Who's Who in American Art
25th edithion 2003-2004Kepner
Kepner, Rita
Sculptor, Writer
B Binghamton, NY Nov 15, 44. Calvatore, Italy, hon MFA, 83.
Study: Elmira Col, NY, Harpur College State Univ NY, BA, 66, Okla Univ, 88; Seattle Pac Univ, 90; Western Wash Univ, 91-92; City Univ of Seattle, MA 98; Edward R. Murrow Coll, Wash State Univ, Phd, 2010. Hon Degrees: Acad Bedriacehse Calvatore, Italy, Hon MFA, 84.
Work: Warsaw Mus, Poland; Seattle City Collection, Wash; Kenmore Libr; Was Mutual, Seattle; Children's Hosp, Seattle; Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Wash; Womens' Ctr, Wash State Univ. Binghamton Univ Mus, NY: The Kinsey Inst, Indiana Univ. &96 bicentennial bronze portrait sculpture, Soren Kierkegaard, 2013 City of Savannah, Ga, 94 & 96; bicentennial portrait sculpture, Soren Kirkegaard, 2013.
Exhib: Wood sculpture, Portland Art, Ore, 76; Artist in the City, 75, Seattle Art Mus, Wash, 77; Int Sculptors, Znin, Poland, 76 & Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, 77; Am Artist in Poland, Zoliborg Mus, Warsaw, 81; Am Artist in Wiesbaden, Die Roemer, Ger, 88; Quimper Arts, Port Townsend, Wash, 2002, 03 7 04; 2013, Gallery 9, Port Townsend, 2004; Northwind Gallery, 2013. Pos: Artist -in-residence, Seattle, 75, 77-78.
Pos: artist-in-residence, Seattle, 75, 77-78.
Teaching: Instr. Sculptor Experimental Col, Univ Wash, 72-74; master sculptor, Evergreen Col Interndhip Prog. Olympia Wash, 74-78.
Awards: Appointed Visual Art Ambassador-informal-between USA & Poland, 76-81; Kosciuszko Found Travel Grant Award Winner, 75, 76, 79, 81.
Bibliog: Something Happened in Seattle, NEA Newsletter, 76; David Miller (dir, video), Rita Kepner Sculptor, 81; Stephanie Irving (auto), In support of the arts, Peninsula Mag, fall 91; Szymon Bojko, Polish American Artists, Warsaw, Poland, Women Artists Am, Vol 2.
Mem: Bainbridge Arts & Humanities Coun (founder, 86); Int Artists Asn UNESCO, Paris; Artists Equity Asn; Int Artists Coop, Edelvecht, Ger; Quimper Arts, Port Townsend Wash; Northwind Arts Ctr, Port Townsend, Wash.
Med: Sculpture, stone, wood, ceramic, bronze and drawing.
Specialty: local artists.
Interests: Art, educ, reading, gardening, writing, editing,
Collections: works are found in collection of Lisa painter; Dana and Lindsey Hofman; Amanda and Emmett Doerr; Karen and Harvey Putterman.
Publ: Contrir, Northwest Art, The Arts, Leonardo Mag, Poland Mag, Polska Panorama, Seattle post Intelligencer.
Dealer: Northwind Gallery North Olympic Artists Cooperative.
 

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