Olivia Koopalethes

 12 Cambridge Way
Alpine, NJ 07620
201-768-4742
Artist’s Statement

I describe myself as an abstract artist, constantly exploring new ways of seeing and dealing with subjective elements. My ultimate goal is to create a vibrant surface with multi-dimensional relationships by discovering interesting and unusual combinations of shapes , colors and textures. This process of continual discovery, with all its infinite possibilities, poses a constant challenge influencing my journey as an artist. The “flow” of discovery, unveiling its seductive mysteries, is the compelling force that allows me to overcome difficulties and frustrations along the creative path.

Bio

Painting:Art Students League, Cooper Union Art School, Wallace Harrison;
Ateliers: Fernand Leger & Andre Lhote, Paris;
Printmaking: Roberto DeLamonica, NJ;
Krishna Reddy, NYC; Shou Ping Liao, NJ

Selected Solo Exhibitions (Invitational)

Berlex Laboratoriesx Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Montville, NJ, and Wayne, NJ “Heart & Soul”, 2003;
Arts Guild of Rahway, “Encaustic Paintings by Francesca Azzara and Olivia Koopalethes,” Rahway, NJ 2001;
Gannon University, Shuster Gallery, Lisa Campbell, Director, “Encaustics, Their Own Reality”, Erie, PA, 1998;
Bergen Museum of Art and Science, “Waxing With Passion”, Paramus, NJ 1996;
Intermission Gallery, John Harms Center for the Arts, “Bending the Graphite”. Englewood, NJ, 1998;
Interchurch Center, Riverside Church, “Haptic Experience”, NYC, 1994

Professional Affiliations

Who’s Who in American Art; Artist’s Equity, NYC;Audubon Artists Inc., NYC; Painters Affiliates (PA), Art Center of Northern NJ, New Milford, NJ; Salute to Women in the Arts, NAWA, Historian 1989-1996, NYC; International Society of Experimental Artists, Ft. Worth, TX; American Society of Contemporary Artists, NYC; City Without Walls, Newark,NJ; Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ Professional Recognition(Partial Selection)

ASCA, 90th Annual, Roy Moyers Award, Broome St Gallery, 2008
NAWA, 119th Annual, Florence & Irwin Zlove Award, Goggleworks, Reading, PA, 2008
Art Center of Northern NJ, Best in Show, “Focus-New Jersey, 2007
ASCA, 88th Annual, Jami Taback Award, NYC, 2006
Audubon Artists, 64th Annual, Silver Medal Artists Honor Award, NYC, 2006
NAWA, Dorothy Schweizer Memorial Award for Works on Paper, Reading, PA, 2006