Artist: Lorena Ziraldo
Lorena Ziraldo was born in Italy and raised in Toronto. She has always been interested in the arts: from both a hands-on and historical perspective. Lorena studied art history at the University of Toronto and then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NSCAD University with a major in painting, where she was awarded the Centennial Scholarship. At NSCAD she studied with and was supported by celebrated Canadian conceptual artist and painter Gerald Ferguson. Lorena’s work has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions and can be found in corporate and private collections across Canada, the United States, and Europe. She currently resides in Ottawa ON. Read more about Lorena on her profile.
What is your biggest indulgence as an artist?
Buying paint and canvas. And lipstick.
What is important to you as an artist?
Time - to think and work.
What challenges you the most in your practice?
Anxiety, an upward trajectory - hard to simply rest.
What themes or symbols are important to you as an artist?
No specific theme or symbol. If what I am painting moves me, then I hope others can connect.
If you were to hang one work of art by another artist in your home, which would you choose?
Wow. So Hard. “Monk By the Sea” by Caspar Friedrich.