IVAN LOPEZ

is a . . .  

Painter.

Sculptor. 

Earth Activist. 

Ivan Lopez was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He immigrated to the Mission District at three years old, where community arts organizations like Southern Exposure and Mission Cultural Center fostered his artistic interests. These experiences led him to Pratt Institute, where he received a Bachelor of Industrial Design.

He has been running the Artillery Art Gallery at 24th and Mission in San Francisco, California, since 2009, where he began selling his paintings and curating art shows and creative events. After attending a nine-month farm apprenticeship at Pie Ranch in 2017, he shifted his emphasis. Following this immersion, he decided to pursue his passion for environmental sustainability and founded Artillery A.G., a member-based ceramics studio. He believes that using clay is a powerful, environmentally friendly way to combine art and food.

In addition to his ceramics, he keeps painting, regularly releasing new painting collections and accepting mural commissions. His commitment to giving nature a voice in our urban surroundings and reminding people that the earth is what we all have in common fuels his passion for painting.

He now teaches people from all walks of life how to rediscover their creative potential through painting and ceramics, allowing them to see the collective changes required for cultural and societal transformations