NIcole Parente-Lopez

Nicole Parente-Lopez is a visual artist based in Honolulu whose charcoal drawings isolate individual stones and natural materials as meditative studies in transformation. Working primarily from volcanic forms, her practice emphasizes attention, reverence, and perceptual intimacy. Before entering full-time studio work, Parente-Lopez spent over two decades as a designer and global creative director. That background informs her current practice, which privileges quiet clarity and site-responsiveness. Her works propose a slow viewing experience where stillness and nuance become radical acts of presence.