Artist Statement
My work explores memory, identity, and the emotional narratives that shape our lives.
Through contemporary figurative painting, I create portraits that exist between memory and imagination. Drawing inspiration from personal archives, photography, observation, and everyday experience, I am interested in the ways faces become vessels for emotion, storytelling, and human connection.
Rather than documenting specific individuals, my paintings investigate the emotional traces that people leave behind. The figures that emerge throughout my work often become symbols of vulnerability, resilience, longing, introspection, and transformation. Through portraiture, I seek to create spaces where personal memory intertwines with collective experience.
Color plays a central role in my practice. I approach painting intuitively, allowing color, texture, and gesture to guide the development of each work. Saturated palettes, layered surfaces, expressive brushstrokes, and emotionally charged compositions become tools for exploring states of presence, absence, remembrance, and desire.
Many of my paintings feature women as their central subjects, not as idealized representations, but as complex emotional presences. Their gazes, gestures, and expressions invite reflection on identity, perception, and the narratives we construct about ourselves and others. These figures inhabit spaces that are simultaneously intimate and symbolic, where memory and imagination coexist.
My practice is rooted in a fascination with the stories that images can hold. I am interested in those moments that cannot be photographed directly: emotions, sensations, fragments of identity, and the silent stories the body carries within it. Through painting, I attempt to make visible what so often remains unspoken.
Ultimately, my work is an invitation to pause, remember, and reconnect with the emotional landscapes that define our shared human experience. Through color, portraiture, and intuition, I seek to create images that feel deeply personal while resonating on a universal level.
About Me
Where Memory Becomes Image
I am a Venezuelan contemporary visual artist based in Miami, Florida. Through my expressive figurative painting, I explore memory, identity, femininity, and the emotional narratives that shape the human experience.
My work emerges from personal archives, photography, and observations of everyday life. I create portraits that go beyond physical likeness to investigate presence, vulnerability, and human connection. My paintings inhabit a space between memory and imagination, where color becomes emotion and portraiture becomes a way of telling stories.
I work with bold palettes, layered compositions, and intuitive brushwork to develop a visual language that reflects both personal and collective experiences. The women who appear in my work often become symbols of resilience, introspection, and transformation.
My work has been exhibited in the United States, Latin America, and Europe, and has been featured in galleries, art fairs, and international publications. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts from UNEARTE in Caracas, Venezuela; a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from Miami International University of Art & Design; and an International Master's Degree in Art Therapy in Barcelona, Spain.
My journey in numbers
+27
Years of artistic practice
4
BFA, Masters
MFA, Art Therapy
+50
Exhibitions, Publications, and Projects
3
Countries of study and professional development
8
Awards and Recognition
+250
Original Works
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Academic Education
2025 — International Master's Degree in Art Therapy, ELBS Business School, Barcelona, Spain.
2024 — Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Miami Technology & Arts University (MTA), Miami, Florida, United States.
2016 — Master's Degree in Community Management, Business 2.0, and Social Media, IEBS Business School, Spain.
2007 — Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Painting Concentration, UNEARTE (formerly IUESAPAR), Caracas, Venezuela.
Individual and Two-Artist Exhibitions
2022 — PxP Contemporary, Two-Artist Exhibition, United States.
2014 — My Diary, Colegio Francia, Caracas, Venezuela.
2012 — Let Me Tell You a Story, Táparo Restaurant, Venezuela.
2012 — From the Carreño Manual, El Café de la Cuadra Gastronómica, Venezuela.
2010 — Queens and Heroines, Galería Extracto, El Hatillo, Caracas, Venezuela.
2009 — Faces of Flirtation, Eka Gourmet, Caracas, Venezuela.
2008 — Personal Chronicles, Alliance Française, Caracas, Venezuela.
2008 — Everyday Narratives, Galería Bortot, Caracas, Venezuela.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 — Contemporary Art Exhibition – Open Art, InterContinental at Doral Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
2023 — Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, United Kingdom.
2022 — Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, United Kingdom.
2022 — Affordable Art Fair New York, New York, United States.
2022 — Plus Arte, Valencia, Venezuela.
2021 — Plus Arte, Valencia, Venezuela.
2021 — Faces & Figures, PxP Contemporary, United States.
2021 — White's Art Gallery, Miami, Florida, United States.
2020 — Cartography of a Lived Landscape*, Laboratorio Artístico 2.0, Venezuela.
2020 — MCCA Miami Circle Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida, United States.
2019 — MCCA Miami Circle Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida, United States.
2019 — Journey of Dreams Benefit, Parent to Parent of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
2013 — The Art Place Wynwood, Art Basel Miami Week, Miami, Florida, United States.
2013 — Shifting Visions, Curators Voice Art Projects, Miami, Florida, United States.
2013 — Images, Curators Voice Art Projects, Miami, Florida, United States.
2013 — Hispanic-American Watercolor Exhibition, Texcoco, Mexico.
2012 — AVAP Auction, Casa Odalys, Caracas, Venezuela.
2011 — Latintempo, Visual Art Sur, United States / Venezuela.
2011 — AVAP Auction, Casa Odalys, Caracas, Venezuela.
2011 — Paso a Paso Foundation Charity Auction, Caracas, Venezuela.
2011 — 9 EVAS, Charity Auction for Senos Salud, Galería Bortot, Caracas, Venezuela.
2010 — 13th Alejandro Otero Art Salon, Venezuela.
2010 — 2nd Hispanic-American Watercolorists' Gathering, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
2010 — Women in the Arts, Museum of the Americas, Miami, Florida, United States.
2009 — Chromatic Becoming, Arturo Michelena Museum, Caracas, Venezuela.
