Meet Carmen Lund

Carmen Lund began her art career in Brazil where she lived in the late 1970’s. She exhibited annually at the Arte Contemporanea in Sao Paulo, Brazil during the seven years she lived in Brazil and continues to exhibit there.

After moving back to New York, she has exhibited throughout the United States and parts of Asia and Europe. Her exhibits include a solo show at The Plum Blossom Gallery in Hong Kong where she was the first Western artist represented by this international gallery.

Two of her paintings were included in the exhibit, “20th Century Floral Painting” which was held at the Museum of Modern Art in Florida. The show included work by artists such as Matisse and Picasso.

In addition to her public exhibits, Ms. Lund’s work has been shown annually in private settings for the past 25 years. She is included in the worldwide collection of CASPARI, a major card company with headquarters in New York City.

Ms. Lund has been awarded several painting fellowships from the Virginia Center of the Creative Arts, an International artist’s community.

Ms. Lund received a Guidance Certificate from the Guild of Spiritual Guidance in New York after completing a two-year program. Ms. Lund returned to school  after many years of painting and completed her BA from Purchase College. Her area of focus was visual art, art history and psychology. She earned a Masters in painting in 2006 from Western Connecticut State University.

Ms. Lund is on the faculty of the Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, CT. Click here to see The Big Brush, a workshop she designed and teaches regularly. She also teaches privately and group classes in the New York/CT area. She designed a workshop entitled, “The Big Brush.” This workshop supports and enhances creativity for all levels and has been successfully offered to various groups and organizations. In addition to teaching at schools, Carmen has given workshops to various venues including Yale World Fellows and Millenium Cruise.

After many years as a teacher of painting and creativity, Ms. Lund recently completed study at the University of Texas, Dallas  in the Executive and Professional Coaching Program. After completion of this program, Ms. Lund  is now certified and a member of ICF  (International Coaches Federation,)  Her expertise is in the area of coaching individuals and groups .  She uses her background in the arts to support and inspire individuals to discover their magic and passion and  to use them to create the next chapter of their lives.

To view some of  Carmen Lund’s  recent paintings, please click View some of my paintings from a recent show at Convent of the  Sacred Heart

Email: carmen.lund@gmail.com