tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28284648304873159802024-09-06T20:30:27.560-04:00SKETCHES • ART • PHOTOGRAPHY • WORDS by- NIKI LOPEZNiki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-5935232741763286572023-05-16T18:46:00.005-04:002023-05-17T07:49:25.214-04:00

As a Matter of FACT - art exhibition As a Matter of FACT - art exhibition Joint art exhibition showcasing works created by Niki Lopez and Khaulah Naima Nuruddin.As a Matter of FACT, is an exhibition that amplifies the creative expressions of two women who refuse to be confined by societal norms. Through their powerful works, these artists challenge the status quo, fostering a sense of

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-28234123238102124822020-07-01T15:43:00.002-04:002020-07-01T15:43:15.506-04:00

#nikilopezpresents #ayaartsproject Call for Art Ends on July 31, 2020 Aya Arts Project Acknowledging our pasts and painting a connected future. To submit work: https://nikilopez.submittable.com/submit/164134/aya-arts-project-call-for-artists We invite you to submit your art for consideration of being a part of a permanent installation at a new affordable housing

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-83464192436739608602019-07-09T02:31:00.001-04:002020-07-01T14:37:06.920-04:00

#NikiLopezPresents: RSVP:  https://thenikinikkiartshow.eventbrite.com The Niki Nikki Art Show: Metal & Masks July 19th - August 7th, 2019 Location: 1310 Gallery, Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts Opening Night + OPEN MIC: Friday, July 19th | 1310 Gallery | 6pm-10pm Admission:  FREE & Open to the Public Step right up into the provocative world of Niki Lopez &

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What’s Your Elephant Art Exhibit to Opens with Compelling Art and Performances Opening Night + Performance: Saturday, August 18th | 1310 Gallery | 6pm-10pm Artist Niki Lopez will be curating her 10th Annual Art Show at Fort Lauderdale’s 1310 Gallery. She was recently featured on the People Magazine Investigates Cults series on the Investigation Discovery channel. There, Lopez shared her

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Blue Pickup - by Niki Lopez This was it.   My stomach fluttered like the birth of a thousand seahorses.  Is this really it? My mind went through my small library of doubts, hates, longing, tears, and a few old photographs that I had preserved. My palms started to feel warm and damp.  The airport hummed with hundreds of voices.  Everyone seems to move past me as I

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I've spent many years exhibiting and curating group art exhibits (having my 9th annual curated exhibition at the 1310 Gallery July 15th), so nice to be invited to have a small solo exhibit at a wonderful and historic space. Honored for an opportunity to present at the Old Dillard Art Museum.  The Old Dillard Museum provides enriching exhibitions and educational opportunities to keep

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com01009 NW 4th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, USA26.1261853 -80.15509099999997-2.1282207 -121.46368499999997 54.3805913 -38.846496999999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-4780447979093174692017-03-22T09:45:00.000-04:002017-03-23T13:35:34.402-04:00

Niki Lopez with mixed media sculpture "Home Grown" at 'Home Grown' shown in the exhibit Girl's School: a Political Disregard of a Gender at ActivistArtistA Gallery, FL HONORED to be one of the 2017 featured artists of #SWANDAYMIAMI - Spoken Soul Festival.  A weekend of the arts, community outreach and sisterhood! Spoken Soul Festival is one of the top five SWAN DAY

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com01300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA25.787628 -80.189905000000010.26559350000000137 -121.49849900000001 51.3096625 -38.881311000000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-28903615902291376672017-03-01T23:44:00.002-05:002017-03-01T23:45:10.974-05:00

1310 Bandits WINNERS of the 2016 Miami 48 Hour Film Project - Filmapalooza 2017 Onward & upward! 1310 Bandits female-led film crew will be representing Miami/Fort Lauderdale at 2017 Filmapalooza in Seattle, Washington as WINNERS of the Miami 48 Hour Film Project. SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!!! Now we compete internationally, everyone will view our winning short film Deep Within, as well as

