Natasha Karpinskaia
87 Golf Ln, Ridgefield, CT, 06877
nkarpinskaia@hotmail.com
(203)984-9965 natashakarpinskaia.net
Education
PhD (ABD) Columbia University, NYC in Art History
MA Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia.
MA Moscow University of Linguistics, Moscow, Russia.
Selected One and Two Person Shows
2023 Yellow Rain, Diana Collabella Fine Arts, Ridgefield, CT
2019 Carousel, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, DC
2018 Animalia, Gallery on the Green, Norwalk, CT2017 Pictures at an Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Norwalk, CT
2016 Between Representation and Abstraction, Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT
2016 Sequent Narratives, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, DC
2015 Ultramarine, Ridgefield Library Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
2015 Traces, Trailer Box Gallery, Danbury, CT with Janice Mauro
2015 Unearthed, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
2015 Freeway, Keeler Tavern Museum with Janice Mauro
2014 Street Stories, Moscow Art University, Days of Contemporary Culture, Russia
2014 The Art of Mark Making, with Ashley Andrews, Silvermine Guild Art Center, CT
2013 Le Texte, Galerie Patrick et Sophie Saurat, Paris, France
2013 Memories, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA
2012 Variations on a Grid, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, DC
2010 Leitmotifs, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
2010 Mix, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, DC
2010 The Doodle Show, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
2007 L’une et l’autre, Haviland Gallery, Norwalk, CT (with Liz Dextermer)
2007 Game Space, Gallery A3, Moscow, Russia (with Ashley Andrews)
2006 Layered and Stacked, Ridgefield Guild Art Center, CT (with Mary Bailey)
2005 Three Voices, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT (with Mary Bailey)
2005 Life with Chairs, Haviland Gallery
2004 The Diet Show, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
2004 Mini Pix, Haviland Street Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
2004 States of Mind, Norwalk Art Gallery (with Cate M. Leach)
2003 Facets of Daily Experience, Wilton Art Gallery, Wilton, CT
2002 My Recent Works, Wilton Library Association, CT
2002 Sackler Gallery, Stamford, CT (with Cate M. Leach)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Every Picture Tells a Story, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
2023. With Fresh Eyes, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2022. Silvermine Instructors' Exhibition
2019 Silvermine Summer Salon, New Canaan, CT
2016 Exhibition of Small Works, Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT2015 Resilience, Beechwood Arts, Westport, CT
2013 Refresh III, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC
2013 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2013 Waterworks, American University, Washington, DC
2013 Refresh III, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC
2012 Monophon, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2011 Alternative Process ,Longview Gallery, Washington, DC
2009 Small Works, Richmond, Virginia
2009 Driven to Abstraction, Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo, MD
2008 Sight and Sound, Silvermine Guild Members Juried Exhibition, New Canaan, CT
2006 Culture and DNA, Silvermine Guild Members Juried Exhibition, New Canaan, CT
2005 Miniature Print Juried Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2005 Beauty and the Beast, Silvermine Guild Members Juried Exhibition, New Canaan, CT
2004 CT Commission on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Arts Division Gallery, Hartford, CT
2004 Collage, Assemblage and Construction, Silvermine Guild members Juried Show
2004 Treasures of the Dragon Realm, Wilton Art Gallery, Wilton, CT
2004 Art of the Northeast, 55th Annual Show, Silvermine Guild Art Center
2003 Printmaking Biennial, Ramona studio, New York, NY
2003 Loft Artists’ Association, Rich Forum Theatre, Stamford, CT
2003 Extended Portrait, Silvermine Guild Members’ Show
2003 Austin New Frontier Collage Society, International Juried Show, Ingram, TX
2003 Art of the Northeast, 54th Annual Show, Silvermine Guild Art Center
2002 Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Members’ show
2002 Westport Art Center Members’ Show
2002 Souvenirs of Memory, Silvermine Guild Members’ Show
2002 Silvermine Guild New Members’ Exhibition
2002 Concepts, Nature Center, Westport, CT
2001 Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Guild Art Center, 52nd Annual Show
Selected Publications and Reviews
Pictures at an Exhibition 2017, Norwalk Hour, October 2017
Academy 2011, Washington Post, July 22, 2011
Steppin’ Out, by Harriet Hiller, The Hour, February 2008
Russian Curator Focuses on Painting, by Fran Sikorski, CT Acorn Papers
From Russia with Love, Wilton Villager, April 2006
Karpinskaia to Be “Layered and Stacked” at Ridgefield Guild Show, The Wilton Villager, February 2006
Artists’ Different Styles Come Together for Show, The News-Times, Ridgefield, CT, February 13, 2006
Pull Up a Seat: Haviland Street Gallery Has a Winner by L. P. Streitfeld, The Advocate and Greenwich Time, May 2005
Russian Art Historian, Painter Showcases Wonderful Side of Life, by Lois H. Alcosser, The Wilton Bulletin, November 2004
Silvermine Pushes into New Directions by L. P. Streitfeld, The Advocate and Greenwich Time, September 2004
Chaos Meets Order in Karpinskaia’s Mini Pix’ by L. P. Streitfeld, The Advocate and Greenwich Time, June 20, 2004
“States of Mind” at Norwalk Art Gallery, Norwalk Hour, April 2004
Building Bridges, Maya Taal, Stamford Times, September 2003
At Wilton Art Gallery: Natasha Karpinskaia Will Exhibit Jan. 28- Feb. 21,2003 Wilton Bulletin, Jan. 23
Life Inside the Lofts: LAA’s Open Studios Brings the Public Face- to Face with Serious Art, by Brita Brundage, Fairfield County Weekly, November 7, 2002
Who's Who in the Arts, Fairfield County Weekly, September 26, 2002
Unusual Beginnings, Thomas Melana, Advocate and Greenwich Time May 12, 2002
Invigorating New Blood at Silvermine,by L. P. Streitfeld , The Stamford Advocate and
Greenwich Time January 20, 2002
Gallery Representation
Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, DC
Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT
Artists’ Space, NYC, NY
Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
Fellowships and Grants (Selected)
2004 Connecticut Commission on the Arts Individual Artist Grant
1995-8 Grants from the Associates in American Art Fund
1994 Luce Fellowship Grant from the Department of Art History and Archaeology
1992-3 Fellowship of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Teaching Experience
2003-present Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT, courses in abstract painting, mixed media, printmaking and art history
2010- 2014 Pyramid Atlantic, printmaking courses and workshops
2008-2013 Yellow Barn, Bethesda, MD, courses in abstract painting and mixed media
2006 summer YearoutIndia, volunteer art teacher in Kerala, South India
2004-2015 Ridgefield Guild of Art, courses Abstract Studio and Printmaking
- Adjunct Professor, New York Academy of Art, NYC, courses in 19th and 20th century art
Curatorial Experience
2014 Layered Visions, Pyramid Atlantic, Washington, DC
2013 Waterworks, American University, Washington, DC
2012 Group Show, Writer’s Center,Washington, DC
1986-1990 Curator in the International Department of the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery (largest museum of Russian art in Russia). Joint exhibitions in Russia and abroad, public relations with international museums, translation of catalogs.
Affiliations
Silvermine Guild of Art, New Canaan, CT
Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Union of Moscow Artists, Moscow, Russia
Catalog Translations:
Series in Art, Exhibition Catalog, National Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
Ivan Alexandrovich Naduev, 1893-1965. Exhibition Catalog
Exhibition catalogs for various private collections