Fiber Workshop

 

Join artist Kandy G Lopez for a free, hands-on workshop at ACA Galleries. This two-hour event will explore fiber and portraiture techniques. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this workshop is a great opportunity to experiment and get creative with textiles. All supplies will be provided.

 

Kandy G Lopez is an Afro-Caribbean American portrait artist who is known for creating complex multimedia portraits in fiber.

 

Lopez received her BFA and BS from the University of South Florida and her MFA from Florida Atlantic University in 2014. She has taught at Florida Atlantic University, Daytona State College and is currently teaching at the Halmos College of Art & Sciences at NOVA Southeastern University.

 

Lopez has had numerous solo and group exhibitions across North America including most recently at the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida where she received the 2025 People’s Choice Award. This fall, Lopez anticipates her first international solo exhibition at the Fondation Florence in Paris, as well museum shows at the Armory Art Center and Ringling College of Art + Design where the artist will also have a residency. Lopez’s second solo exhibition at ACA Galleries titled, Textile Truths: Faces of Resilience, will open on November 1.

 

Lopez has created her own unique media - portraits woven with thread which the artist calls "fiber paintings." Her portraits depict friends, family and others and give voice to their stories and experiences as people of color.