Koplin Del Rio

Professional Experience
2011 Visiting Artist, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2011 Visiting Artist, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
2011 Visiting Artist, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
2008-2011 Graduate Degree and Student Coordinator, University of Wisconsin Art Department, Madison, WI
2009 Student Coordinator, University of Wisconsin Art Department, Madison, WI
2008-2009 Drawing Instructor, University of Wisconsin Continuing Education, Madison, WI
2006-2009 Book Making Instructor, Wisconsin Union Mini Courses, Madison, WI
2008 Drawing Instructor, PEOPLE Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2006-2008 Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, Art 112: Drawing 1, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI
2006-2008 Screen Printing Instructor, Wisconsin Union Mini Courses, Madison, WI
2005-2006 Studio Assistant at Silver Buckle Press, Madison, WI
2004-2007 Serigraphy Instructor, PEOPLE Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2002 Commissioned to paint a mural at Parklawn Elementary School, Oconomowoc, WI

Fellowships and Honors
2011 Artist-In-Residence, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2009 BLINK Grant Recipient, Madison Arts Commission, Madison, WI
2006 Paradise Lost, Received a fellowship to attend a Climate Change Workshop and create art in response to environmental issues.
2006 Class of 1930 Purchase Award, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2005 Betty J. Frazier Scholarship
2005 Emerging Artist Award, the Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts
2005 Class of 1930 Purchase Award, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2004 Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2004 Catherine Esther Hokin Memorial Scholarship
2004 Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowship
Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2003 Best of Show, Customer Show, Artist and Craftsman, Madison, WI
2001 Oconomowoc Scholarship Fund
2001 FM Global Scholarship
2001 Wisconsin PTA State Art Award
2000 Waukesha Art Festival Scholarship

Solo Exhibitions
Upcoming Melissa Cooke, Koplin Del Rio, Los Angeles, CA, June-July, 2012
Upcoming Melissa Cooke, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY, November, 2012
2011 Sometimes I Disappear, Brenau Gallery, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
2011 Sometimes I Disappear, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2011 Vacuum, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI
2011 Lost Inside You, Caestecker Gallery, Ripon College, Ripon, WI
2011 Lost Inside You, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2010 “You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself”, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City, CA
2008 Masked: Master’s of Fine Art Exhibition, Project Lodge, Madison, WI
2007 Balance and Change, Espresso Royale, Madison, WI
2006 Melissa Cooke: Prints and Paintings, Sunroom CafÈ, Madison, WI
2006 ReStore: Prints and Paintings by Melissa Cooke, ArtCade, Oconomowoc, WI
2005 ReStore: An Exploration of Global Warming, 734 Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
2004 From the Source, Greenway Properties, Middleton, WI

Group Exhibitions
2011 Blurring the Lines, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
2011 Generation Next, Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
2011 Face To Face: The Changing Face of Portraiture, Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2010 DELINEATE, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2010 Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
2010 To See Ourselves As Others See Us, Contemporary WI Portraits, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI
2009 West Coast Drawings VIII, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
2009 LA Art Show, exhibited by Koplin del Rio, Los Angeles, CA
2009 In Cahoots, Overture Center for the Arts, October 2008, Madison, WI
2008 Two-Timed, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2007 Visceral Mappings, Dellora Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL
2007 Paradise Lost, a traveling Climate Change exhibit and community education program
2007 Dyscalculia, a portfolio organized for the Southern Graphics Council Conference
2007 The UW-Madison Master of Fine Arts Juried Show, Gail Floether Steinhilber Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
2007 First Year MFA Review, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2006 Paper Work Continued, Shotgun House Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Paper Work, 734 Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2006 eco’arts, International Visions Arts Gallery, Washington DC
2006 Illumination Showcase, College Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2006 78th Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2006 Mitochondria: Wisconsin Women of the Word, a portfolio for the Southern Graphics Conference, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2006 BabyFetus Printmakers, an Undergraduate Print Portfolio organized for the Southern Graphics Conference, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2006 Fresh Hot Press, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
2006 North by North West, Diamond Ink Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2006 North by North West, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
2006 First Base, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2005 Paper Politics, 5 + 5 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Graphics Show, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2005 Kontakt 9 x 3: International Art Students Make Kontakt, an online invitational exhibit of art from Europe, Africa and the USA
2005 Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI
2005 Public/Private, National Juried Print Portfolio Competition, Hughes Fine Art Center, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2005 77th Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2005 Layered Intentions, Madison Central Library, Madison, WI
2005 Paper Politics (West), Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Capito/al, Print Portfolio between the University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota
2004 Print ‘till You Drop, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2004 Overlays, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
2004 Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI
2004 Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria†
2004 76th Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2004 Catch Phrase, Annual Postcard Print Exchange organized by the Iowa State University Print Club
2003 Customer Show, Artist and Craftsman, Madison, WI
2003 Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI
2003 Artists for Peace, Art Beat Gallery, Madison, WI
2002 UW Fundamentals Art Show, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2000 Waukesha Art Festival, Waukesha, WI
2000 State Fair Student Art Show, West Allis, WI

