CURRENT NEWS

ONGOING - BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK!
If you have a facebook account you can now become a fan of my artwork. I update this page daily with new work and news as well as links to new items posted on etsy. The fan page is called Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda - Fine Arts. Become a fan and spread the word! Follow the link

ONGOING - MY ETSY STORE!!
I started my Etsy store in February and in the past couple of months I am happy to announce that I have been selling something every week! Etsy is an easy and convinient way to sell my work online since I can include details of the work, descriptions and shipping costs. Payments can be made through paypal, check or money orders. I have miniature and small paintings, drawings, collages and I try to list a new item at least every other day. Stop by the store and check it out!

JUNE 2010 - CELTICS MINIATURES FEATURED ON THE WEEKLY DIG!!
More exciting news! My miniature painting KG UP will appear on the cover of the weekly dig this week( 16 June - 23 June). Again, miniatures are available for sale exclusively through LOT F Gallery (email or call them to see which ones they have available) and Karmaloop.com Check the links below, and yes once again, I am also available for commissions if there's a specific miniature you want.

JUNE 2010 - CELTICS MINIATURES AVAILABLE AS T-SHIRTS!!
I have recently made a deal with eg-productions clothing to get t-shirts of my celtics designs made! We have chosen 7 different designs as well as 4 images that will run as limited collector's editions...we will only make 75 of each of those designs, they are numbered and come with a certificate. You can buy the regular shirts directly from the eg-productions website or if you are in the following areas the following stores are carrying them too!

BDGA (6 Clearway st Boston) They carry the regular shirts and the Limited Collector's Editions
Concrete Wave (54 W Boylston st Worcester) They carry the regular shirts and the Limited Collector's Editions
Persona Boutique (122 Main st Nashua) They carry the regular shirts

MAY 2010 - CELTICS MINIATURES FEATURED ON YAHOO SPORTS!!
This is VERY exciting news!!! Thank you to Mr. Trey Kerby for writing a little feature on my Celtics miniature paintings for yahoo sports! You guys should check it out! Also, karmaloop.com and Lot F Gallery will now sell my Boston Celtics Miniatures exclusively online! This is a great opportunity to make them more available. Check out the links below. A few of you have asked me about commissions, and yes, I am still available for commissions, so if there is a specific player you are looking for just let me know. Enjoy!

MAY 2010 - SOLO SHOW IN JP!! MIS AMORES: CATALINA VIEJO LOPEZ DE RODA
Now this is something to look forward to! I will be having my first SOLO show in the Boston area this June. As part of JP Thursdays I will be exhibiting all my recent large paintings and drawings at Prudential Unlimited Realty in Jamaica Plain. These are all my most recent paintings and I am very excited to have the opportunity to exhibit them. The show will be up all 1 June - 29 June and the opening is Thursday, June 3rd from 6-8pm. There will be refreshments and DJ Just Joan will be spinning an eclectic sound to set the mood. If you would like a postcard invite, send me an email with your address. The closest T stop is Green Street on the orange line. Come check it out!

MAY 2010 - LANDSCAPES AND STILL LIFES AT THE GAFF IN WALTHAM
This is unusual, in that I don't often exhibit my landscapes and still lifes, but I will be doing just that this May! Curator Kalman Gacs has selected several of my pieces to be shown for the month of May at The Gaff in Waltham.

MAY 2010 - BEACON HILL ART WALK JUNE 6
I have participated in numerous art fairs before, but this will be my first time participating in the Beacon Hill Art Walk. I will bring miniatures, collages, smaller paintings and also my recent gesture drawings which I have been listing on etsy frequently. Hope you can make it! For more information

APRIL 2010 - SALAD - LOT F GALLERY
I am very excited to announce that 50 of my new miniature paintings, including CELTICS and LADIES will be on display at LOT F Gallery for thier SALAD exhibition in May. Come to the opening on Friday, April 30th from 7pm-11pm. SALAD is a group exhibiton featuring works by Jeffrey Ellse, Matthew Gillis Hall, Todd Robertson, Will Long and myself. All miniatures are only $40 each! Come check it out. LOT F GALLERY, 145 Pearl Street, #4, Boston MA 02110s For more information

MARCH-MAY 2010 - BEST OF WORLDWIDE WATERMEDIA ARTISTS
Stay tuned. Several of my paintings will be printed on the Best of Worldwide Watermedia Artists, Volume 1, printed by Kennedy Publishing. Very exciting! Will let you know when it come out.

