@ Riverside Art Museum

EXHIBITION ON VIEW: September 21, 2024 – March 2, 2025

Location: Powell Gallery

Kandy G Lopez, a multidisciplinary Afro-Caribbean American artist, critically engages with the complexities of identity and marginalization. Lopez’s fiber-based artworks serve as a powerful medium to navigate the intricacies of ancestry, race, class, and gender. As an artist, Lopez is driven by a desire to represent marginalized individuals who inspire and move her, constantly seeking challenges both materialistically and metaphorically. Her works are born from a deep-seated need to explore and learn about her people and culture, fostering a dialogue between the artwork and the viewer. This exhibition features her large-scale fiber works – portraits “painted” with yarn.

Kandy G Lopez was born in New Jersey and raised in Florida. After obtaining her BFA and BS from the University of South Florida, concentrating in Painting and Marketing and Management, she pursued her MFA with a focus on Painting at Florida Atlantic University. Lopez has since dedicated herself to teaching. She is currently an Associate Professor at NOVA Southeastern University.

Curated by Lisa Henry.

Photo courtesy of the artist. Pictured: Marly & Luis (green).