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Lorena Ziraldo
Ziraldo in 2013
Born
Udine, Italy
NationalityCanadian
OccupationPainter
Years active1980–present

Lorena Ziraldo (born in Italy)[1] is a Canadian artist based in Ottawa, Ontario.[2] She works mainly in oil and employs bold colors in a loose, gestural style.[3][4][5]

Education

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She studied Art History at the University of Toronto and Fine Arts under Gerald Ferguson at NSCAD University, obtaining her BFA in 2000.[6][7]

Work

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Her paintings have been exhibited in Canada and the USA.[8][9][10][11] Ziraldo's 2014 solo exhibition "National Portrait Gallery" at Wallack's Galleries[12] called for the creation of a portrait gallery in the nation's capital.[13][14][15][16]

Awards

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  • Walker Industries Art Competition, 2019, 2nd Prize[17]
  • Figureworks Award Show, 2011, 1st Prize[18]

Exhibition catalogues

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  • "Beauty In The Time Of ...", 2022, Orange Art Gallery, Ottawa[19]
  • "Seventeen Years, 17 Paintings", 2018, Secord Gallery, Halifax[20]
  • "Couleur, beauté et quadrillage", 2017, Galerie d’art Blanche, Montreal[21]
  • "National Portrait Gallery", 2014, Wallack’s Galleries, Ottawa[22]
  • "Snapshot", 2013, Secord Gallery, Halifax[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Lorena Ziraldo | Secord Gallery". www.secordgallery.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ^ "Art Appeal" (PDF). Re:porter: The Art Issue (85): 10. May–June 2023.
  3. ^ "Visual Viewpoints: Ziraldo's paintings show sensitive style." The Chronicle Herald, October 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Ziraldo looks at us, the viewers." The Chronicle Herald, November 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "Painterly Pauses: Lorena Ziraldo – The A Word". Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  6. ^ “VIVID Volume 22, Spring 2013.” Nova Scotia College of Art & Design.
  7. ^ "Biography Lorena Ziraldo". orangeartgallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  8. ^ “Ziraldo: Queen of colour.” The Chronicle Herald, February 22, 2007.
  9. ^ "Mother as Artist - the Ottawa Citizen, 28 March 2013". Retrieved 2020-11-28 – via PressReader.
  10. ^ Ziraldo, Lorena. "(2012-12-06) San Francisco Hotel Hosts Lorena Ziraldo [San Francisco Argot Ochre]". Academia.
  11. ^ "Gauntlet, Hotel California, Mirus, Fabric8 - San Francisco California Art Galleries Events: December 8, 2012". www.artbusiness.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  12. ^ Peter Simpson. "The Queen, The PM, Ghomeshi & me: Scenes from Canada's new "National Portrait Gallery"." Ottawa Citizen, November 12, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  13. ^ “Stepping into the gallery gap.” Ottawa Citizen, November 13, 2014.
  14. ^ "Stepping into the Gallery Gap - Ottawa Citizen, 13 November 2014". Retrieved 2020-11-28 – via PressReader.
  15. ^ “Artist paints Queen Elizabeth, other prominent people, wants national portrait gallery.” The Hill Times, November 17, 2014.
  16. ^ "Artist paints Queen Elizabeth, other prominent people, wants national portrait gallery". The Hill Times. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  17. ^ "Walker Industries Art Competition (2019) at The Pumphouse". TAG Art Gallery. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  18. ^ "Figureworks, figurative art of the human form, in the Ottawa Valley". 2012-05-27. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  19. ^ Ziraldo, Lorena (2022-01-01). "(2022) Orange Gallery, Ottawa [Solo Exhibition]". Exhibition Catalogue. ISBN 979-8-21-191019-5.
  20. ^ Ziraldo Secord, L. (18 September 2018). Seventeen Years, 17 Paintings. ISBN 9780464819929.
  21. ^ Ziraldo, Lorena. "(2017) Galerie d'art Blanche, Montréal [Solo Exhibition]". Academia.
  22. ^ “Wallack's Galleries, Ottawa.”
  23. ^ Ziraldo, Lorena. (2013) Secord Galleries, Halifax [Solo Exhibition].
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