MARCH 2010 - RED BUBBLE AND SOCIETY 6
You can now purchase various sized greeting cards and prints of my work from Red Bubble and Society 6. If there is a work that you would like to be able to purchase as a print or greeting card, but don't see it available let me know and I can include it. Check it out and spread the word! For more details check out

ONGOING - GREETING CARDS AVAILABLE!!! I finally got around to getting Greeting Cards made of my work. Any image on my website is available as a greeting card! So take a look at what you like; paintings, collage, mixed media, photo etc. They are all titled and signed by me and are packaged in a clear envelope. Each Greeting Card is printed on stock card and comes with its own envelope as well as an info sheet about the artist printed on vellum paper!

$3 each!* ---------- $5 for two* ---------- Ten cards for $25 with FREE Shipping!

ONGOING 2008 - CHECK IT OUT! - New series of miniature paintings; truly miniature! Average size around 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches. They are being sold for $40.00 each framed. The frame has a simple black edge and measures 6 x 4 inches. They are ideal for those spaces that are small, but need a burst of color! Check out the Miniatures link on the menu. For purchase, or more information on a piece, email me at catalinav@catalinaviejo.com

PAST NEWS....

FEBRUARY 2010 - THIS COLLECTIVE PULL EXHIBITION
Several of my letter collages will be on display among other very cool art. This Collective Pull- A Mass Collaboration will be up until February 28. If in the are come check it out! FiveSevenDelle Gallery, 57 Delle Ave, Boston MA. For more details check out

DECEMBER 2009 - JOSLIN CENTER AND BOSTON CELTICS MINIATURE PAINTINGS
In these past few months I have developed a series of miniature paintings portraying the Boston Celtics team members. Check them out under the miniature paintings link. I have decided to donate several to this years Joslin High Hopes Auction Gala which takes place in November and raises money for diabetes. As many of you Boston Celtics fans knows, Ray Allens son was diagnosed with diabetes and he has joined the Joslins board to help raise awareness. I am happy to be able to take part in such a great cause. I also decided to donate one of my letter collages, "Letter to finding a Cure". For info on the auction/gala check out

DECEMBER 2009 - MIMI HOLIDAY SHOW
I will have around 10 miniatures on display at mimis gallery in Ipswich for the month of December. The show includes several other artists, but they are all small works under $50! Great gift ideas! For more details check out

DECEMBER - SASAKI ARTS FAIR
I will be participating in Sasakis art fair on December 3rd from 11:30-1:30. I will mostly be selling my miniature paintings and smaller pieces. If you are around Watertown on Wednesday stop by!64 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA. For more info

OCTOBER 2009 - ART FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
I will be participating in Art for the Environment, an exhibition curated by Kalman Gacs in which several of my animal photos will be on display this month at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

OCTOBER 2009 - COLLECTIVE EXPRESSIONS
I will be participating in a group show called Collective Expressions among 20 other talented artists. The exhibition will take place only on the evening of Saturday, October 17th 7pm-10pm in Abington, MA. There will be a live Jazz performance and snacks and refreshments while you enjoy looking at sculputres, installations, drawings, video art, painting and more. The space is huge and this is the first time that I will be exhibiting my large 6ft family painting among several other new works including smaller paintings, letter collages and miniature paintings. Come, enjoy and spread the word! Collective Expressions, Saturday, October 17th 7pm-10pm, 200 Wales Street, 4th Floor, Abington, MA

SEPTEMBER 2009 - THE BOSTON ARTS FESTIVAL - AHTS
I was accepted to this years Boston Arts Festival! I participated last year and its a great festival. Its for 3 days on Columbus Park. It will take place September 11, 12 and 13. Stay tuned for more updates. To see a description of the festival and a list of participating artists check out

