Kevin Chupik

Kevin Chupik was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1967, and graduated from Texas Christian University in 1992 with a B.F.A in Painting and Drawing. After receiving his M.F.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995,Kevin moved to Las Vegas, where he has been living and working since 1997. Since 2003,he has been teaching painting, drawing and design at the College of Southern Nevada. A lifetime of interest in imagery, history, language, and travel has fed numerous bodies of work, spanning the last two decades. Kevin’s work is amongst private collections throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Artist Statement

The paintings that comprise this show are a twofold configuration of elements from the avian and human world. Each diptych strives to establish parallels between two seemingly disparate entities. Female form, figure and face join with plumed bird bodies in narrative discourse. Each panel operates as a system of colorful dots and dashes that seek to create a union between the formal elements of design and those emerging from content and symbolism. It is my hope that these pairings hint at a dialogue that exists between the observed and the imagined, between myth and reality, between bird and body.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007 College of Southern Nevada. Las Vegas, NV
2002 Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
2002 Winchester Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
1999 Nevada State Legislature, Carson City, NV
1995 M.F.A.Thesis Show, University of Colorado at Boulder
1992 Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
1992 B.F.A. Thesis Show, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
1990 Inaugural Exhibition, Joe B. Rushing Center Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 College of Southern Nevada Faculty Show, Las Vegas, NV
2008 UNLV/CSN Show, Bridge Gallery at City Hall, Las Vegas, NV
2007 Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY
2006 CSN Faculty Show, Las Vegas, NV
2005 CSN Faculty Show, Las Vegas, NV
2004 Contemporary Arts Collective Juried Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV
2004 CSN Faculty Show, Las Vegas, NV
2002 Austin Modern Gallery, Austin, TX
1998 “La Creme” Invitational Show, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
1994 Grace Cultural Center, Abilene, TX

Bibliography

“Mad for Mid Mod.” H&D Magazine, Jan/Feb. 2009: 42-53
“Atomic Ranch” Polished Magazine, April 2008: 37-42
“Artful Pursuits” Luxury Las Vegas, Feb. 2007: 128
“Whipping Boys” Mercury Magazine, October 10-16, 2002:34
“Spotlight” Las Vegas Review Journal, Sept. 13, 2002