Lorena Ziraldo

Lorena Ziraldo (born in Italy) is a Canadian artist based in Ottawa, Ontario. She works mainly in oil and employs bold colors in a loose, gestural style.

Education
She studied Art History at the University of Toronto and Fine Arts under Gerald Ferguson at NSCAD University, obtaining her BFA in 2000.

Work
Her paintings have been exhibited in Canada and the USA. Ziraldo's 2014 solo exhibition "National Portrait Gallery" at Wallack's Galleries called for the creation of a portrait gallery in the nation's capital.

Awards

 * Walker Industries Art Competition, 2019, 2nd Prize
 * Figureworks Award Show, 2011, 1st Prize

Exhibition catalogues

 * "Beauty In The Time Of ...", 2022, Orange Art Gallery, Ottawa
 * "Seventeen Years, 17 Paintings", 2018, Secord Gallery, Halifax
 * "Couleur, beauté et quadrillage", 2017, Galerie d’art Blanche, Montreal
 * "National Portrait Gallery", 2014, Wallack’s Galleries, Ottawa
 * "Snapshot", 2013, Secord Gallery, Halifax