www.faithcopeland.com
Faiths Atelier
faithcopeland@yahoo.com

tel 31385421
Artist Painter

Biography

Originally from Massachusetts, lived in Tennessee and Florida in Europe: Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and Denmark, teaching Art, Language , computer, doing Translations Web Design , worked as Tourist Guide in Spain, speaks 8 languages Art Paintings from Faeroe Islands Iceland ,Denmark, Florida ,Spain Italy etc favorite motives , the Sea, Nature, Birds

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

Style
Spontaneous filled with color and JOY! colorful, spontaneous, Joyful, a celebration of life ,

Critics Say........

in Falmouth Times Cape Cod Massachusetts critic wrote

....."Faith Copeland's work is Imaginative, original, with the primitive 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"

Education

· B.A .Degree, Modern Language German-French,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 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

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 whimsical, colorful, spontaneous, Joyful, a celebration of life, humoristic reflecting joy in nature, plants and animals, especially the Sea and Seaside, narrative .humoristic.

Selected Exhibitions

Soho Gallery , West Palm Beach Florida
Gallery Europa Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
Carlsberg Museum Denmark
American Embassy Denmark
Denmark's Aquarium, Charlottenlund
Kirsten Kjaers Museum   Denmark
Shaknow Museum Fort Lauderdale
Armory Museum Palm Beach Florida
Coral Springs Museum   Florida
Cornell Museum Delray Beach Florida
The Crest Theatre Delray Beach
101 Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach
The Village Studio Gallery Delray Beach
David Rosen Gallery Museum Boca Raton Florida
The Orchid Society   Boca Raton Florida
Bonnet House Museum Fort Lauderdale
Sugar Sands Park Community Center ,Boca Raton Florida
The Jeannette Hare Gallery Northwood University West Palm Beach Florida,
Art Serve Gallery Fort Lauderdale
Gallery 101 Ft Lauderdale permqnent
The Village Studio Gallery Delray Beach permanent
· "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, Hyannis MA USA

Europe

Selfoss Museum Iceland
Kirsten Kjær´s Museum, Frøstrup, Jutland Denmark
Gallery Smedjan Faeroe Islands
Nottingham University England
Hotel Oceania , Brest France
Italian Cultural Center -Embassy Denmark
Icelandic Culture house Copenhagen
Astel Gallery , Copenhagen
Carlsberg Museum Copenhagen
Nordenshus, Faeroe Islands
Shambala Gallery Copenhagen
Tinghus Gallery Fredensborg
· Herkules Pavillon, Copenhagen,The kings Garden
· Sjællands Sparekassen Bank, Frederiksund,Denmark
· Pilegaarden Medborgerhus, Brønshøj Denmark
· Nord Atlantens Brygge,Nordic center,Copenhagen Denmark(Restaurant Nemo)
· Tranhuset. Strandgade 100 , christianshaven
· Vedbaek Cultural Center, Denmark
· "Gallery Europa",Rungstedkyst, Denmark
· Fyglsanghus,Hørsholdm, Denmark
· "Villa Bournonville ",Fredensborg, Denmark
· "Smedjan Gallery",Faroe Islands,
· "Gallery Gammelstrand", Copenhagen
· Gallery LB Copenhagen
· "Gallery Shambala", Copenhagen
· "Haderslev Bio,Gallery",Denamrk
· Hotel Oceania, Brest, France \

Special projects

He Gators Galor Project in Palm Beach County 2004 for the benefit of Boys and Girls Clubs
in Palm Beach County

USA Shows

· the Armory Museum, West Palm Beach Florida
(Received the honor award of" Judges Recognition"
, Witva group
· Delray open Air Art Show, Veterans Park, Delray Art League, 2004
· open Air Show, Lake Worth Art League,2004
· Gallery Witva ,Pineapples Grove Delray Beach Florida, group
· Lake Worth Art League Gallery,
· Delray City Hall ,group
· The Jeannette Hare Gallery Northwood University West Palm Beach Florida, ( 2004,Received award" The Judges Honorable Mention" )
· The Art Serve Gallery, Sunset Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Florida, 2004,Coral Springs Art guild, group
Exhibitions in Europe

· Helligandshus, Copenhagen Solo and Group
· Slagelse Music Hus",Denmark
· "Birkerød Musikhus "MantziusGård"
· "Slagelse Theatre", Denmark
· "Mostingshus" Frederiksberg ,Copenhagen
· "Brøndsalen,Copenhagen
· Jyllands Post Gallery",Copenhagen
· Miljø Ministery ,Copenhagen
· Ringsted,kuntforeing",Copenhagen
· Hillerod kunstforening" Art Club ,Denmark and others
· 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
Price and Watergade,and other Art Clubs in Denmark
Kunst I byen , Kongens Nytorv (Art in the City)Copenhagen)
American Embassy,
Horsholm Sygehuset
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
The North Sealand Embassy Gallery
The American Embassy Copenhagen
Rosengaarden Plejehjem Nyboder kbh
Gallery Mitzi Copenhagen
Jorns Gallery Copenhagen
Nybro Gallery   Copenhagen

Member of :Women in the Visual Arts. Boca Raton, Lake Worth Art League Florida,Caravan Artist Group Copenhagen

Grants Received

· "The Paul Becket Art Fund"(Spain)1998

· "The Hasselund Art Fund ,1998,1999,2000,2001",2006 (Denmark)1998,99,00

Prizes Won

o "The Judges Recognition" The Jeannette Hara Gallery show, Palm Beach Artist Guild Spring Show ,2004

o "The Judges Recognition" The Armory Museum

o "The Cultural Award" from The American Women's Club of Copenhagen

o "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