JULY/ SUMMER 2009 - BOSTON PHOENIX REVIEW
Greg Cook for The Boston Phoenix just wrote a review "Breakthroughs" about the Tufts Summer Juried Exhibition, in which I have 4 pieces displayed. Take a look at it, my work is mentioned towards the end! For more details check out

JUNE/ SUMMER 2009 - ART FRIDAYS IN DOWNTOWN CROSSING
Every Friday this month and a few more during the rest of the Summer (July 24 and August 7), I will be participating in Art Fridays. This is an event organized by the BRA in which more than 20 artists set up their work in Downtown Crossing from 11am-6pm every Friday. Come and check it out! For more details check out

MAY 2009 - TUFTS UNIVERSITY ANNUAL SUMMER JURIED SHOW
Several of my letters were accepted to Tufts University Summer Juried Show. This is very exciting news! The letters will be on display for the entire summer and the gallery will offer tours and audio guides for the work. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, June 4 5:30-8:30pm. Hope you get a chance to see the show! For more details check out

MAY 2009 - ART TALK INTERVIEW
myartspace.com recently asked me to do an interview for them. It is currently on their blog page and will be emailed out to their thousands of members. It is a long interview and I am excited at the amount of images they chose to show. To read the interview go to their blog and scroll down!

MAY 2009 - COLOR CORRESPONDENCE
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend my show Color Correspondence at the mimi gallery! For more details check out

MAY 2009 - SOWA
This year I will be participating once again in the SoWa Art Walk in Boston (Harrison Ave). Hundreds of artists and myself will be displaying art. It will take place on both, Saturday and Sunday 16 -17 May 2009. For additional information

APRIL 2009 - COLOR CORRESPONDENCE I will be having a solo show this April at "mimi" Gallery in Ipsiwch. I will be exhibiting my new series of Letter Collages as well as some smaller abstract collages. Please look at the Letter Collages link on the menu for a preview of the show. Not all the letters are on the website, so make sure to stop by and check it out! The exhibition will run from March 29th - April 30th and the Opening Reception will take place Saturday, April 4th from 3pm-7pm. If you would like a postcard, please send me your address. For more details check out

APRIL 2009 - SKYS THE LIMIT
Three of my letter collages were accepted to this year?s Creative Arts Workshop "Skys the Limit" Juried by Janet Echelman, internationally recognized artist for her public art installations and sculpture. The exhibition will take place April 10 - May 15, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven CT. The opening Reception will take place April 10 from 5:30-7:30pm. For more information please check

MARCH 2009 - Several of my miniature paintings and letter collages are hanging in the Somerville Arts Councils windows in Davis Square. If you are in Davis square, the windows are located between CVS and BSC so check them out if you are in the area! They will be up until March 20th.

MARCH 2009 - One of my letters was accepted to this years Fidelity Investments 11th Annual Green Works Juried Exhibition. It was juried by Diana Gaston, Associate Curator for Fidelity Investments, Jesse W. Smith, Gallery Director, 5 Traverse and Bruce Chao, Professor, Glass Department, RISD. The exhibition had more than 250 submissions, and less than 10% made it past the jurors. This is very exciting! The exhibit runs from March 8 - March 27. The reception will take place March 9 5:30-7:30. The show is taking place at the Providence Art Club in Providence RI. For more info

DECEMBER 2008- I was selected as a Finalist for the Bridge Art Fair Miami Basel Juried Competition and will be featured in the show catalog. The competition was organized by myartspace.com and had a great panel of jurors, including Elisabeth Sussman, Senior Curator, The Whitney Museum, Janet Bishop, Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA, JoAnne Northrup, Senior Curator, San Jose Museum of Art and Michael Workman, Founder, Bridge Art Fair. For more info

NOVEMBER 2008- My letter Collage "Letter to Sadness" was accepted to the Cambridge Art Associtions Blue Show. This year the show was juried by Jen Mergel, Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in boston. The show will go up this month! For more info check out

