Lorena Ziraldo | |
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Born | Udine, Italy |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Painter |
Years active | 1980–present |
Lorena Ziraldo (born in Italy)[1] is a Canadian artist based in Ottawa, Ontario.[2] She works mainly in oil and employs bold colors in a loose, gestural style.[3][4][5]
She studied Art History at the University of Toronto and Fine Arts under Gerald Ferguson at NSCAD University, obtaining her BFA in 2000.[6][7]
Her paintings have been exhibited in Canada and the USA.[8][9][10][11] Ziraldo's 2014 solo exhibition "National Portrait Gallery" at Wallack's Galleries[12] called for the creation of a portrait gallery in the nation's capital.[13][14][15][16]