2009 — Urban Change, Monteávila University, Caracas, Venezuela.
2008 — Juan Lovera Salon, Banco Industrial Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela.
2008 — Transit and Memory, Jacobo Borges Museum, Caracas, Venezuela.
2008 — 12th Alejandro Otero Art Salon, Caracas, Venezuela.
2008 — 28th Municipal Painting Salon, Maracay, Venezuela.
2007 — Assemblages, Galería Unnexus, Caracas, Venezuela.
2007 — Becoming, Galería Unnexus, Caracas, Venezuela.
2007 — Juan Lovera Salon, Banco Industrial Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela.
2006 — Grand Arts and Literature Competition, Museum of Fine Arts, Caracas, Venezuela.
2006 — Transitions, Metropolitan University (UNIMET), Caracas, Venezuela.
2006 — Faber-Castell Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
2005 — Venezuelan Association of Plastic Artists (AVAP), Caracas, Venezuela.
2004 — Huellas Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
2004 — Venezuelan Women's Association, Caracas, Venezuela.
2003 — Tribute to Roberto González, Casa del Artista Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela.
2003 — College of Engineers, Caracas, Venezuela.
2003 — 15th Luis Alfredo López Méndez Painting Salon, Caracas, Venezuela.
2003 — El Punto Gallery, San Juan de Colón, Táchira, Venezuela.
1995 — Group Exhibition, Siomara Ochoa Painting Workshop, Caracas, Venezuela.
Art Fairs
2023 — Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, United Kingdom.
2022 — Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, United Kingdom.
2022 — Affordable Art Fair New York, New York, United States.
2013 — Art Basel Miami Week, The Art Place Wynwood, Miami, Florida, United States.
Press and Interviews
Selected
2026 — Create! Magazine, International Women's Edition #56. Second Place International Winner and Featured Artist.
2025 — Diario Las Américas, Winibey López: 30 Years of Art that Inspires and Transforms.
2025 — Doral Tribune / Community Newspapers, *InterContinental at Doral Miami Promotes Art and Culture.
2025 — Cartelera Miami, Meet Winibey López: An Artist Connecting Art and Therapy.
2025 — Meridiano USA, *Winibey López's Work Uses Color as the Expression of an Unreserved Identity.
2025 — Ocean Drive Venezuela, Winibey López Celebrates Three Decades of Art as Identity.
2025 — 2001 Online, The Venezuelan Painter Who Uses Excess as an Affirmation of Identity.
2023 — Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, London, United Kingdom. Featured Artist.
2022 — Art Queens Society. Featured Artist.
2022 — Singulart. Painter, Draftswoman, and Textile Artist | United States.
2022 — PxP Contemporary. Featured Artist Collection.
2019 — Florida Design Magazine. Artists on the Rise.
2014 — *My Diary*, Colegio Francia, Caracas, Venezuela.
2013 — The Art Place Wynwood, Miami Mix Art Fair, Art Basel Miami, Florida, United States.
2013 — Shifting Visions, Curators Voice Art Projects.
2013 — Images, Curators Voice Art Projects.
2012 — Central University of Venezuela, Faculty of Humanities and Education. Astolfo Funes & Winibey López: Two Contemporary Perspectives on Femininity.
2011 — AVAP Auction, Casa Odalys.
2011 — 9 EVAS Auction, Galería Bortot.
2011 — El Sol de Margarita, Ella / She / Elle / Sie / Ela / Lei.
2011 — Tal Cual, Visual Arts in Support of Senos Salud*.
2010 — El Nacional, *Winibey López Portrays Her Queens and Heroines Through Textiles and Acrylics.
2010 — Tal Cual, Women's Art Among Flowers and Textiles.
2009 — Analitica.com, Winibey López Presents Faces of Flirtation*.
2009 — El Nacional, Faces of Flirtation.
2009 — El Acento, El Cafetal: Cradle of the Arts.
2009 — Arteenlared.com, Urban Change Group Exhibition.
2008 — Arteenlared.com, Winibey López Reveals the Particularities of Everyday Life.
2008 — El Nacional and El Universal, Overview of Personal Chronicles.
2006 — City of Doral, Venezuelan Artist Winibey López.
Awards and Recognition
2026 — Second Place International Winner, Create! Magazine, International Women's Edition #56.
2010 — Honorable Mention, 13th Alejandro Otero Art Salon, Venezuela.
2007 — Cum Laude Graduation, UNEARTE, Venezuela.
2007 — Honors Thesis Award, *Archive of Visual Chronicles, UNEARTE, Venezuela.
2005–2006 — Artistic Creation Scholarship, National Council for Culture (CONAC), Venezuela.
2005 — First Prize, Faber-Castell Art Competition, Goethe Institut, Venezuela.
2003 — Dimaca Gallery Award, 15th Luis Alfredo López Méndez Painting Salon.
2003 — Third Prize, Daniela Chappard Foundation.
2002 — Honorable Mention, La Guaira Chamber of Commerce.
1995 — First Place, 27th Fernando Valero Art Salon, Caracas, Venezuela.
Public Collections
Carmelo Fernández Museum, Yaracuy, Venezuela.
Embassy of France, Caracas, Venezuela.
Lycée Français de Caracas, Venezuela.
Scholarships and Distinctions
2025 — Scholarship Recipient, International Master's Degree in Art Therapy, ELBS Business School, Spain.
2022–2024 — Scholarship Recipient, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Miami Technology & Arts University, United States.
2015–2016 — Academic Scholarship, IEBS Business School, Spain.
2020–2022 — Recipient of the O-1 Visa for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability, United States.
