Cyriaco Lopes
Cyriaco
Lopes
Associate Professor
Phone number
646.557.4823
Room number
32510HH
Education

M.F.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2002, Imaging and Digital Arts)

M.F.A., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1999, Visual Languages)

B.F.A., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1994, Painting)

 

 

Bio

Cyriaco Lopes is a Professor in the Art & Music Dept in the area of Studio Art (Photography). The Brazilian artist has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio, the Museum of Art of São Paulo, El Museo del Barrio in NYC, Centre Wallonie Bruxelles in Paris, Casa Degli Artisti in Milan, among other international venues. His work has been curated by artists such as Lygia Pape, Janine Antoni, and Luciano Fabro. He is the winner of the NYC World Studio Foundation Award, the Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis Project Award, the São Paulo Phillips Prize of trip to Europe. His performances in collaboration with poet Terri Witek have been seen at the National Center for Culture in Lisbon, Portugal, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Salford Museum, in Manchester, England, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts, FL. 

 

Courses Taught

ART 113, Digital Photography 1

ART 213 , Digital Photography 2

ART 125, Graphic Design

Languages
Portuguese (Native Language). Reading fluency in French, Spanish and Italian.
Scholarly Work
Honors and Awards
Contemporary Art Museum, Saint Louis (2002) World Studio Foundation (2001) Phillips Prize of trip to Europe (1997)
Research Summary

Cyriaco Lopes is a Brazilian artist who investigates queer identity through an intermedia practice.