Amy Baca Lopez is a painter from Albuquerque, NM. She earned a Bachelors degree in Creative Writing and Studio Art from the University of New Mexico, with a year exchange at Portland State University. Early years of her career were spent designing logos and marketing material for dozens of locally owned businesses in New Mexico, California and Washington, D.C. She also designed book covers and interiors for a few publishing companies in Southern California.

Change called when carpel tunnel started making the simplest movements like putting on a seatbelt difficult, so Amy took a long break and started to travel. This led her on a trip around the world, and after a while the spirit of the Camino de Santiago caught up with her. She grabbed a backpack and a change of clothes and trekked 303 miles across Northwestern Spain.

Upon returning home, she decided that she wanted to be an artist. Not a graphic designer, but someone who tears things up and puts them back together. Her mom flipped. After all, Amy had just been awarded a Key to the City from Mayor Martin Chavez for efforts in the revitalization of Downtown Albuquerque - namely creating civic spaces, and co-founding the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance - a 501c3 aimed at educating the public on the benefits of shopping local. She wanted to be even closer to the art making process, feeling a strong creative urge inside that wanted and deserved to be expressed.

She’s inspired by the idea that “thoughts become things,” so she likes to think big. She has worked on art for MTV’s The Real World, has participated in Parallax Art Fair, an international show in London, was awarded a gallery space at 505 Central from Mayor Tim Keller, has traveled to 34 countries by putting $40 into a coffee can each week, has been the poster artist for La Cosecha International Dual Language Conference as well as Lavender Festival.

Amy currently sells her original paintings, greeting cards, prints, and postcards in approximately 20 locations regionally.