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GRETCHEN LOPEZ Signed Hand Painted Pillow “SEMINOLE SISTERS” 0

$ 131.97

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Artisan: Gretchen Lopez
  • Tribal Affiliation: Seminole
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Condition: New
  • Origin: Arizona
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No

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    GRETCHEN LOPEZ signed pillow.  "Seminole Sisters".  28X17. Pillow was purchased at an upscale art boutique about 15 years ago and has been used for display only. Paid 0.
    GRETCHEN'S WORKS ARE INSPIRED, NOT ONLY BY HER LOVE OF PAINTING, BUT FROM HER ETHNIC HERITAGE, TEACHING AND THE WORLD AROUND HER.  AFTER MAJORING IN ADVERTISING AND DESIGN, SHE WENT ON TO STUDY FASHION ILLUSTRATION AT THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING IN LOS ANGELES, THEN FINISHED OUT HER STUDIES AT THE ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.  AS A TENTH GENERATION NATIVE OF CALIFORNIA,  GRETCHEN IS A DESCENDANT OF THE FIRST SPANISH SETTLERS AND THE CALIFORNIA RANCHEROS, WITH ROOTS STEMMING FROM THE CHUMASH AND APACHE.  HER WORK IS INSPIRED BY THIS RICH ETHNIC HERITAGE.  BUT IT IS THE VIBRANT COLOR AND SPONTANEITY WHICH ARE EXPRESSED IN THE GENTLE BEAUTY OF THE NATIVE AND HISPANIC PEOPLE, SHE PAINTS, AND BY COMBINING THE TRADITIONAL WITH THE CONTEMPORARY, SHE IS ABLE TO PAINT WITH FREEDOM.  GRETCHEN LIVES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA, WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO PURSUE HER LOVE OF PAINTING, AND HAS TAUGHT AT THE SEDONA ARTS CENTER FOR OVER 15 YEARS.  SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR THE VIOLA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ART EDUCATION, AND HAS WON AWARDS IN THE SEDONA PLEIN AIRE FESTIVAL INCLUDING THE "AWARD OF MERIT" FOR HER FIGURATIVE WORK, JUDGED BY INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN ARTIST, LORI PUTNAM.  HER WORKS ARE INCLUDED IN NUMEROUS  PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AS WELL AS IN GALLERIES AND EXHIBITS AT THE HISTORIC PHIPPEN MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA.
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