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-39160543294520452112017-02-25T00:17:00.000-05:002017-02-25T16:54:18.096-05:00

Artists for Black Lives Matter art exhibit at The Projects Window Gallery in FAT Village during #artwalk Artists for Black Lives Matter will show our Community Sourced Panel Wall Installation as well as the art of Chire Regans and John English. We are also planning a workshop and panel discussion (TBA). This exhibit is a part of the FAT Village Artwalk. Special performance by Sonia

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0519 NW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, USA26.1285685 -80.144984426.128345500000002 -80.1452994 26.1287915 -80.1446694tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-4066823010619989592017-01-03T20:29:00.000-05:002017-01-03T20:32:19.141-05:00

Happy New Year!  For those still patient enough & still reading my blog, THANK YOU!!! I have a lot in store to share with you for 2017 along with many highlights of things I didn't get to post as yet from 2016.  For now, my latest is as follows: Honored to share that I've been invited to curate an art exhibit for The Amadlozi Gallery - located at African Heritage Cultural

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-26476200185177356132015-05-19T13:26:00.002-04:002015-05-19T13:26:16.904-04:00

Something I've been working towards: incorporating meditation when ever possible. My goals is to make it a daily ritual for myself and my son.  This morning,  I need to take 10... Came across this really wonderful #Youtube "10 Minute Guided Meditation On Unblocking and Expanding Creativity | Epic - Uplifting - Healing". It was exactly what I was looking for! It was a guided

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-14878491739747796052015-02-03T17:35:00.001-05:002015-02-03T17:35:42.637-05:00

 Presented by artists Alana DaCosta, Niki Lopez & Nzingah Oniwosan. It's an honor and a pleasure to announce my next event at the City of Sunrise.  I will be one of 3 artist featured in a month long exhibit in honor of Black History month.  If you are local, I'd love for you to join us.  I have a couple of new pieces created specifically for this exhibit.  Opening

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-61682909049217967372015-01-29T12:20:00.000-05:002015-01-29T12:20:13.323-05:00

    CUATRO: A Latina Women Artist Collective by Omilani Music   It's both an honor and a pleasure to be one of the 4 Latin artist (well in my case #latinegra artist) being featured at tonight's World OutGames Miami Cocktail Reception. "CUATRO" is presented by Omilani Music in conjunction with ALAS Consulting. This cocktail reception is a fundraiser and the proceeds

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-48681195162001759902014-10-28T13:15:00.000-04:002014-10-28T13:15:08.574-04:00

Alana DaCosta at A Swing Thing - The Social Lubricant Photo Credit: Alessandro Abate Name: Alana DaCosta Facebook Page: facebook.com/pages/Alana-DaCosta-Singer-Songwriter/129462090439799 What is your medium(s): Music, Poetry, Multi-disciplinary What type of art do you do? Experiential World Music What inspires you? LIFE, all the experiences in life influence my

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-831960860578290802014-09-23T10:30:00.000-04:002014-09-23T10:30:01.262-04:00

Self portrait of Artist & Photographer Louis Davis Name:  Louis Davis Website: louisdavisart.com Facebook Page: facebook.com/louisdavisart What is your medium:  Photography is my base medium What type of art do you do?  I construct new stories from my photographs to represent something usually totally different, in the tradition of collages,

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-53702782627071121702014-09-16T11:05:00.001-04:002014-09-16T11:05:19.751-04:00

Artist Judy Polstra Name: Judy Polstra Website: judypolstra.com What is your medium(s): primarily mixed media/found objects What type of art do you do? Visual: mixed media 3-d What inspires you? Beautiful music, especially classical. I’m a wanna-be pianist. Classical, jazz, and the blues never fail to inspire me. What pieces did you include in the exhibit "L’éléphant dans la

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-68094922898345462992014-08-26T10:15:00.000-04:002014-08-26T10:15:00.322-04:00

