FABIAN LOPEZ
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Education
2008-09 Master in Fine Arts in Painting. Tyler School of Art – Temple University. Philadelphia, PA.
2007-08 Master in Fine Arts Candidate in Painting. Tyler School of Art- Temple Rome. Rome, Italy.
2007 Bachelor in Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing. California State University – Long Beach. Long Beach, CA.
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Courthouse Gallery “A Certain Romance”. November 2016. Lake George, NY.
2015 Temple Gallery “Slow-Wave (Roma)”. June 2015. Rome, Italy.
2013 PØST “Slow-Wave”, Los Angeles, CA.
2012 Artspace Liberti ” Sleepwalkin’ “, Philadelphia, PA.
Group Exhibitions
2018 CollarWorks Gallery Made in Granville: Exhibiting artists works participated in the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency. Troy, NY.
Schick Gallery Faculty Exhibition, Saratoga Springs, NY.
2016 Faculty Invitational St. Louis University. St. Louis, MO.
2015 Icebox Projects Victory for Tyler, Juried by Anthony Elms. Philadelphia, PA.
2013 Schick Gallery Faculty Exhibition, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Bridgette Mayer Gallery Ballet X, Philadelphia, PA.
2012 Gallery 102 Dirty Pretty Things, Philadelphia, PA.
Icebox Philadelphia Truck Expo, Philadelphia, PA.
Crane Arts Refuse Reuse: Language for the Common Landfill. Philadelphia, Pa.
2011 Gallery 102 UNTITLED, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 Temple University Gallery Everyone but Gus, Rome, Italy.
2007 I-5 Gallery Mind Your P’s and D’s, Los Angeles, CA.
2006 University Art Museum CSU Long Beach: Insights, Long Beach, CA.
2005 Another Year in L.A Project Space, Los Angeles, CA.
Residencies
2018 Invited artist to participate in the first year of the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency
Honors
2014 Faculty Development Grant. “Slow – Wave”, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.
2013 Faculty Development Grant. “Spectacular Views”, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.
2007-09 Future Faculty Fellowship Tyler School of Art – Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Lectures
2018
Elizabeth Murray Artist in Residency presentation / lecture. July 2018
Invited Artist to Lecture at Skidmore College summer arts program. July 2018
2015
Dunkerly Dialogues Panel discussion on painting, abstraction and the work of Nicholas Krushenick with Fabian Lopez and other painters. Tang Teaching Museum. Saratoga Springs. NY.
Teaching
2013-Present Assistant Professor in Painting Art Department, Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, NY.
2010-2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor Visual Studies Department. Tyler School of Art – Temple University Philadelphia, PA.
2011- 2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor.Art Department, Rowan University. Glassboro, NJ.
Exhibitions as Curator
2012 Dirty Pretty Things, Gallery 102. Philadelphia, PA.
2011 (Untitled) Crane Arts. Philadelphia, PA.
Press
2016
New American Paintings, Issue 122, juried by Sarah Montross, Associate Curator, De Cordova Sculpture Park and Museum.
2014
Title Magazine. Lopez, Fabian: The Alchemy of Phigor and Others – Dona Nelson’s solo exhibition review. April 2014
www.title-magazine.com/2014/04/the-alchemy-of-phigor-and-others/
Painters’ Table via Title Magazine: The Alchemy of Phigor. Review by Fabian Lopez. May 2014
www.painters-table.com/link/title-magazine/dona-nelson-alchemy-phigor-thomas-erben-gallery
2013
New American Paintings, Issue #104, juried by Nina Gara Bozicnik, Assistant Curator, Currier Museum of Art.
WHYY-PBS: Newsworks. Paynter, Kim: The abstracts landscapes of Philly painter Fabian Lopez.June 24th, 2013
2012
Knight Arts. Schawrtz, Chip: North Philly Abstractions in “Dirty Pretty Things”. July 19, 2012
http://www.knightarts.org/community/philadelphia/north-philly-abstractions-in-dirty-pretty-things
The Artblog. Top Picks from The Artblog for the month of July 2012. July 3, 2012. Group Exhibition, “Dirty Pretty Things”.
http://www.theartblog.org/our-picks/
Title Magazine. Friedman, Leslie: Sleepwalkin’. May 7, 2012
http://www.title-magazine.com/2012/05/sleepwalkin/
The Artblog. Roberta and Libby: Art Safari Episode 11- Fabian Lopez at Artspace Liberti. May 29, 2012
http://www.theartblog.org/2012/05/artblog-art-safaris-episode-11-fabian-lopez-at-artspace-liberti/
The Artblog Top Picks from The Artblog for the month of May 2012. April 30, 2012. Solo Exhibition, Sleepwalkin’.
http://www.theartblog.org/our-picks/
2011
The Artblog Fallon, Roberta: Studio visit with two Los Angelinos in Philly- Fabian Lopez and Shanna Waddell, September 28, 2011
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