scholarship Fund

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

2016 – Present Assistant Professor of Art and Design – NOVA Southeastern University Teaching: All foundation courses, Painting I & II, Methods and Materials, Senior Seminar, Art History I & II, Museum Studies, Race in Art - Honors Course

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2016 – Present Co - Director of Gallery 217, NOVA Southeastern University 2014 - 2016 Assistant Professor in Studio Art - Daytona State College Taught - Painting I, Painting II, Art Appreciation, Design I, Drawing I, Drawing II 2014 - 2016 Co – Director of News Journal Center (DSC) Gallery 2014 Summer Camp Manager/Instructor - Norton Museum of Art Summer Camp Tours - Wheels & Heels: The Big Noise Around Little Toys, June 24 - August 1 2014 Art Instructor - Palm Beach County Boys & Girls Club, June 16 - July 28 2014 Art Instructor - Family Studio/Georgia On My Mind: Georgia O'Keeffe, June 7 2013 PACE Workshop: Farm worker Coordinating Council Instructor - Norton Museum of Art, October 7 - December 9 2013 Sketchbook Thursday Instructor - Norton Museum of Art - Art After Dark Program, August 15 - October 17 2013 Summer Camp Manager/Instructor - Norton Museum of Art Summer Camp Tours - Block by Block: Inventing Amazing Architecture, June 20 - August 2 2012 - 2014 Instructor on record – 2-D Design, Drawing I, Drawing II - Figure Drawing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL 2012 Internship – Dorsch Gallery, Miami FL 2012 Internship – Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami Beach FL 2012 Internship – Girls’ Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale FL 2012 Group Lunch Lecture Series Coordinator, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL Artists: Sarah Michelle Rupert, Sean Erwin, Juana Valdes, Amy Broderick, Naomi Fisher, Elisabeth Condon, Ernesto Oroza 2011 - 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL 2011 Artist Assistant for Carol Prusa& Julie Davidow 2010 Internship – Graphic Studio, University of South Florida, Tampa FL

OTHER EXPERIENCES

2013 FAU Master Teacher of The Year Award Selection Committee, Boca Raton, FL 2013 FAU Distinguished Teacher of The Year Award Selection Committee, Boca Raton, FL 2011 - 2014 Office Assistant – Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL 2009 - 2011 Office Assistant/Fiscal Assistant/Travel Assistant – University of South Florida, Tampa FL 2009 Receptionist/Artist – New World Medical Center, Miami FL 2007 - 2009 Receptionist/ Artist – University of South Florida, Institute on Black Life, Tampa FL 2008 President’s Assistant/ Receptionist – Intercommunications American Systems, Hollywood FL 2006 - 2007 AV Technician/Receptionist – Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2006 Receptionist – R & F Dental Clinic, PA, Miramar FL 2005 Receptionist – BYR Telecommunications, Doral FL 2004 Summer Teaching Assistant – Norland Middle School of the Arts, Opa Locka, FL.

CURATORIAL

2016 - 2017 Retrospective Miami Latino Art Beat Exhibition, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Brickell, FL 2015 EXISTENCE, Girls' Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 2014 - 2016 Daytona State College's Academic Support Center, DSC Student Exhibitions in Studio Arts Building 2013 Florida Atlantic University 2nd Annual Art Show Celebrating Women's History Month 2012 Continuum Exhibition Coordinator, Palm Beach County Cultural Council FL. 2012 10 x T10 Undergraduate Exhibition, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL.

COMMISIONS

2014 Bluapple Poetry Project - Jason Taylor Foundation 2013 Song portrait for Rolando A Lopez - Song writer 2013 Portrait for R&F Dental (2nd one)

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2012 Mammography Art Initiative - Breast Cancer Auction 2012 Portrait of Rapper 6 Cardinal 2012 Portrait of Angela Ceccarelli-Giorsetti 2012 Latinos Are One! Sponsored by McDonalds 2011 Portrait of Lili Hong 2011 Portrait of Ryan Hebda 2011 R&F Dental - Portrait 2010 Portrait of Pae Campusano 2006 R&F Dental - Portrait 2002 Mural Fruit Painting – Norland Middle School

EXHIBITION JUROR

2015 Juror for the Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural and Educational Center Exhibition, Daytona Beach, FL. 2014 - 2016 Juror for the Annual Spring Student Exhibition, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, FL.