OCTOBER 2008- My letter Collage "Letter to Winter" was accepted to the Cambridge Art Associtions Members Prize Show. This year the show was juried by Nick Capasso, Curator at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. The show will run until November 5th. For more info check out

SEPTEMBER 2008- My letter Collage "Letter to Summer" was not only accepted to the Blanche Ames National Show, but it also won 3rd prize! The show was juried by Richard Whitten. The opening was on Saturday, September 20th from 7-10 at the Blanche Ames Mansion in Sharon, MA. The show will be up for the rest of this month. For more info check out

SEPTEMBER 2008- STOLEN! STOLEN! STOLEN! This past weekend I participated in the Boston Arts Festival. The festival was great, I got to show and sell my work among 60 other artists. Unfortunately, one of my miniature paintings "Eve" was stolen! Please, if you have any information or ever come across this piece, realize that it was stolen and contact me as soon as possible.

SEPTEMBER 2008- September 27th, I will participating in MontFest, an event organized by Montserrat College of Art for the alumni. If you are in Beverly that day, make sure to stop by the Beverly Commons and check out "Art in the Park". I will be there among other alumni selling artwork!

JULY 2008 - Letters to You. I will be having ANOTHER solo exhibition this July! The exhibition will consist of my new series of Letter Collages which can be seen under my collage link. The exhibition is going to take place at Mimi Gallery in Ipswich. It will go up June 29th and the opening reception will take place Friday July 18th from 5:30-7:30pm. Click on the image thumbnails for more information! If you are not on my mailing list, feel free to email me your address so that I may send you a postcard invite for the show!

JULY-AUGUST 2008 - Several of my Letter Collages were accepted to the b.j. spoke Gallery?s international juried exhibition; Paperworks 2008 in New York. The exhibition was juried by Samantha Rippner, Associate Curator, Dept. of Drawings and Prints of Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. They will be exhibited in August, stay tuned for more details.

MAY 2008 - I have updated my website extensively!! Check it out. Paintings, collage and photos have been organized by series. I have also included two new series. The Animal Project can be seen under the Photography link. It is a series which combines animals and figures interacting with eachother. Also new, Collage Letters which can be seen under the Collage link. This is a series of letters to people and things which transforms literal words into shapes and color allowing specific structures and palettes to take over. Check them out!

APRIL / MAY 2008 - My painting "Alpha Kevin" was accepted to the Creative Arts Workshop Juried Show PAINTING AS PRESCENCE, juried by William Bailey, Kingman Brewster Professor of Art Emeritus, Yale University. The exhibition will run May 9 - June 27. The opening will take place Friday, May 9 5:30-7:30pm. "This exhibition reveals some of the richness and diversity of painters working today." The exhibition will be displayed in the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, CT For additional information and directions see

JUNE 2008 - I will be exhibiting 10 of my paintings in Lowell, Saturday and Sunday June 14th and 15th as part of the ARTHOUSE exhibition. The exhibition will be open from 12pm - 6pm both days and will take place in the Hamilton Canal District,155 Middlesex St, Lowell MA. ARTHOUSE is an exciting exhibition in which, The Boston Home Team at Prudential Unlimited Realty and developers Community Glue collaborate to bring you the seventh installment of Arthouse, located for the first time outside of Metro Boston, in seven unique live /work lofts. This show will feature a combination of Boston and Lowell artists, exhibiting a variety of mediums including painting, photography, and sculpture. For more information on the exhibit, visit

Thank you so much to everyone who was able to go and see my exhibition Up Close and Personal. A lot of people came to the reception and I received a lot of feedback from everyone who went. Thank you again! The Boston Globe, The Salem News and The Beverly Citizen all wrote articles about the show. Check the links below to read them and enjoy the photos!

