Val R. Kropiwnicki

vksteelworks@gmail.com

        Education

1986 BFA Southampton College

         Long Island University Southampton, NY

2000 Art Teacher Certification preK–12, SCSU, CT

        Occupation

1986-present, Artist  • Val Kropiwnicki Steelworks

2000-present, Fine Art Instructor • Valley Regional High School, Deep River, CT

        Galleries & Shows

2012

the FlyFishing Show - Somerset, NJ

2011

“Objects d’Art: Form and Function” Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery Of Art, Uconn Avery Point Groton, CT

2010

Ghost of the Run -The Gallery at Three Rivers Community College - Norwich, CT

2009

Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery Of Art, Uconn Avery Point Groton, CT

Fair Haven Furniture – New Haven, CT

2008

New Haven Paint and Clay Club –New Haven, CT

Arts CT – Guilford Art Center - 1st Place Sculpture

Fair Haven Furniture – New Haven, CT

2007

Mix Gallery – Guilford, CT

Fair Haven Furniture – New Haven, CT

2006

River street Gallery – New Haven, CT Front 20 1986-2006 Retrospective

2005 

New Haven Paint and Clay Club - 104th Juried Art Exhibition New Haven, CT

Carl & Jane Lynge Award for Metal Sculpture

2004   

Weselyan Potters Gallery - Middletown, CT      

Guilford Art League - Expo 2003 - Guilford Green, Guilford, CT    

Southern Connecticut State University - New Haven, CT

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

2003

Bruce Museum - O.A.F.Greenwich, CT

Guilford Art League - Arts Connecticut 2003 - Guilford, CT

Guilford Art League - Expo 2003 - Guilford Green, Guilford, CT

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

2002   

Guilford Arts League - Arts Connecticut 2002 - Guilford, CT 1st Place Sculpture

New Haven Paint and Clay Club - Members Exhibition - New Haven, CT

Essex Art Association - 56th Elected Artist Show -Essex,CT

Essex Art Association - 56th Spring Juried Show -Essex,CT

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

2001   

New Haven Paint and Clay Club - 100th Juried Art Exhibition - New Haven, CT

Carl & Jane Lynge Award for Metal Sculpture

Juror: Shoreline Arts Alliance Future Choices  Clinton, CT

Essex Art Association - 55th Summer Juried Show -Essex,CT

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

Guilford Art League - Arts Connecticut 2001 - Guilford, CT

Subs on Parade - Milford Arts Council - Milford,CT

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

2000   

Silvermine Guild Galleries - 51st Art of the NorthEast - New Canaan, CT

The Mollie & Albert Jacobson Memorial Award, 1st Place Sculpture

Essex Art Association - 54th Spring Juried Show -Essex,CT      

Essex Art Association - 54th Summer Juried Show -Essex,CT Honorable Mention Sculpture     

New Haven Paint and Clay Club - 99th Juried Exhibition - New Haven, CT

1999   

New Haven Paint and Clay Club - 98th Juried Art Exhibition - New Haven, CT

Creative Arts Workshop Faculty Show - New Haven, CT

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

Gallery 12 - Guilford, CT

1998   

Creative Arts Workshop - New Haven, CT

Creative Works Gallery - New Haven, CT

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

Gallery 12 - Guilford, CT

1997   

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

Gallery 12 - Guilford, CT

Prutting Builders - New Canaan, CT

1996   

Bruce Museum - O.C.F. - Greenwich, CT - First Place Mixed Media

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

Wave Gallery -  New Haven, CT

Creative Works Gallery - New Haven, CT

Adam Kochlin Designs - Stamford, CT

Gallery 12 - Guilford, CT

Prutting Builders - New Canaan, CT

Data-Switch Corp. - Shelton, CT

1995   

Address Unknown - New York, NY

Giacomo Forbes - New York, NY

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

Wave Gallery -  New Haven, CT

Gallery 12 - Guilford, CT

AACA Columbus Avenue - New York, NY

The Globe Theatre - Norwalk, CT

Designers Show House - Southampton, NY

1994   

AACA Columbus Avenue - New York, NY

ArtRyder - Morristown, NJ

ACC - Atlanta, GA

ArtRyder Park Avenue - New York, NY

La Coste Gallery - Boston, MA

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

Wave Gallery -  New Haven, CT

1993   

La Coste Gallery - Boston, Ma

Cambridge Artists Coop - Cambridge, Ma

AACA Columbus Avenue - New York, NY

AACA Columbia University - New York, NY

La Petite Gallery - Valley Cottage, NY

Danforth Museum - Welsley, MA

ACC - Atlanta, GA

ACC - San Francisco, CA

ACC - West Springfield, MA

ArtRyder - Lyndhurst, NY

Westport Handcrafts - Westport, CT

1992   

AACA Loeb Center - New York, NY

AACA Columbus Avenue - New York, NY

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

ACC - Atlanta, GA

Crafts at Tanglewood - Lenox, Ma

B’nai Jacob - Woodbridge, CT

1991   

Heritage Market - Washington, D.C.

Boston Interior Design Show - Boston, MA

Fieldstone Crafts - Boston, MA

Volvo International Festival - New Haven, CT

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

New Paltz Arts and Crafts - New Paltz, NY

The Brown Trust - Boston, MA

Cyrna International - Chicago, IL

1990   

International Contemporary Furniture Fair - New York, NY

American International Crafts - Boston, MA

Cyrna International - Chicago, IL

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

Erector Square Gallery - New Haven, CT

1989   

Details - New York, NY

Sono Arts Celebration - South Norwalk, CT

1988   

John Slade Eli House - Six Sculptors Six Spaces - New Haven, CT

Wave Gallery - New Haven, CT

Theatricide - The Beard Set Design - New Haven, CT

The Dada Invasion of Lighthouse Point - New Haven, CT

Art Space - New Work/New Haven - New Haven, CT

Atria/Architects Gallery - Hartford, CT

New Haven Paint and Clay Club - 87th Juried Art Exhibition - New Haven, CT     

1987   

Mystic Art Association - Mystic, Ct - First Place Sculpture Award

Theatrecide - Desire Caught by the Tail Set Design - New Haven, CT

Atria/Architects Gallery - Hartford, CT

New Haven Paint and Clay Club - 86th Juried Art Exhibition - New Haven, CT

Art in Heaven - Obligation to Your Not So Distant Future -New Haven, CT

1986   

Audubon Arts Center - Taking Flight - New Haven, Ct

Southampton College, L.I.U. - Stepdaughter Blue - Southampton, NY

1985   

The Gateway Center - Experimental Art - New Haven, CT

        References

Available upon request.