Kandy G. Lopez

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Kandy G Lopez
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BornJuly 10, 1987 (1987-07-10) (age 38)
Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Education
OccupationsVisual artist, professor
Known forFiber art and portrait paintings
Website kandyglopez.com

Kandy G Lopez (born July 10, 1987) is a multimedia American artist and associate professor at Nova Southeastern University. [1] She is known for her fiber works, which focus on the representation of marginalized individuals to explore race, gender, and class. [2]

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Early life and education

Lopez was born to Dominican parents in Bayonne, New Jersey. [3] After her parents divorced, she moved to Hialeah, Florida with her mother and brother. [3] It wasn't until she attended Rainbow Park Elementary in Opa Locka, Florida that she found a sense of cultural identity and belonging in the area's predominantly African-American population. [1] [3]

Her art education began at Norland Middle School of the Arts in Opa Locka [4] and continued at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. [4]

She attended Maryland Institute College of Art for a year before she relocated to Tampa, Florida where she received her B.S. in Business with a concentration in Marketing and Management and B.F.A. with a concentration in painting from the University of South Florida. [1] She went on to receive her M.F.A. with a concentration in painting from Florida Atlantic University. [1]

Notable work

Quavia, Jeremi - Situation Identity solo exhibition installation, ACA Galleries, NY.jpg

Lopez' artwork explores the complexities of the Afro-Caribbean American experience. [5] She credits a piece of thread falling on a piece of her artwork back in 2015 for her incorporation of fiber into her artwork. [6]

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Marly & Luis (green), 2022

Marly and Luis is a 96 x 60 inch yarn and acrylic on mesh canvas depicting two siblings of Dominican decent in front of a green background. In the image, Luis is leaning his arm on Marly's shoulder while they both look straight. [7] Created in 2022, it's featured in Lopez' (In)Visible Threads exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum. [7] [8]

(In)Visible Threads Exhibition, at the Riverside Art Museum, California (September 21, 2024 to March 2, 2025)

Lopez currently works as an associate professor at Nova Southeastern University. [1] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kandy G. Lopez-Moreno". honors.nova.edu. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kandy G Lopez". ACA Galleries. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 The Presentation of Self (Thesis). ProQuest   1547940055 . Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Kandy G Lopez". Bold Journey Magazine. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "We The People: Kandy G Lopez and Aminah Robinson | Sep 3 – Nov 9, 2024". ACA Galleries. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Focus, Amon (September 10, 2024). "Threading Identity: Fiber Portraits by Kandy G Lopez at The Armory Show". New York Said. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Kandy G Lopez, Marly & Luis (green), 2022". ACA Galleries. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kandy G Lopez: (In)visible Threads at Riverside Art Museum". Riverside Art Museum & The Cheech. December 23, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Kandy G Lopez Introduces Herself to the NYC Art World | All Of It". WNYC. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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