Susana López Castells
"Bringing out the magic in ordinary things of life"
Making Magic On A Canvas
Each painting has its own miracle; they can be very versatile in technique, depending on what I want to achieve with them. I usually start painting a dark background and finish working it up to the lighter tones in the piece: other times I start applying the lightest colors in the painting and work it up to the darkest ones. I can use brushes, spatulas, or even my own fingers, but the result is always the same, a balanced scenario of color envisioned with my heart and mind.
Exhibitions & Awards
EXHIBITIONS
Book and Art Expo in "El Ateneo Puertorriqueño", Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, July, 2013
Fresh Collective Exhibition, Brío Art Gallery, San Juan, PR, June 2010
"Casas" Exhibition in Reliable Mortgage Corporation, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, September 2007
Third Grand Fundraising Auction for the American Red Cross, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2005
Collective Exhibition with the Museum of the Américas in the Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, October 2005
Collective Exhibition with the Museum of the Américas in the International Art Fair in Belgium, "Lineart 2005", Gent, Belgium, Dec. 2005
Individual Exhibition "Stories to Tell" in MACO Studio Gallery, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, March 2005
Individual Exhibition "Memories of the Colors in my Country" R-G Financial Corporation, San Juan, PR, September 2004
Individual Exhibition "Colors" in Galería Labrador, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2004
Second Puerto Rican and Latin American Art Auction, Hyatt Regency Cerromar Beach, Dorado, Puerto Rico, May 2001
AWARDS & DEGREES
Award "La Fundación Reliable", for art formation workshop- Pequeños Artistas, September 2007
Award "Misión de Amor a República Dominicana" for donating a an original painting to auction for the children in need, February 2005
Outstanding Young People of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Comission of Youth, UNESCO, PR 2000
Second Place in the Painting Category, Day of the Puerto Rican Painter Artist, Aguadilla, PR 2002
Master Degree in Architecture, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR 1997
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 1992