VOLUNTERRING

2017 Achieve Miami Summer Art Enrichment Program, Jesse J. McCrary, JR. Elementary School, Miami, July 5 & 6 2017 AARP Foundation and Miami Dolphin 4th Annual Million Meal Pack 2017 Drawing Patch Workshop, Girl’s Scout Troop 10604, March 12 (art instructor) 2016 –Present Recruiter for the Performing and Visual Art Department at NOVA in various workshops 2016 Recruiter for the Visual Arts Department at DSC throughout Volusia County 2015 - 2016 Advisor for the Studio Rats (Art Club) 2015 Daytona Beach Police Department Mural - 10' x 20'. In partnership with Daytona State College and AMI Kids Volusia County 2015 - 2016 HubArt Connection Gallery Search Team Member

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2016 “Miami’s Popular Art of Black Artists.”November 2016. http://www.miamiandbeaches.com/events/art-of-black/art-of-black-artists 2016 Sorrow, Kristi. “Cultural Mosaic exhibit to explore issues of identity.” January 6, 2016. http://news.palmbeachstate.edu/2016/01/06/cultural-mosaic-exhibit-to-explore-issues-of- identity/ 2015 Ryan, Allie. "Making Art - Connecting Community." Daytona State College Magazine. Vol 1. No. 2. Fall 2015. http://issuu.com/allieryan/docs/dsc_magazine_issue_two_online /35?e=1353151%2F30973046 2015 Longa, Lyda. " Daytona Beach police mural - A work od art that depicts community policing." http://www.newsjournalonline.com/article/20150923/NEWS/150929800 /0/APS?Title=Daytona-Beach-police-mural-A-work-of-art-that-depicts-community-policing 2015 Daytona State College Viewbook Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsn5lKC1Yqc 2014 Melero, Jillian. " The Schmidt Gallery's 'Confluence' Exhibit Showcases Diversity in Culture as well as Disciplines." http://www.upressonline.com/2014/04/the-schmidt-gallerys- confluence-exhibit-showcases-diversity-in-culture-as-well-as-disciplines/ 2012 Sjostrom, Jan. “ FAU fine arts students, grads learn curating skill.” August 29, 2012. http://palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/world/power-of-10-show-teaches-fau-fine- arts-students-ho/nRPDX/ 2012 WPEC-TV CBS12 News, “Local Student Artists Get A Chance To Display Their Work In A Local Gallery.” August 17, 2012. http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/update-more-details- garbage-truck-fatality-loxahatchee-1647.shtml 2012 “Students display artwork in ‘Continuum’ exhibit.” Sun-Sentinel, Wednesday, August 8,

