RAIDA LOPEZ

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Born in Havana, Cuba. August 18, 1958.

EDUCATION
1988 - 92 Ringling School of Art - Bachelor in Fine Arts, Sarasota, FL; 1987 - 88 Edison Community College Liberal Arts Studies, Fort Myers, FL; 1978 - 80 Tampa Technical Institute - Associate Degree in the Graphic Arts, Tampa, FL; 1977 - 78 Hillsborough Community College - Liberal Arts Studies, Tampa, FL.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2003
"Proyecto Latino Americano," March-April, 2003 - Hatman Art Space, Coral Gables, FL
"Arte del Caribe" - Hatman Art Space, Coral Gables, FL

2001
"Raida Lopez 2001" - Summer Moods Café & Gallery - Solo Exhibition
Punta Gorda, FL
"Raida Lopez, Artist of the Month"- Fawcett Memorial Hospital - Solo Exhibition
Port Charlotte, FL
"Group Show" - Caoba Art Gallery
Tampa, FL
"Raida Lopez for Dionysus in Exile" (Inaugural Event for the C.G. Jung Society of Tampa Bay)
- St. Petersburg Hilton Hotel - Solo Exhibition
St. Petersburg, FL

2000
"Summer Group Show" - Fusion Art Gallery
St. Petersburg, FL
"Raida Lopez, Recent Works" - IMPAC University - Solo Exhibition
Punta Gorda, FL
"Internal Passages by Raida Lopez" - Coral Gables International Art Center
Coral Gables, FL
"Cuba Nostalgia" - Coconut Grove Convention Center
Miami, FL

1999
"Raida Lopez, Recent Works" - Summer Moods Café & Gallery - Solo Exhibition
Punta Gorda, FL
"3 Raida Generations" (Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter) - Charlotte County Art Guild
Punta Gorda, FL
"Faces and Forms" - Pat Buster Art Museum - Third Place
Venice, FL
"Maxi - Mini Art Exhibit" - Charlotte County Art Guild - Honorable Mention
Punta Gorda, FL
"1999 Venice Biennale" - Pat Buster Museum
Venice, FL
"Latin American Artists in Germany" - Galerie Thomas Lang
Hanau, Germany
"National Black & White Juried Show" - Artist Unlimited Inc.
Tampa, FL
"New Directions 1999" - Southwest Florida Art Guild - Third Place
Cape Coral, FL
"Art 99" - Edison Community College Art Gallery Museum
Fort Myers, FL
"Art Expressions" - Marco Island Art League
Marco Island, FL
"CUBA, CUBA" - The FL Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art - Honorable Mention
Coral Gables, FL
"San - Cap 23rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit - San - Cap Art League - Merit Award
Sanibel, FL
"Art Encounter 99" - Naples Art Center
Naples, FL

1998
"Hispanic artists living in the U.S." - EuroAmerica Gallery
Barcelona, Spain
"Cubans in America" - The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art
Coral Gables, FL
"Latin American Artists in Germany" - Galerie Thomas Lang
Hanau, Germany
"National Open Juried Exhibition - Artist Unlimited Inc.
Tampa, FL
"Frankfurter Buchmesse International Art Fair"
Frankfurt, Germany

1997
"VIX Annual Fine Art Craft Exhibition" - S.W. Florida Art Guild -1st Place Award
Fort Myers, FL
"Plastica Latina" - Salon du Val d'Or
St. Amand, France
"Drei Kunstler, Drei Welten" (Three Artists, Three Worlds) - Galerie Thomas Lang
Hanau, Germany
"Cuba es Asi" - The Florida Museum of Hispanic & Latin American Art
Coral Gables, FL
"Anniversary Exhibit "- Moss Gallery
Harbor Heights, FL
"VII Biennial Winner's Circle Art Show" - Edison Community College Art Gallery & Museum - 2nd Place
Fort Myers, FL

1996
"Plastica Latina" - Salon du Val d'Or
St. Amand, France
"Raida Lopez for Hispanic Heritage Month" - Artist Unlimited Inc. Solo Exhibit
Tampa, FL
"Frankfurter Buchmesse Internationa Fair"
Franknfurt, Germany
"Plastica Latina" - XXI Salon International de Buxieres
St. Amand, France
"Mujeres en el Arte" - (Women in the Arts) The Florida Museum of Hispanic & Latin American Art
Coral Gables, FL
"Artisti Latinoamericani in Italia" - Galleria Rotini
Livorno, Italy
"Raida Lopez, Recent Works" - The MRI Center
Port Charlotte, FL
"7 Women from 7 Countries" - The Florida Museum of Hispanic & Latin American Art
Coral Gables, FL
"Charlotte County Artists" - Arts & Humanities Council
Port Charlotte, FL
"Second Great Plains National" - Fort Hays University - Moss- Thornes Gallery
Fort Hays, KS
"Greater Midwest International Exhibition XI" Central Missouri State University
Warrensburgh, MS
"Hispanic Expressions" - National Association of Hispanic Publications 1996 National Convention
Washington D.C.

