Karen Kucharski
art@karenkucharski.com                   607-651-8809

Education:
Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking; Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art; Binghamton University, Harpur College, Binghamton, NY

Selected Solo Exhibitions:                                                                                                        Tioga Opportunities, Inc., Owego, NY; Susquehanna Crossroads (2011)                    Atomic Tom’s Gallery, Binghamton, NY; WATER: Think About It (2009)
Corners Gallery, Ithaca, NY; Earth Gems (2009)
North Branch Artists Gallery, Vancouver, WA; Tango at North Bank! (2009)
Atomic Tom’s Gallery, Binghamton, NY; Tango (2008)
Walt Meade Gallery, Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY; Art of the Tango (2006)
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; The Eclipses: Dancing Landscapes (2006)
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Dance for the Earth: Drawings and Prints (2004)
Corning Community College, Atrium Gallery, Corning, NY; Solo Exhibition (1998) 

Group Exhibitions:                                                                                                                    Chemung Valley History Museum, Elmira, NY; Making History (2011)                      Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY; Regional Exhibition (2011)   The Ink Shop Printmaking Center, Ithaca, NY; 10 Years in Print (2010)                             Linda Graves Salon, Washington, DC; Dance Art: Brian Keeler & Karen Kucharski   (2010)
City Hall, Binghamton, NY; EarthStewards: Artists Respond to Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling (2010)                                                                                                                               Energy Gallery, Toronto, Canada; 2-3-D-12 (2009) 
Clinton House CAP Gallery, Ithaca, NY; Naturaleza, with Gloria Escobar (2007)
The Arts of the Southern Finger Lakes, Corning, NY; Outside the Box (2006)
Kanoko Gallery, Osaka, Japan; The Ink Shop Artists' Love to Print Portfolio Project (2004) Hartwick College, Foreman Gallery, Oneonta, NY; Conversations in Black & White (2003) Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca, NY; Karen Kucharski & Scott Smith (2003)
Ithaca Fine Chocolates, Ithaca, NY; Art Bars Inaurgual Exhibition (2002)
Decorum Gallery, Ithaca, NY; Kucharski & De Rutte (2002)
Ithaca College, Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca, NY; Captive Nature (2002)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY; Upstate Landscape (2002)

Selected Inter-disciplinary Exhibitions:
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; Tango Art onstage with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and Guest Bandoneonist, Daniel Binelli (2011)
Artpark, Lewiston, NY; Tango paintings onstage with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (2007-08)
Cornell University, Barnes Hall; Statler Auditorium; Ithaca, NY; Art onstage with Tango (1998-99)

Selected Awards and Grants:
Artist's Crossroads, New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program; Administered by The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes, Corning, NY (2011)
Artists’ Fellowship Inc., New York, NY (2008)
Special Opportunities Stipend, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY (2004)
Fellowship Grant, Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, Ithaca, NY (2002)    
Change, Inc, A Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (1999)
Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina, Print Studio, Chapel Hill, NC (1993)
Community Arts Partnership, New York State Council on the Arts, Broome County, NY (1991)
Resident Fellow, Vermont Studio Colony, Johnson, VT (1988)
Visiting Fellow, Cornell University, Printmaking Studio, Ithaca, NY (1987)

Selected University and Workshop Teaching Experience:                                                        The Ink Shop Printmaking Center, Ithaca, NY; Figurative Monotype (2011)                      Hartwick College, Art Department, Oneonta, NY; Drawing/Design (2007)
Dartmouth College, Art Department, Hanover, NH; Lithography (2005)
Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, VT; Workshop (2005)               Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; Art Department (2001-2003)
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Four College Divisions; Visiting Asst. Professor; Lecturer (1989-04)

Selected Art Program Experience and Participation: 
Participant, NYFA MARK 2011                                                                                       Participating Artist, Rural Research Labs, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY (2007-09)
Artists' Advisory Board, The Ink Shop Printmaking Center; Ithaca, NY (2002-04)                                                                                                                                                          

Kucharski Tango paintings onstage with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Joann Falletta, Conductor; Daniel Binelli, bandoneonist; and dancers, Pilar Alvarez & Claudio Hoffman (2007); and with guest musicians, Quartango; and dancers Roxana & Fabian Belmonte. (2008)

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