Art Resume

KIM KONOPKA

received her education in United States, France, and Holland. She holds a BFA from a very prestigious, snobby West Coast art college. After graduating she worked as an editorial illustrator in Los Angeles California where her illustrations appeared in newspapers, magazines, video and book covers. Her award winning fine art resides in several private collections.

She lives part time in France and the United States where she works as an art model, repairs Harley Davidson motorcycles, truffle hunts with a her pet hog, and of course is writing her first novel.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Major: Illustration with an emphasis in Graphic Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Illustrator

Curator of the Santa Barbara Poetry Festival Art Show

Artist Representative

Editorial Illustrator for a big name newspaper, Los Angeles, CA

PAINTING WORKSHOPS:

Janet Fish, acrylic painting, Provence, France

Don Nice, acrylic painting, Provence, France

Peter Liashkov, figure painting, Los Angeles, CA

Richard Bunkall, figure and portrait painting, Los Angeles, CA

Victor Alexander Munoz, paper sculpture workshop, Santa Barbara, CA

 

GALLERY SHOWS:

Coffee Grinder Gallery - Group Show - Carpenteria, CA

Johnson Gallery – Group Show – San Luis Obispo, CA

Atkinson Gallery – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

Contemporary Arts Forum - Group Show - Santa Barbara, CA

Greenstreet Gallery – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

Espressway Café and Gallery – Solo Show – Santa Barbara, CA

The Art Store Gallery – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

Contemporary Arts Forum – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

Green Dragon Café and Gallery – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

Contemporary Arts Forum – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

Sojourner Café – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

UCSB Women’s Gallery – Group Show – Santa Barbara, CA

Cabrillo Arts Center - Group Show - Santa Barbara, CA

Paige Neuhauser Gallery - Group Show - Santa Barbara, CA

See's Coffee House & Gallery - Solo Show - Santa Barbara, CA

UCSB Women's Gallery - Group Show - Santa Barbara, CA

Arcadia Library – Solo Show – Arcadia, CA

Civic Arts Gallery – Group Show – Walnut Creek, CA

Ygnacio Valley Library – Solo Show – Walnut Creek, CA

Concord Library – Group show – Concord, CA

Home Savings & Loan – Group Show – Walnut Creek, CA

Chico Art Center – Group show – Chico, CA

Crocker national Bank – Group Show – Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica Library – Group Show – Santa Monica, CA

Home Federal Bank – Solo Show – Arcadia, CA

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Painting Mrs. Alice Miller – Arcadia, CA

Sculpture Ms. Janet Boland – Orinda, CA

Paintings Mr. and Ms. Tardiff – Avila, CA

Painting Joseph Gallo - Santa Barbara, CA

Sculpture Jeff Konopka - San Jose, CA

Paintings Ms. Koren Trygg – Studio City, CA

Painting Ms. April Schuman – Manhatten Beach, CA

Sculpture Mr. Robert Egenolf – Santa Barbara, CA

Paintings Mr. Ray Aromatorio – Santa Barbara, CA

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