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Faiths Atelier
faithcopeland@yahoo.com
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Artist Painter
Web Design


Biography
Originally from Massachusetts, lived in Tennesee and Florida  in Europe:Austria, France,Spain,Sweden and  Denmark, teaching Art, Language , computer,  doing Translations  and Web Design , worked as TouristGuide  in Spain, speaks 8 languag

 Paintings from Faroe Islands  Iceland ,Denmark, Florida,Spain Italy etc  farorite motives , the Sea,Nature, Birds

´Known for paintings with the "Playing Puffins", mainly from The Faroe Islands and Iceland. other   popular motives from   Florida

 

Style
Spontaneous  filled with  color   and JOY! colorful,spontaneous,Joyful, a celebration of life ,  humoristic reflecting joy in nataure,plants and animals,  expecially the Sea and Seaside.

Education

  • B.A.Degree,Modern Language German-French,
    Vanderbilt University,Nashville,Tennesee USA
  • Teaching Degree Modern Language,Miami University USA
  • Phil.Cand.Art History Lund University, Sweden
  • Ærø Kunsthøhjskole(Art School)Denmark,Art School Denmark
  • Samsø Art School, kunsthojskole.Denmark

 

Critics Say........

the Falmouth Times   Massachusette wrote 

....."Faith Copelands work is original,with the primative charm of Henri Rousseau and a sense of light and color as in Raul Dufy ."

 Dr. Karen Roberts/PHD Art  Delray Florida  commented   April  2011 

  ..... "  work is   new ,fresh,  with something of Chagall and  Dufy

 

Artist Statement:

My work is mainly influenced by the beauty I find in "Nature" mainly from "the Sea" also plants and animals. It is a celebration of life in joyous colors,

Artwork

 working in mainly  in acrylic  and watercolors, but also   egg tempera, collages  graphics,  and painting on silk, some large wall hangings and wall murals.

Paintings
 Are wimsical,colorful,spontaneous,Joyful, a celebration of life ,  humoristic reflecting joy in nataure,plants and animals,  expecially the Sea and sSeaside.,narrative .humoristic.

Critics Say........

in  Falmouth Times   Cape Cod Massachusette critic wrote  

....."Faith Copelands work is Imaginative ,original,with the primative charm of Henri Rousseau and a sense of light and color as in Raul Dufy ."

 Dr. Karen Roberts/PHD Art  Delray Florida  commented   April  2011 

  ..... "  work is   new ,fresh,  with something of Chagall and  Dufy"


Selected  Exhibitions

Soho Gallery , West Palm Beach Florida
Gallery Europa  Rungsted kyst, Denmark
Carlsberg
American Embassy  Denmark
 Denmark's Aquarium, Charlottenlund
Kirsten Kjaers Museum   Denmark
Shaknow Museum  Fort Lauderdale
Armory Museum  Palm Beach Florida
Coral Springs Musuem   Florida
Cornell Mluseum  Delray Beach Florida
The Crest Theatre  Delray Beach
101  Atlantic Aveunue Delray Beach
David Rosen  Gallery Museum  Boca Raton Floirda
The Orchid  Society   Boca Raton  Florida
Bonnet House Museum Fort Lauderdale
 Sugar Sands Park Comunity Center  ,Boca Raton Florida  
The Jeannett Hare GalleryNorthwood University West Palm Beach Forida,
 Art Serve Gallery  Fort Lauderdale

  • "Cape Cod Art Association",Mass.USA
  • "The Artists Guild",Falmouth Mass.USA
  • "Creations Gallery",Osterville MA USA
  • "Woods Hole Gallery", Woods Hole MA USA
  • "The Barn" Gallery, Haynnis MA USA
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    Europe

    Selfoss Museum  Iceland
     Kirsten Kjær´s Museum, Frøstrup, Jutland Denmark
    Gallery Smedjan   Faroe Islands
    Notingham Unviversity  England
    Hotel Oceania , Brest France
    Italian Cultural Center -Embassy  Denmark
    Icelandic Culture house  Copenhagen
    Astel Gallery , Copenhagen
    Carlsberg Museum Copenhagen
    Nordenshus,Faroe Islands
    Shambala Gallery Copenhagen
    Tinghus Gallery Fredensborg Denmark