Mr. Rigz performing with a three-piece jazz band and the Ars Flores String section Name: Mr. Rigz Website: facebook.com/misterrigz What is your medium(s):  Music and Poetry What type of art do you do?  I try to focus on simple, universal themes, but present them in big, powerful, yet conceptually detailed ways.  So, to take a simple idea, layer it

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-14039584528867647362014-08-19T10:30:00.000-04:002014-08-19T10:30:00.191-04:00

Artist Kim Heise Name:  Kim Heise Website:  Kimheise.com What is your medium(s): I like to use mediums and techniques that produce strange, otherworldly results, because I love looking at artwork and wondering how it could have possibly been made.  I use watercolor, oil and acrylic painting with brushes and knives, pastels, monotype and printmaking techniques, and I

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-46550715690793364842014-08-12T10:30:00.000-04:002014-08-12T11:01:03.703-04:00

Artist Allison Kotzig (Irreversible Magazine) Photo credit: Leonardo DiTomaso for Irreversible Magazine Name:  Allison Kotzig Website:  kotzig.com   vimeo.com/allisonkotzig/videos What is your medium(s)? Sex store vaginas, video What type of art do you do? I make feminist protest art and video that explores trance states. What inspires you?&

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-14577323737244812872014-08-12T07:15:00.000-04:002014-08-13T09:28:20.560-04:00

Living within an artist community since 2008 as well as participating in the local art scene, I have crossed paths with so many creative people.  Some I have collaborated with, exhibited with, had their  work in some of my previous art exhibits, or just simple appreciate their work..  Utilizing my blog as a platform, I will be sharing their art as well as some questions to get

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0Sailboat Bend, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA26.118784 -80.15541826.104527 -80.175587999999991 26.133041000000002 -80.135248tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-62054907248498923832014-08-08T09:35:00.000-04:002014-08-12T02:10:46.055-04:00

In the midst of my self inflicted whirlwind, I realized the only place I haven't covered my 6th annual art exhibit is on my own blog.  Within the art community that I have had the pleasure of residing since 2008, each month we have a month long art exhibit - curated and produced by various resident artists. A different artist is able to take charge of our 3 floor, 2500 square feet

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0Sailboat Bend, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA26.118784 -80.15541826.104527 -80.175587999999991 26.133041000000002 -80.135248tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-25504353072465308342014-07-15T00:20:00.001-04:002014-07-15T00:21:25.115-04:00

Catching up on my blog.  So what have I been up to since September?  I've been juggling client design work: taking on more web work, a web re-design so vital an event was planned around it, taking on social media job for a small manufacturing company (clean-up on isle 10!), my little boy graduating from Pre-K and now ready for Kindergarten, started back writing... short story long:

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     Its been far too long since my last post.  There is so much to update and do, I sometimes fall short on the very thing I hammer into my web clients: BLOG.  So the intentions is catch up within the next few months.     With that being said lets start with a recent and fun art project.  I love being able to combine a reason to create with a

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-74121554873496162632012-08-04T03:45:00.000-04:002012-08-10T07:25:43.452-04:00

The past couple of weeks/months have been a roller coaster for me.  Culture Clash, my fourth major curated show at 1310 Gallery in the Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts of which I have had the pleasure of being one of the original members.  Finally getting certified as a working artists within my county. Ton of great information from the Broward Cultural Division.  This year,

Niki Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428236211972912711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828464830487315980.post-52544868043597518462012-06-22T02:01:00.000-04:002012-06-22T02:02:32.340-04:00

usatoday.com Yes, kudos to the Miami Heat Team!  I know everyone is celebrating right now, the streets are pact, and the Facebook posts are starting to pour in.  I'm riding the tide as well.  I was trying to figure out a tittle post, and trying to jump back into work, but felt, if I don't get this out of my head soon, its just adding to the clutter.  Going through so many

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