Carmen Cano
From Madrid, Spain, Carmen Cano has been living and working in the U.S. since 1997. Her studies in Madrid combined both fine and graphic arts, and she was an early pioneer in the use of computers in graphic design. Marrying an American and moving to Seattle, since coming to the United States she has explored new creative techniques of all kinds.
She firmly believes in work, not inspiration. By assembling and connecting objects, images or materials into unexpected ways they radiate and evoke their own essence, but also contaminate their neighbors. Her works are frequently on the margin of dreamlike universes. Though she loves working in all kinds of media, she had an especially long personal exploration of calligraphic inks and paper. However, the last decade her work has been rooted in traditional acrylic and oil on canvas, a knowledge she acquired from endless visits to El Prado and The Thyseen in Europe.
Common to it all is a pretty elaborate but precise & consistent iconography, its symbolism rooted in nature. Always water, air, earth, fire, salt and sun; the life that is created by these and who itself creates through these. Cano explores archetypes, formulas and techniques that bridge intuition with logic, reality with daydreaming, spirituality with sensuality. She’s also a constructor with a love of tools, leading to a long series of small sculptures, handmade boxes and hand-made books.
Recent Exhibitions
Stylus Studio, curated by Ghost Gallery, Solo show, May 2019
Essential Bakery Cafe, Solo Show, Seattle April-May, 2019
Fresh Flours - Solo Show, Seattle, March 2019
Cupcake Royale, solo show curated by Ghost Gallery - Seattle, January 2019
Georgetown Art Gallery - Solo show - Seattle, Oct-Nov 2018
Ghost Gallery - Group show, Seattle, December 2018
Fresh Flours - Solo show - Seattle, January 2018
Essential Bakery Cafe, Solo Show, Seattle 2018
Ghost Gallery, Group show, Seattle 2018
Other Venues
Blue Bottle, Seattle
Frank & Dunya, Seattle
Txori, Seattle
Cafe Ladro, Seattle
Canal Cafe, Seattle
Bouncing Ball, Seattle
Galerias Preciados, Madrid Galeria Lara, Madrid
Biennal - Young Artists of the Mediterraneam, Bologne
From Madrid, Spain, Carmen Cano has been living and working in the U.S. since 1997. Her studies in Madrid combined both fine and graphic arts, and she was an early pioneer in the use of computers in graphic design. Marrying an American and moving to Seattle, since coming to the United States she has explored new creative techniques of all kinds.
She firmly believes in work, not inspiration. By assembling and connecting objects, images or materials into unexpected ways they radiate and evoke their own essence, but also contaminate their neighbors. Her works are frequently on the margin of dreamlike universes. Though she loves working in all kinds of media, she had an especially long personal exploration of calligraphic inks and paper. However, the last decade her work has been rooted in traditional acrylic and oil on canvas, a knowledge she acquired from endless visits to El Prado and The Thyseen in Europe.
Common to it all is a pretty elaborate but precise & consistent iconography, its symbolism rooted in nature. Always water, air, earth, fire, salt and sun; the life that is created by these and who itself creates through these. Cano explores archetypes, formulas and techniques that bridge intuition with logic, reality with daydreaming, spirituality with sensuality. She’s also a constructor with a love of tools, leading to a long series of small sculptures, handmade boxes and hand-made books.
Recent Exhibitions
Stylus Studio, curated by Ghost Gallery, Solo show, May 2019
Essential Bakery Cafe, Solo Show, Seattle April-May, 2019
Fresh Flours - Solo Show, Seattle, March 2019
Cupcake Royale, solo show curated by Ghost Gallery - Seattle, January 2019
Georgetown Art Gallery - Solo show - Seattle, Oct-Nov 2018
Ghost Gallery - Group show, Seattle, December 2018
Fresh Flours - Solo show - Seattle, January 2018
Essential Bakery Cafe, Solo Show, Seattle 2018
Ghost Gallery, Group show, Seattle 2018
Other Venues
Blue Bottle, Seattle
Frank & Dunya, Seattle
Txori, Seattle
Cafe Ladro, Seattle
Canal Cafe, Seattle
Bouncing Ball, Seattle
Galerias Preciados, Madrid Galeria Lara, Madrid
Biennal - Young Artists of the Mediterraneam, Bologne