Exhibits Curated
2009 In Cahoots, Overture Center for the Arts, October 2008, Madison, WI
2006 Organizer and Co-Curator, Fresh Hot Press, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
2005 Co-Organizer and Installation Chair, Layered Intentions, Madison Public Library, Madison, WI 

Bibliography:
Brouk, Tim, "Artist Melissa Cooke Creates Provocative Pieces with Graphite", Journal and Courier, August 17, 2011
Dunigan, Peggy Sue, “’Vacuum’ Triggers Emotional Response at Museum of Wisconsin Art”, Express Milwaukee, May 31, 2011
Turner, Lonnie, “Art City Asks: Melissa Cooke”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online, May 20, 2011
Schumacher, Mary Louise, “In Memoriam: Triennial artists get personal with contemporary”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 27, 2010, Cue Section, pg 1, 8
Salas, Rafael Francisco, “REVIEW: To See Ourselves As Others See Us at the Museum of Wisconsin Art”, June 18, 2010
Smith, Jennifer. “The Anti-Theme Show”, The Isthmus, May 27, 2010
Zellen, Jody, “Editorial: Recommendations: Melissa Cooke at Koplin Del Rio Gallery”, Visual Art Source, March 2010
Wolf, Karin, “Local Artists Make Impression At Armory Shows”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 21, 2010, Cue Section, pg 8
Feinstein, Lea, “Reviews: National ‘On Paper", ARTnews, January 2010, pg 122.
“West Coast Drawings: Drawings VIII”, feature photo, Journal of the Print World, Summer 2009, pg 9.
“West Coast Drawings VIII”, feature photo, Seattle City Arts, July 2009, pg 26.
Lundin, Norman and Koplin Del Rio, West Coast Drawings, 2009, pg. 37.
“Make with the Art”, with feature photo, The Onion, Madison, May 15, 2008, pg. 29.
“Global Warming Viewed Through Artful Eyes”, with feature photo, Campus Connections: The University of Wisconsin School of Education Newsletter, Winter, 2007, pg 12-13
“Art, science team up on Global Warming”, feature photo, Wisconsin State Journal, September 18, 2006
“Melissa Cooke’s ‘Crop Yields’…”, The Capital Times, April 7, 2006, B6.
Illumination: The Undergraduate Journal of Humanities, University of Wisconsin, 2006
Josh MacPhee, Paper Politics, 2006, pg 43, 52
“Print Style”, The Oconomowoc Focus, March 21, 2006, pg. 9.
Illumination: The Undergraduate Journal of Humanities, University of Wisconsin, 2005
Louden, Steve, “Designing a Sea…Parklawn Explores Academics: Climbing Wall Doubles as Art Work,” Oconomowoc Enterprise, August 22, 2002, A1, A2.

Publications:
“Books and their Covers: Illustration”, Friends News, University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, Winter 2005-06, Volume 3, Issue 3, pg. 8.

Collections:
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AK
Wisconsin Union Permanent Art Collection, Madison, WI
Kohler Art Library Artist Book Collection, Madison, WI
Southern Graphics Council Print Collection, University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, MS
University of North Dakota Print Collection, Grand Forks, ND
University of Minnesota Print Collection, Minneapolis, MN
Boston Public Library Print Collection, Boston, MA
 Professional Organizations
Fresh Hot Press, the University of Wisconsin Print Club
Southern Graphics Council
Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors
National Dignitas Dean’s List
Golden Key International Honour Society
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Sigma Theta