Koplin Del Rio

EDUCATION
2007 – 2008 M.F.A. Drawing and Painting, Laguna College of Art & Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2006 Figure Painting Workshop, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2000 – 2004 Post Baccalaureate, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
1997 – 2000 B.F.A. Drawing and Painting, Summa Cum Laude, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA
1998 Study Abroad Program: Italy, Art Institute of Southern California
1996 Art, Archaeology, and Geology Field Study, Santorini and Crete,
Greece
1996 – 1997 University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1992 – 1996 Windward Community College, Kane’ohe, HI

TEACHING
Portfolio Development Workshop at Windward Community
College, sponsored by Laguna College of Art & Design, Kane’ohe, HI
2004 Art Teacher assistant 1-5th graders, Le Jardin Academy: College
Preparatory School, Kailua, HI
2002 Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011 Recent Work, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City CA
2008 alone with her thoughts: MFA Thesis Exhibition, i-5 Gallery: The Brewery Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Downtown Art Walk: August 14, Regent Theater, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Contemporary Realist Painting & Drawing: 16 Graduates/19 Mentors, Koplin Del Rio, Culver City, CA
2008 MFA Summer Exhibition – Laguna College of Art & Design, Gallery 793, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 LCAD MFA Group Show, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2008 LCAD Commencement Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 The Brewery Art Walk Spring 2008, The Brewery Art Center,
Los Angeles, CA
2007 The Storm Before the Calm: A Night of Music and Art, Mamiya Theatre, Honolulu, HI
2003 Contemporary Art and Design: Faculty Exhibition 2003, Laguna College of Art and Design, Seven Degrees Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2002 First Saturday Art Walk, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
2002 Art Institute of Southern California’s 13th Annual Collector’s Choice, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2001 Faculty Collects Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2000 Graduating Senior Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2000 Class of 2000 Graduate Exhibition, Fact Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2000 All Everything Exhibition, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
2000 AISC BFA Exhibition 2000, Cruz LA Gallery, Venice, CA
2000 The White House Restaurant, Laguna Beach, CA
1999 Literally and Figuratively Speaking, Safeco Corporate Lobby Gallery,
Fountain Valley, CA
1999 Summer Art Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1998 Sophomore Art Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1998 Summer Art Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1996 Ka Moana Nui: The Vast Ocean, Gallery ‘Iolani, Kane’ohe, HI

JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2006 2006 Laguna College of Art & Design Alumni Invitation Exhibition: 45th
Anniversary Celebration, Seven Degrees Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2003 The Night the Still-Life Died: Titan Student Union Student Art Show 2003, California State University-Fullerton Center Gallery, Fullerton, CA
2000 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1999 Recent Works from the Art Institute of Southern California, John Wayne
Airport, Santa Ana, CA
1999 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1998 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1999 Memories of Italy: Study Abroad Program Exhibition, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1997 Undergraduate Art Show 1997, University of Hawai’i at Manoa Art Gallery, Manoa, HI
1997 College Art 1997, AMFAC Corporate Building Gallery, Honolulu, HI
1996 Container/Containment: National Society of Arts & Letters, Honolulu Chapter—Ceramic Competition, Linekona Arts Center, Honolulu, HI

HONORS & AWARDS
2003 Third Place and University Purchase Award, The Night the Still-Life Died: Titan Student Union Student Art Show 2003, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
1997 Plotkin Memorial Scholarship Award, CA
1996 Honorable Mention, Container/Containment, HI