FAITH COPELAND

 

www.faithcopeland.com 

Denmark +45 31 38 54 21

  faithcopeland@yahoo.com


Artist Painter, Web Design

Biography

Originally from Massachusetts educated  as a Language Teacher and Art Historian  has been working  as  an Artist , painter  exhibiting extensively in USA and Europe, Lived in Tennessee where she  graduated from Vanderbilt University (French and German), lived in  Sweden and took a degree  in Art History (Phil. Cand.)   at Lund’s University Lund Sweden , a teaching degree in Modern Language from Miami University

Lived  in :Florida, Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and  Denmark,, teaching Art, Language , computer,  doing Translations  and  Web Design , Tourist Guide  in Spain, speaks 8 languages
      Art includes  Paintings from Faroe Islands , Iceland, Denmark, Florida ,Spain ,Italy
 favorite motives  are  the Sea, Nature, Birds. Known for paintings with the "Playing Puffins"


Style
Whimsical, colorful, joyous , spontaneous ,  a celebration of life ,  imaginative  with primitive  charm

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,narrative,reflecting joy in nature, plants and animals, especially the Sea and Seaside, narrative .humoristic.
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

·         "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
Received the honor award of" Judges Recognition" at   The  Armory  Museum West Palm Beach

 

Some Exhibitions  


Soho Gallery , West Palm Beach Florida
Gallery 101  Ft. Lauderdale Florida
The Village Studio Gallery  Delray Beach
Gallery Europa  Rungsted kyst, Denmark
Carlsberg  1Museum  Copenhagen
Sugar Sands Park Community Center
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
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 Fl
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, Hyannis MA USA
Selfoss Museum  Iceland
Kirsten Kjær´s Museum, Frøstrup, Jutland Denmark
Gallery Smedjan   Faroe Islands
Nottingham University  England
Hotel Oceania , Brest France
Italian Cultural Center -Embassy  Denmark
Icelandic Culture house  Copenhagen
Astel Gallery , Copenhagen
Carlsberg Museum Copenhagen
Nordenshus, Faroe Islands
  Herkules Pavilion,  Copenhagen, The kings Garden
  Sjællands Sparekassen Bank, Frederiksund,Denmark
  Pilegaarden Medborgerhus, Brønshøj Denmark
  Nord Atlantens Brygge,Nordic center, Copenhagen Denmark
   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
  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,
Coral Springs Art guild, group
 the Armory MUSEUM West Palm Beach  Florida

  Delray open Air Art Show, Veterans Park, Delray Art League,  
  "Gators Galore" project ,fundraising for  Boys and Girls Clubs of  Palm Beach County ,Florida  creating the alligator statue placed in Lake Worth, Florida, April 2004
    open Air Show, Lake Worth Art League
  Cafe Le Chat Noir, Copenhagen ,solo
  "Gallery LB", Copenhagen
  Gallery Witva ,Pinapple Grove Delray Beach Florida, group
  Lake Worth Art League Gallery,
  Delray Beach City Hall
Lake Worth  Art League  Gallery 
  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 0
  Energy Ministery ,Copenhagen and others
  2010 Cafe Restaurant ,Suhrs  Svanemøller
Gallery Shanbala,Copenhagen
Print Station Store kongensgade2010
Humlen Kunstforening 2010
Gallery Blaa ,Roskilde  Nov 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012
Gallery Nybro Copenhagen
North Zealands Embassy  Gallery 
Humlen Kunstforening, Hedehusene October 2007
Ringsted, Kunstforening,
Novo Nordic,
Otikon
Price and Watergate,Oticon,Siemans,NovoNordic  etc
Energy Ministery,Miljo  Ministry   etc
Kunst I byen , Kongens Nytorv (Art in the City)Copenhagen
American Embassy, Copenhagen
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
The Italian Cultural Institute Copenhagen
the Icelandic Cultural House Copenhagen
The Faroese Cultural House  Copenhagen
The  Embassy Gallery ,Copenhagen 
Various  Art Clubs in  Companies,"Kunstforeningar",
"Tinghus Gallery" Fredensborg   2008,2009,2010

 

Comimg  Exhibitions

Havne Galleriet    Dragor  Denmark

Humlen kunstforening  afterars Udstilling  Hedehusene

 siste week end october Group

Wonder Work Gallery ,Fredensborg Denmark   in  Store Kro 

June  4  to17 ,2015     with Kunst Group "Caravan 6"