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2012. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/custom/society/palmbeach/fl-societysl- cultural-0808-20120808,0,6639364.story 2012 Palm Beach County Cultural Council Current Exhibition. http://www.palmbeachculture.com/currentexhibition 2012 Hartz-Seeley, Deborah. “Summer Arts: Florida art abounds at Boca Museum of Art’s annual juried show.” The Coastal Star Online, May 30, 2012. http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/summer-arts-florida-art-abounds-at-boca- museum-of-art-s-annual-ju 2012 “Summer in Boca: 61st All Florida Exhibition.” Art South Florida Online, June 4, 2012. http://artsouthflorida.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/summer-in-boca-61st-all-florida- exhibition/ 2012 “Exhibition Images: 61st Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition.” Boca Raton Museum of Art Online http://www.bocamuseum.org/index.php?submenu=61stAnnualAllFlorida&src=gendocs&re f=61st%20Annual%20All%20Florida&category=ImagesforPress 2012 South Florida Daily Blog: Your Evening Sift. June 11, 2012. http://southfloridadailyblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/your-evening-sift_11.html 2012 Dougher, Colleen. “Paintings show a vulnerable side; Portrait artist’s works part of All Florida Juried show in Boca museum.” Sun-Sentinel, Sunday, June 10, 2012. http://www.sun- sentinel.com/topic/fl-kandy-lopez-art-exhibit-20120609,0,4273768.story; http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/fl-kandy-lopez-art-exhibit-20120609,0,2414611.story 2012 Dougher, Colleen. “Local Spitlight: Kandy Lopez.” Arterpillar Blog, Monday, June 11, 2012. http://arterpillar.blogspot.com/2012/06/local-spotlight-kandy-lopez.html 2012 Gould, Carol. “Towards a Theory of the Aesthetic Properties of Persons,” pg. 7-8. 2012 Coastlines 2012 Issue, Florida Atlantic University 2012 Latinos Are One!www.latinosareone.com – Episode 3 2012 Youtube, “LR1, Latinos Are One – Season 2: The Arts District – Kandy, Painter.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8wh1egkf_D0 2012 Youtube, “Haitian art, poetry and more! Art & Life: The Spirit of Haiti.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTKPvo3u97g 2012 Youtube, “Art & Life: The Spirit of Haiti – an art exhibition.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhYVXoUuYeI 2012 Youtube, “Art & Life: The Spirit of Haiti.”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeA_546lL0 2012 Schreiber, Maxine. “Art and life: The spirit of Haiti.” The Examiner Online, January 9, 2012, http://www.examiner.com/article/art-and-life-the-spirit-of-haiti 2011 “New World School of the Arts presents Young Blood: So Fresh.” Miami Art Guide Online, http://www.miamiartguide.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3670:n ew-world-school-of-the-arts-presents-young-blood-so-fresh-&catid=17:exhibitions-on- view&Itemid=100142 2011 Note – a – BULL News, “Humphreys, Lopez, Lefave, Norwood & Matos Closing Reception”, University of South Florida 2011 Garisto, Julie. “Do These This Weekend!Two-wheel fun, poetry, art, rockin' bargains and a laugh fest.”Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, http://cltampa.com/tampa/do-these-this- weekend/Content?oid=2255371#.T-PB6xdfGF- 2011 “Kandy Lopez Artwork!!!” D3adstock.com, June 15, 2011, http://d3adstock.blogspot.com/2011/06/kandy-lopez-artwork.html 2010 The Oracle, Vol 48, No. 51, “Creating food for thought.” By Brenda Medina, University of South Florida. http://www.usforacle.com/mobile/montage/creating-food-for-thought- 1.2413932 2008 Latina Lista, Marzo 2008 Archives, “High School Art Competition in Select Cities Focuses on Hispanic Heritage & Culture Theme.” By Marisa Trevino 2008 “Latino Art Beat Launches 2008 National Hispanic Heritage Art Competition at U.S. Department of Education.”Hispanic PR Wire, March 31, 2008. http://www.hispanicprwire.com/News/in/11104/1/latino-art-beat-launches-2008-national- hispanic-heritage-art-competition-at/ 2007 “Latino Art Beat Awards $20,000 Scholarship to National ‘Hispanic Heritage’ Art Competition Winner.” Hispanic Business Online, October 22, 2007.

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http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2007/10/23/latino_art_beat_awards_20000_scholarship.h tm 2007 Bogen, Jocelyn. “Latino Art Beat Unveils 2007 National Commemorative Art Poster Calendar.” U.S. Mayor Newspaper, February 12, 2007. http://www.usmayors.org/usmayornewspaper/documents/02_12_07/pg17_latino_art.asp 2006 Car Buyer’s Notebook.com, “Miami Student Wins National Art Contest and Opportunity to Have Work Appear in GM Ad Campaign.” By Frank Giovinazzi 2006 GM, GMability, Education, “Teenage Artists Compete for Scholarship and the Chance for their Artwork to Appear in a GM National Ad Campaign.” 2006 New World School of The Arts Press Release, “New World Dominates ACT-SO Competition, Students Advance to Nationals in Washington, DC.” By Maria Flores 2004 The Miami Herald, Neighbors, “ACT-SO winners move to nationals.” By Mohamed Hamaludin

Portfolio available upon request

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