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Carol Lopez

  • PRIMAVERA 36X28

    PRIMAVERA 36X28

  • FIN DE SEMANA 16X20

    FIN DE SEMANA 16X20

  • CARPET MARKET 16X20

    CARPET MARKET 16X20

  • AFTER PATRICIA 16X20

    AFTER PATRICIA 16X20

Biography

Carol Lopez is a Canadian painter based in Vancouver, B.C. and La Manzanilla, Mexico. She was born in Saskatchewan and has lived in other parts of Canada and in the West Indies. She has also traveled extensively, and these experiences are reflected in the wide range of her oil and acrylic paintings. Carol’s love of travel and adventure have led her to positions as the artist-in-residence at Kalani Honua, an arts center in Hawaii, and on the Universe Explorer, a “floating university” cruise ship. During these years, Carol was also working as a part time teacher. She has had many years experience teaching painting in public schools and continuing education programs. In the last three years, she has taught painting workshops and classes in La Manzanilla, Mexico. Carol’s passion for self-expression is evident in her still life, landscape and abstract paintings and collages. Carol’s artwork has been exhibited in public and private galleries, and is in collections across Canada, the USA, Mexico, and Europe.

“Though I love to paint the landscape, in what has been called an ‘abstract impressionist’ style, these days I am intrigued by what I see on the little streets in La Manzanilla, with its simple buildings of weathered color and texture, and sometimes the contrast of a bright plastic pail or tarp. Other themes are the patterns of a group of beach umbrellas, or a kiosk of bright colored fabrics on display at the Friday market.

The abstract elements of these snapshots, represented simply and directly, are what attract the viewer even before they can identify the subject matter of my paintings.”

Education:
1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Canada.
1969 Diploma in Education, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
1966 Bachelor of Arts, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Solo Exhibitions:
2008-2011
  • Annual Art Walk, La Manzanilla, Mexico
2004
  • New Westminster Public Gallery
2001
  • Portfolio Gallery, Vancouver, BC
  • Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
  • Dr. Vigari Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1993
  • White Rock Community Arts Council, White Rock, BC
1988
  • Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC
1986
  • Seymour Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
1985
  • New Westminster Public Library, BC
Group Exhibitions:
2009- Present
  • Vancouver Art Gallery Rental & Sales
2007- Present
  • Galeria La Manzanilla, Mexico
2009
  • Boca Des Iguanas Resort, Mexico
2005
  • Mountain Galleries in Whistler, BC and in Banff and Jasper, Alta
2004
  • Diana Paul Gallery, Calgary, AB
2004
  • Artists Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
2004
  • Artists Showplace, Dallas, Texas
2002
  • Artisan Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2001
  • Sopel Fine Arts, Vancouver, BC
1993
  • The Atrium, Vancouver, BC
1990
  • Schou Education Centre, Burnaby, BC
1988
  • Crown Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1984
  • New Westminster Library Public Gallery, BC
  • ” Images and Objects” Assembly of Arts Councils, BC
Selected Collections:  

Castle Agencies, Vancouver, BC
Commonwealth Insurance Co., Vancouver, BC
Levesque Securities, Vancouver, BC
Dr. C. Mills, Vancouver, BC
Nesbitt Burns Investment, Vancouver, BC
Partners in Planning Financial, Vancouver, BC
Melissa Shields-Storch, Portland, Oregon
Dr. Grant Sun, Vancouver, BC
Jenna Tuffs, Munich, Germany
Wellington West Investment, White Rock, BC
Overhead Door Corporation, Edmonton, AB

Donations:  

Canadian Medical Mission Society
Cisco’s Amigos, Mexico
La Catalina Foundation, Mexico
Art For Life – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Stephen Lewis Foundation – 2005
Virginia Centre For Creative Arts – 2005