2022 CADD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

GENESIS LOPEZ

Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas is proud to present the 2022 CADD Scholarship to GENESIS LOPEZ, a dedicated young artist and graduating senior from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.

Raised and inspired by her single mother who works six days a week to support Genesis and her five siblings, her work often reflects the struggle of being a low-income person, a person of ethnicity, and being a woman. Her work often highlights the ways that one can learn to be independent, and how to create your own resolutions but still be there to help others who may not have the same strength.

She has won numerous awards during her time at BTWHSPVA including Young American Talent 3rd Place for printmaking (2020), Blueprint Gallery Student Exhibition Honorable Mention (2021), and Young American Talent 2nd Place for Printmaking (2022). Her work has been included in several exhibitions including Spark! Neiman Marcus Student Creativity showcase (Finalist), New Works Virtual Exhibition, 911 Youth Film Challenge (Finalist/Round 2), Made Here Exhibition 2020, New Works Exhibition 2021, Senior Showcase Exhibit 2021, NAHS Exhibit 2021, Blueprint Gallery Exhibition 2022, and Lost and Found, Senior Show exhibition 2022. She is also a Member of the Church Choir, National Art Honor Society, Youth Group, and the League of United Latin American Citizens.

A team worker for both her family and her peers, Genesis dreams of entering the Media and Entertainment business, with a focus on Illustration and a minor in Printmaking. She will attend The University of Texas at Arlington.