About
Rodney Konopaki was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and Master of Fine Arts, both from the University of Saskatchewan. From 1976 to 1987 he was a Master Printer at Tyler Graphics, Mount Kisco, New York, where he collaborated with artists including Helen Frankenthaler, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney and Frank Stella. In 2005, he accepted a Faculty position in the Print Media area at Emily Carr University. Previously he held teaching positions at The University of Saskatchewan (1989-1990) and Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alberta (1990-2004). He continues to explore new possibilities in printmaking, painting and drawing through a diverse range of solo and collaborative projects.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS OF COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH RHONDA NEUFELD
Whereabouts, Malaspina Printmakers, Vancouver, BC 2017
52ºN 106ºW – Measured and Marked, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK 2017
Suggestions from Kamloops, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC 2014
Walking Lines/ Saskatchewan, Art Gallery of Regina 2014
Mark Making, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC 2012
New Work, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK 2012
Drawn Passages, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC 2012
Walking, Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, MB 2011
Chance Operations² 2010 – 2013
This exhibition travelled to nine cities including the Moose Jaw Art Gallery, Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre (Medicine Hat, AB), Swift Current Art Gallery, Strathcona County Art Gallery (Edmonton, AB), Burnaby Art Galley, Two Rivers Art Gallery (Prince George, BC), Penticton Art Gallery, The Mann Art Gallery (Prince Albert, SK) and Thames Art Gallery (Chatham-Kent, Ontario)
SELECTED Group EXHIBITIONS OF COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH RHONDA NEUFELD
Reading the Land, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC 2022
40 Years, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK 2018
Through the Memory Atlas, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC 2018
Hand-picked Okanagan, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC 2017
Journeying, ARTEfunktional, Kelowna, BC 2016
Shh! Good Art Up And Down The Okanagan Valley, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC 2016
‘Scapes, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC 2016
From the Matrix. ARTEfunktional, Kelowna, BC 2015
Group Show, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK 2014
Faculty 2014, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC 2014
Paper Exchanges, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC 2013
Faculty 2012, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC 2012
Okanagan Print Triennial, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC 2012
The Drawing Show, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK 2011
New Directions in Drawing (www.newdirectionsindrawing.com) 2011
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC 2011
Faculty 2011, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC 2011
Malaspina Print Retrospective: In Edition, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC 2010
Faculty 2010, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC 2010
ACAD New Faculty Exhibition, Illingsworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB 2009
Faculty 2009, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art, Vancouver, BC 2009
Faculty 2008, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art, Vancouver, BC 2008
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
POP SHOW! Dazzled by the Everyday, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2015
You Can Say That Again, The University Club, University of Regina, Regina, SK 2012
Size Matters, Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK 2008
Faculty Exhibition, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art, Vancouver, BC 2007
All Sorts, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art, Vancouver, BC 2006
Those Who Teach, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art, Vancouver, BC 2005
Moose Jaw Artists, Moose Jaw Museum, Moose Jaw, SK 2005
How to Become a Mirror, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2004
SELECTED EXHIBITION REVIEW
Brennan, Katie, “Drawn Passages.”
Galleries West, http://www.gallerieswest.ca, February 13, 2012.
Lawrence, Rebecca. “Art Lovers Can Take a Chance on New Exhibition.”
Times-Herald, Moose Jaw, SK, November 20, 2010.
Guest, Gloria. “Chance Operations.
”Express, Moose Jaw, SK, December 2-8, 2010.
PUBLICATIONS
“Scapes”
Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC 2016
Commentary by Julie Oakes
“Printmaking on the Edge: 40 Years at St. Michael’s”
St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL, 2014
Curated and written by Kevin Major
“Walking Lines / Saskatchewan”
Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK, 2014
Essay by Rob O’Flanagan
“Paper Exchanges”
Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC, 2013Essays by Katie Brennan and Briar Craig
“Drawn Passages”
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC, 2012
Essays by Lubos Cullen and Ben Reeves
“Okanagan Print Triennial”
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC, 2012
Essay by Tegan Forbes
“Chance Operations².”
Moose Jaw Art Gallery and the Esplanade Art Gallery in Medicine Hat, 2010
Essays by Terryl Atkins and Darrin Martens
“The Biographical Dictionary of Moose Jaw Artists.”
Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, SK, 2006
COLLECTIONS
The Canada Council Art Bank
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Art Gallery of Alberta
Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
Mendel Art Gallery
University of Lethbridge
University of Saskatchewan
St. Michael’s Printshop Archive
Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre
Keyano College
Malaspina Print Archive
Suncor Resources
Cenovus Energy Inc.
The Mann Art Gallery
The National Bank of Canada
Kamloops Art Gallery
Kenderdine Art Gallery
Vancouver General Hospital
Art Gallery of Swift Current
Paul D. Fleck Library and Archive – Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity
Burnaby Art Gallery
Emily Carr University of Art & Design
Walter Phillips Gallery
RESIDENCIES
University of Saskatchewan (with Rhonda Neufeld), Saskatoon, SK 2016
Thames Art Gallery (with Rhonda Neufeld), Chatham, ON 2013
Kamloops Printmakers (with Rhonda Neufeld), Kamloops, BC 2013
University of Regina (with Rhonda Neufeld), Regina, SK 2012
Martha Street Studio (with Rhonda Neufeld), Winnipeg, MB 2011
St. Michael’s Printshop (with Rhonda Neufeld), St. John’s, NL 2010
The Banff Centre (with Rhonda Neufeld), Banff, AB 2009
The Banff Centre (with Rhonda Neufeld), Banff, AB 2008
White Mountain Academy of Art, Eliot Lake, ON 2005
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant 2014
Emily Carr Professional Development Funds 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Master Printer, Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, NY 1976 – 1987
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Audain Faculty of Art since 2005
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
Head, Print Media 2007 -2009
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
JURIES
Juror, BIMPE (Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition), Vancouver, BC 2006
Juror, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant Program 2004
BOARDS
Board of Directors, Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver, BC 2008 – 2012
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MFA, University of Saskatchewan 1989
Printer Fellow, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM 1976