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