    more exhibitions

  • Herkules Pavillon,  Copenhagen,The kings Garden
  • Sjællands Sparekassen Bank, Frederiksund,Denmark
  • Pilegaarden Medborgerhus, Brønshøj Denmark
  • Nord Atlantens Brygge,Nordic center,Copenhagen Denmark(Cafe N
  • Tranhuset. Strandgade 100 , christianshaven
  • Vedbaek Cultural Center, Denmark
  • "Gallery Europa",Rungstedkyst, Denmark
  • Fyglsanghus,Hørsholdm, Denmark
  • "Villa Bournonville ",Fredensborg, Denmark
  • "Smedjan Gallery",Faroe Islands,
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  • "Gallery Gammelstrand", Copenhagen
  • Gallery LB Coprnhagen
  • "Gallery Shambala",Copenhagen
  • "Haderslev Bio,Gallery",Denamrk
  • Hotel Oceania,Brest, France
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  • The Jeannett Hare GalleryNorthwood University West Palm Beach Forida,
  •  2004,Received award"The Judges Honorable Mention"
  • The Art Serve Gallery,Sunset Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Florida, 2004,Coral Springs Art guild,group
  •  at the Armory MUSEUM west palm beach
    Received the honor award of"Judges Recognition",Witva group
  • Delray open Air Art Show,Veterans Park, Delray Art League, 2004
  • "Gators Galore" project ,fundraising for  Boys and Girls Clubs of  Palm Beach County,florida creating the aligator statue placed in Lake Worth, Florida, April 2004
  • Lake Worth Art League,2004
  • Delray Beach Florida ,group
  • Cafe Le Chat Noir,Copenhagen ,solo
  • "Gallery LB",Copenhagen
  • Gallery Witva,Pinapple Grove Delray Beach Florida,group
  • Lake Worth Art League Gallery,
  • Delray City Hall,group
  • Jannette Hare Gallery,West Palm Beach Florida
  • Helligandshus, Copenhagen
  • Slagelse Music Hus",Denmark
  • "Birkerød Musikhus "MantziusGård"
  • "Slagelse Theatre", Denmark
  • "Mostingshus" Frederiksberg ,Copenhagen
  • "Brøndsalen,Copenhagen
  • "Heligåndshuset",Copenhagen
  • Jyllands Post Gallery",Copenhagen
  • Miljø Ministery ,Copenhagen
  • Ringsted,kuntforeing",Copenhagen
  • Hillerod kunstforening",Denmark and others
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  • Strand Hotel",Dragor,Denmark
  • Paradis Cafe,Restaurant",Hornbaek,Copenhagen
  • Energy Ministery ,Copenhagen and others
  • 2010 Cafe Restaurant ,Suhrs  Svanemøller
    Gallery Shanbala,Copenhagen
    Print Station Store kongensgade2010
    Humlen Kunstforening 2010
    Gallery Blaa ,Roskilde  Nov 2007,2008,2009
    Gallery Nybro Copenhagen
    North Zealands Embassy  Gallery 
    Humlen Kunstforening, Hedehusene October 2007
    Ringsted, Kunstforening,
    Miljo Ministry,
    Energy Ministery,Novo Nordic,Otikon,etc.Price and Watergade,etc.
    Kunst I byen , Kongens Nytorv (Art in the City)Copenhagen
    American Embassy,
    Horsholm Sygehuset august 2007
    Rigshospital,Copenhagen
    Teachers Seminary,Ribe
    Haderslev"Slots Bio"Gallery
    Cafe Paradiso ,Hornbaek
    Cafe "Le Chat Noir" ,Copenhagen
    Cafe "Bla Time",Copenhagen
    "Tinghus Gallery "Fredensborg Denmark
    The  Embassy Gallery ,Copenhagen  
    Faroe Islands Cultural House  Copenhagen
    Various  Art Clubs in  Companies,"Kunstforeningar",
    "Tinghus Gallery" Fredensborg   2008,2009.2010
    Rosengaarden Plejehjem Nyboder kbh
    Tranhuset  Christianshavn Copenhagen  ,permanent, (Nordic  center for Greenland, Iceland Faroe islands) permanent

    Member of :

                "Nordic Akvarel Society",Stockholm, Sweden
    •               Lake Worth Art League  Forida            "Caravan artist group", Denmark            "Women the the Visual Arts", Boca Raton, Florida

    Grants Received

    • "The Paul Becket Art Fund"(Spain)1998
    • "The Hasselund Art Fund ,1998,1999,2000,2001",2006 (Denmark)1998,99,00

      • Prizes Won

      • "The Judges Recognition" The Jeannette Hara Gallery show,    Palm Beach Artist Guild Spring Show ,2004
      • "The Judges Recognition" The Armory Museum
      • "The Cultural Award" from The American Women's Club of Copenhagen
      • "Excellence in Watercolors" 1st prize" Artists Guild Falmouth,Mass.Annual Juried Exhibition
      • "Peoples Choice Award,Ist Prize"Barnstable County with Silk painting "The Surfer" which was hung in The City Hall Barnstable Massachusetts USA

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