1995
"Contemporary Latin American Art" - Broward Community College
Pembroke Pines, FL
"Women in the Arts" - The Florida Museum of Hispanic & Latin American Art
Coral Gables, FL
"Hispanic Heritage in America - The Florida Museum of Hispanic & Latin American Art
Coral Gables, FL
"Latin American Artist" - Leibniz University, Santa Fe International Academy of Art
Santa Fe, New Mexico
"The Expressionistic Eye" - Agora Gallery
Soho, New York City
"Maxi - Mini 95" - Charlotte County Art Guild - Honorable Mention
Punta Gorda, FL

1994
"Arts of March" - Cape Coral Art League, 1st Place in Show
Cape Coral, FL
"Maxi/Mini 94" - Charlotte County Art Guild - 3rd Place
Punta Gorda, FL

1993
"1er Encuentro Intercultural" - Centro Cultural Gabriel Celaya
Madrid, Spain
"Harvest of Art" - Charlotte County Art Guild - 1 Merit Award, 2 Honorable Mentions
Punta Gorda, FL

1992
"Best of Ringling" - Selby Gallery - President's Award, Stanley Glenn Printmaking Award
Sarasota, FL
"ACCA - 16th Annual International Exhibition - Honorable Mention
Miami, FL

SELECTED PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
The Florida Museum of Hispanic & Latin American Art (Coral Gables, FL); Galerie Thomas Lang (Hanau, Germany); Ringling School of Art(Sarasota, FL); Full Sail Center of the Recording Arts(Orlando, FL); Tamiami Art & Frame (Port Charlotte, FL); Moss Gallery(Port Charlotte, FL); Leibniz University(Santa Fe, New Mexico); Paquito D'Rivera, International jazz musician(New York City); Charlotte Heart & Vascular Institute, mural commission,(Port Charlotte, FL); Marina's Art & Design (Madrid, Spain) and many other private collections.

DOCUMENTATION
"Los Colores de la Patria," personal interview by Jose Sanchez-Boudy, Diario de las Americas, June 15, 2003.
"Raida Lopez Special, Luna Verde T.V. show," Personal interview by Marcos Miranda, America Te Ve Channel, March 22, 2003.
"Medallones Humanos," by Luis Conte Aguero; Diario de las Americas, pg.9-A, February 18, 2003.
Proclamation by the Board of County Commissioners of Charlotte County, "Arts and Humanities Council Artist of the Month"- May 8th, 2001.
"Internal Passages by Raida Lopez", by Laura Ramirez, The EastSider Vol.2 No.32 July 19, 2000; Coral Gables, FL.
"Artistic Family Shows works from three of it's generations, by Linda Fudala, Charlotte Herald Tribune, August 27, 1999.
"3 Raida Generations", by Magggie Lacey, Sun Herald, Sept.24, 1999.
"Three Generations of Raida's Art" by Ann Henderson, Charlotte Herald Tribune, Sept.17, 1999.
"Mining the Psyche", by Joan Altabe, Sarasota Herald, Oct. 17, 1997.
"Raida Exhibits", by Cheryl Bailey, Sun Herald, Punta Gorda, Oct. 22, 1997.
"Artist lets subconscious mind take over while painting", by Linda Fudala, Sarasota Herald - Oct.10,1997.
"Figures Flow through Lopez's paintings", by Richard Simpson, Sun Herald, Punta Gorda, FL, Feb.12, 1997.
"Painting and Graphics prevail at Agora Gallery" - Artspeak, New York, April 1995.
"Young Artist attempts to seduce her audience", Sarasota Herald - Charlotte A.M., July 13, 1995.
"Spotlight on Gallery Artist" - Happenings - Southwest Florida Guide to Arts and Entertainment. May /June 1996.
"Bold and Sensual: The Work of Raida Lopez", Charlotte Arts - Vol 10 #3, Summer 1996.
"Gallery glimpses - Raida Lopez", by Joanna Milani, Extra - The Tampa Tribune, Oct. 18, 1996.
"Young Artist attempts to seduce her audience", Sarasota Herald - Charlotte A.M., July 13, 1995.
"Spotlight on Gallery Artist" - Happenings - Southwest Florida Guide to Arts and Entertainment. May /June 1996.
"Bold and Sensual: The Work of Raida Lopez", Charlotte Arts - Vol 10 #3, Summer 1996.
"Gallery Glimpses - Raida Lopez", by Joanna Milani, Extra - The Tampa Tribune, Oct. 18, 1996.

To learn more about the art or the artist, please contact:
Raida Lopez
raidalopez@comcast.net