Kandy G Lopez-Moreno was born in New Jersey and moved with her family to Miami. She received her BFA and BS from the University of South Florida concentrating in Painting and in Marketing and Management. She received her MFA with a concentration in Painting from Florida Atlantic University in 2014. She has taught at Florida Atlantic University, Daytona State College, and is now teaching as an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Media and Arts at the Halmos College of Art & Sciences at NOVA Southeastern University. As a visual artist, Lopez is representing individuals within poor communities in the U.S., these portraits help her, as a female Afro-Dominican American, come to terms with the way she too has to adopt and perform identities of survival.

Kandy’s work has been exhibited in several galleries and museums. Recent exhibitions include: The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, the Spady Heritage Cultural Museum in Palm Beach, The Art Warehouse in Delray, St. Thomas University in Miami, and at the Cade Art Gallery in Maryland to name a few.

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