Arthur P. Lopez Resume

Born: Santa Fe, NM

Education: Al Collins Graphic Design School,

Tempe, AZ; Eastern New Mexico University

Solo Exhibitions:

2008: "A Sense of Place," new bultos, retablos, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX.

2008: "Con la Tinta de Mi Sangre," new bultos, Parks Gallery, Taos, NM.

2006: “Transforming Tradition, Preserving Faith,” Parks Gallery, Taos, NM

2004: “Donde Hay Luz,” Parks Gallery, Taos, NM

2003: “Pensamientos del Mundo,” Parks Gallery, Taos, NM

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2009: "Dime con Quien Andas..." group show, Parks Gallery, Taos, NM

2000-2007: Participant in both Winter and Summer Spanish Markets

2007-2009: “Craft in America Exhibition Tour: Expanding Traditions”

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR.

Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR

Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX

Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK

Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA

2007: Coors National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO

Northern New Mexico Carvers, Harwood Museum, Taos, NM

2006: “2006 Miniatures,” The Albuquerque Museum

2005: “The Holy Dozen,” Blue Sage Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

“2005 Miniatures,” The Albuquerque Museum

2004: “Arte y Amistad: Selections from the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection of Contemporary Hispanic Art,” Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

“Miniatures,” The Albuquerque Museum

“Saints in the 21st Century,” Blue Sage Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

“It Figures,” Addison/Parks Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2003: El Rancho de las Golondrinas Summer Festival

“Miniatures,” The Albuquerque Museum

2000-2002: Winter and Summer Spanish Markets, Santa Fe, NM

2002: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Indian/Spanish Fine Art Market

2000: El Rancho de Las Golondrinas Fall Harvest Festival

Museum of International Folk Art Santiago Exhibit

Selected Publications:

2008: tktktk, Washington Press

2006: 100 Artists of the Southwest, Douglas Bullis, Schiffer Publishing

2005: “Saints and Seasons,” Ana Pacheco, La Herencia

2004: Tempo Magazine, Taos News, December 9-15 issue

Arts and Culture, Albuquerque Journal, December 9 issue

Pasatiempo, The New Mexican, December 9 issue

2003: Pasatiempo, The New Mexican, May 23-29 issue

Arts and Culture, Sunday Albuquerque Journal, May 25 issue

2001: Tradicion Revista, fall issue

2000: Pasatiempo, July 21-27

Public Collections:

Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, Santa Fe, NM

Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM

Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM

El Museo Convento, Espanola, NM

Taylor Museum, Colorado Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

Freedom Museum (911 Memorial at Ground Zero), New York, NY

Selected Awards:

2007: Spanish Market: Second Place, Alter Screen Award

2007: Winter Market, Boeckman Award for New Directions

2006: Spanish Market: Purchase Award by Museum of Spanish Colonial Art

Second place, Bultos en Nicho

Honorable Mention Painted Bultos

2005: Spanish Market: Artist Collaboration Award (with wife Bernadette)

2004: Spanish Market: Directors’ Choice Award

Second place, Painted Bultos

Poster Award, 2005 Spanish Market poster

2002: Spanish Market: Florence Dibell Bartlet Award, Spanish Colonial Arts Society

Honorable Mention Bultos, New Mexico State Fair

2001: Spanish Market, Second place Bultos en Nicho

Alan and Ann Vedder Award,

Honorable Mention Bultos, New Mexico State Fair

2000: Third Place Bultos, New Mexico State Fair

Recognition for Enhancing Quality of Life in New Mexico, Secretary of State