Riki Kuropatwa
Education
2001 Bachelor of Education, Junior/ Intermediate- Visual Arts, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
1996 Master of Fine Arts, York University, Toronto, Ontario
1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Solo Exhibitions
2015/16 Collide, Front Room Gallery, Harcourt House, Edmonton
2015 Contact, Pop Up Show, Cory Christopher Studio, Edmonton
2012 Moustaches, Art Gallery of St.Albert Gift Shop and Coutt’s Library
2009 Derby Girlz, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver
2006 Go Go Girls, Zack Gallery, Vancouver
2002 Return to the Rabbit, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto
2001 3 Squares, Red Head Gallery Showcase, Toronto
2000 Looking at Girls, A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
1996 Me and My Shadow, I.D.A. Gallery, Toronto
1994 Recent Work, Vincent Massey Library, Winnipeg
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017/18 SNAP Print Exhibition, SNAP, The Works Art and Design Festival, and Stantec
2016 Backroom Upfront, Bugera Matheson Gallery, Edmonton
2015 Girls, Women, Lives, Images, Naess Gallery, Edmonton
2011 Summer Views, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver
2010 Exhibitionists, Coutt’s Library, Faculty of Education, Edmonton
2010 Menagerie, Sideshow Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2008 Soliel 1 & Soliel 2, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver
2007 First Look & Look 2, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver
2006 Salon show, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver
2004&05 Inaugural Show, Winter Show, Love Show, Collectiv Contemporary Art and Design, Edmonton (curator and exhibitor)
2004 Recent Work, ZYPR Gallery, Toronto
2003 Knockouts, Coop Gallery, Toronto
2003 Group Show, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto
2001 Provoco, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto
2000 Loop + 1, Loop Gallery, Toronto
Blindness, A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
1999 Territory, Gallery 1313, Toronto
Art Box 1999, Schulich’s School of Business, Ernst and Yonge Tower,
Toronto
1998 Animal Acts, Simcoe Gallery, Toronto
Art Box 1998, Schulich’s School of Business, Ernst and Yonge Tower, Toronto
Teaching Experience
2015-present University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension
-Visual Art Instructor
2007-present University of Alberta, Faculty of Education
-Art Education Instructor (Visual Art and Design and Drawing)
2006-08 Grant MacEwan College, Outreach/Fine Arts Department
-Studio instructor, drawing
2006 Metro Continuing Education, Adult Art Education
-Designed and taught ceramic painting and watercolour classes
2001- Samuel Hearne Senior Public School, Grade Seven and Eight
2005 Toronto District School Board
-Designed and taught grade seven and eight visual art program (2002/03)
-Rotary art and math and language arts (2001/02)
2001 Humewood Community School, Grades Four, Five, and Six
Toronto District School Board
-Designed and taught unit on self- portraiture
2001 Fairbank Middle School, Grade Six and Grade Eight
Toronto District School Board
-Taught language arts using the First Steps Literacy Program
-Taught rotary art and art history
2000 Duke of Connaught Jr. Sr. P.S., Grade Seven
Toronto District School Board
-Initiated and organized a field trip to the Bata Shoe Museum
-Designed and taught a science unit integrating art and language
1999- McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
2000 -Taught several classes including drawing, painting and multi- media to students ranging in age from six to ten years.
-Wrote, designed and delivered lessons that incorporated basic art skills with Canadian art history and the gallery context.
-Responsible for training volunteer art assistants
Sept. 95- Studio Instructor, York University, Toronto, Ontario
April. 96 -Taught two sections of undergraduate drawing courses
-Prepared and presented slide lectures and demonstrations
Sept. 94- Graduate Assistant, York University, Toronto, Ontario
April. 95 -Curator of the I.D.A. Gallery (juried submissions, organized exhibition calendar, public relations)
-Assist studio instructors in undergraduate drawing courses
Professional Development
2017/18 Presenter, Nellie McClung Juniour High, Power of Women Conference, Edmonton, Alberta
2013-17 Guest Artist, Mount Royal School, Edmonton
2012 Presenter, Canadian Society for Education through Art/Fine Arts Council Conference, Fear No Art, Edmonton, Alberta
2010 Presenter, Fine Arts Council Conference, Calgary, Alberta
2008 Teaching with technology workshop, University of Alberta
2007 Alberta Teacher’s Association: Art Conference, Red Deer, Alberta
2004/5 Co-Founder, Curator, Exhibitor at Collectiv Contemporary Art and Design, Edmonton
2003 OSEA (Ontario Society for Education through Art) Conference: Art Without Borders, Global Visions and Cultural Connections
2002 Visual Arts Conference: A Sense of Place, Art, Architecture, and the Environment. Hamilton, Ontario
2002 Tribes, Teaching and Learning Course and Philosophy
2002 Classrooms That Work, Effective Classroom Management Workshop
2001- Visual Arts Workshop Series: Intermediate Curriculum Share
2001 New Teacher, K-8 Summer Institute
2001 Portfolio Assessment Certificate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Teacher Education Program
2000 Teaching Anti- Racism Workshop, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Several private collections across Canada
Member of AGA (Art Gallery of Alberta), SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers), and CSEA (Canadian Society for Education in Art)