MARCH 2008 - Up Close and Personal: Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda. This is my first solo show! I will be showing several of my portrait paintings as well as an installation of my miniature paintings. It is going to be a great show and I hope you will all get a chance to see it! The exhibition dates are March 24 - April 9. The Opening will be held Thursday, March 27th from 6:30-8pm. The exhibition will be at the Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery, at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly. For additional information and directions see

APRIL 2008 One of my small landscapes was accepted to the Interiors / Exteriors juried exhibition. The show was juried by James Hull, artist and curator. The show runs from April 4th until April 29th. The exhibition is in the Kathryn Schultz Gallery in Cambridge, MA. For additional information and directions see

MARCH 2008 - Three of my miniature paintings were accepted to The Micro Museum in NY "The Teeny Tiny Show". The exhibition dates are March 29 - May 17. The Opening will be held March 29th from 8-11pm. The exhibition will be at the Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY and will feature small works by 15 artists from 6 different states. For additional information and directions see

MARCH 2008 - Gallery XIV in Boston has organized "The Canvasation Project". This is a project in which different colleges and venues participated to create large collaborative paintings. I participated in the collaborative painting with Montserrat Faculty and Alumni. One of my new letter collages is also on display. The exhibition dates are March 7 - March 22. The Opening will be held March 27th from 6-9pm. The exhibition can be seen in Gallery XIV Boston, MA For additional information and directions see

JANUARY 2008 - Happy New Year everyone! My collage "Untitled-Squares" was accepted into the Cambridge Art Association?s Juried Show "Shape". The show was Juried by the sculptor Joseph Wheelwright. The show will be up January 29-February 26. Opening Reception is February 9, noon-2pm For additional information see

SEPTEMBER 2007 - My painting "Charlie" was accepted into the 2007 Fall Brush Juried Show in New York, Juried by Peter Trippi, president of Projects in 19th century Inc and current editor of the magazine Fine Art Connoisseur. The show will be up for the month of October. Check out their website for more info!

SEPTEMBER 2007 - My work was selected to appear in the premier edition of Studio Visit Magazine! Juried by Michael Lash, the magazine is to be released sometime in January 2008. I will keep you updated!

SEPTEMBER 2007 - My work was accepted into the Blanche Ames National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Nan Hass Feldman, internationally known artist and educator. The show will be up until September 29th at the Ames Mansion, Borderland Park. The opening reception is September 15th, at 7pm. Hope you can make it!

MAY 15, 2007 One of my portrait collages was accepted to the Mills Pond House Gallery Annual Juried Competition! The exhibition was juried by Amy Smith-Stewart, curator at the Mary Boone Gallery. The exhibition will take place June 9 - July 14, 2007. The opening reception will be held on June 16, 2-4pm. The Gallery is located in St James, NY.

THE ISSUES IS OUT! GO TO THEIR WEBSITE TO SUSCRIBE! Four of my paintings will be published in the publication, Off Our Back, Womens Journal upcoming issue - April 2007! The paintings JULIE, KISSING AMBER, LA ALFOMBRA ROJA and LIANA will be illustrating the publication s article; Women of Color. A small artist bio will also be included! I will let you know when the issue comes out. You can check out their website:

Here is an article from the MiddlesexBeat; The BAAK Gallery, A Breath of Fresh Air which talks about the exhibition I curated at the BAAK Gallery. Click on the picture to read it. You can also download it and print it on the Download link on the menu!

I have been working on paintings and collages, but have also begun a new photo project. Here is a little preview, enjoy! Also, you can finally see my new series of Portrait Collages! Check them out on the Mixed Media link on the menu!

Two of my most recent paintings, "La Alfombra Roja" and "P?pa" have been accepted to the Kingston Gallery New Art 06 national juried show The exhibition was juried by Susan D. Greenberg, PH.D.- Horace W. Goldsmith Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, Yale University Art Gallery. The exhibition will take place JULY 5 - AUGUST 5 2006. The opening will be held on Friday, July 7, 5-7:30pm. For more directions and more information contact

Expect to see a new mixed media series by the end of August! The series consists of a combination of my representational portraits and my abstract collages. Here are three examples.

I will have a piece in the Cambridge Art Association "New Members Exhibition" this Summer. The exhibition will be held July 12 - July 27 2006 and the opening will take place Thursday July 13, 5:30-7pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery, 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge For additional information see