AMY CHALOUPKA
101 N. BLOUNT ST. #101 MADISON WISCONSIN 53703
PHONE (920) 918-2219 • E-MAIL: AKCHALOUPKA@WISC.EDU • WEB: AMYCHALOUPKA.COM
EDUCATION
May 2006
Dec 2005
University of Wisconsin-Madison M.F.A Candidate in 3-D area, Sculpture
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Masters of Art, Sculpture
Recipient, Glenn R. Allen Scholarship for 2005-06 academic year
Recipient, Teaching Assistantship for 2004-06, academic years
Recipient, University Fellowship for 2003-04 academic year
June 2002 Western Washington University, B.F.A Graduate in Photography/Mixed Media
Deans list 1997-2002, Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Recipient, J. Ruth Kelsey Art Scholarship Award
Minor in English
Fall 1999 Universita‘ per Stranieri, Siena, Italy: Cultural Studies in Art History, Architecture, and
Italian Language
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2006
Diamond Ink Gallery (Milwaukee), Commonwealth Gallery (Madison)
North by Northwest Milwaukee/Madison Exchange, Curated Group Exhibition.
Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Missouri Paper in Particular 27th Annual Juried
Exhibit (Forthcoming)
7th Floor Gallery, Representative Body…Graduate Review Show, Madison, WI
Awarded Vilas Travel Grant from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate
School, for the purpose of Artist Research
2005
Chase Building, Milwaukee Company Man,, Curated Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI
Arts Night Out, Outdoor Interactive Group Exhibition. Public Art Mini Golf,
Madison WI
Commonwealth Gallery, Land Reclamation Act, Solo Masters Exhibit, Madison, WI
Overture Center for the Arts, Think Tank, Curated Exhibition, Madison, WI
7th Floor Gallery, Small Works, Sculptural Works under 12 inches
Steinhilber Art Gallery Juried Show of UW-Madison Students, Oshkosh, WI
Commonwealth Gallery Merge/Purge, Three-Person Exhibition, Madison, WI
7th Floor Gallery Second Thoughts, Graduate Review Show, Madison, WI
OneTen Gallery Gimme Baby Robots, Art Exhibition and Silent Auction, Madison, WI
Awarded Full Fellowship to Vermont Studio Center Artist in Residence program.
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation Fellowship sponsoring a four week residency session,
Summer 2006
Awarded Merit Scholarship, UW-Madison Art Department Graduate School, for
2005-06 academic year.
EXHIBITIONS AND AWAR DS (CONT.)
2004
Silo Gallery Sculpture Show, Group Exhibit, Oregon, WI
Ironworks Factory Over Oceans…Sculpture Group Exhibition, Madison, WI
Urban Market Design, Draw, Deploy, Drawings by Sculptors, Madison, WI
Ironworks Factory Time Transfusion, Curated Sculpture Exhibition, Madison, WI
7th Floor Gallery You Go First, Graduate Review Show, Madison, WI
2003
7th Floor Gallery Citations, Sculpture Group Exhibit, Madison, WI
Lucia Douglas Gallery No Life Guard on Duty, Curated Exhibit, Bellingham, WA
The ARC Open House, Group Installations, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Waterfront Artists Collective, Spring Open House, Art Co-op Reception Bellingham,
WA
2002
B Gallery Family Topography, BFA Exhibition, Bellingham, WA
Waterfront Artists Collective, Fall Open House, Art Co-op Reception, Bellingham, WA
B Gallery Pinoptica, Pinhole Collaborative Exhibit, Bellingham, WA
Viking Union Gallery 507 Beyond Borders, 7th Annual International College Art
Exhibition (Juried), Honorable Mention, Bellingham, WA
Casa Que Pasa, Solo Painting Exhibition, Bellingham, WA
Viking Union Gallery Paint in Real Time, 3 person collaboration Painting/Video
Installation, Bellingham, WA
B Gallery Art-a-thon, 24 hour Art-making, Exhibiting, and Auctioning Group Show to
benefit the B-Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2001
Viking Union Gallery Personal Surveillance, Juried Art Exhibit,
Awarded 1st Place, Bellingham, WA
V.U. Gallery at the Whatcom Museum of Art my/him/her/your/Self, Juried Group
Exhibit, Bellingham WA
B Gallery Hybrid: Photographic Explorations Group Exhibit, Bellingham, WA
V.U. Gallery at the Whatcom Museum of Art Two Birds and One Stone, Group
Exhibition, Bellingham, WA
V.U. Gallery at the Whatcom Museum of Art Beyond Borders 6th Annual College
International Art Exhibition, Awarded 2nd Place, Bellingham, WA
2000
Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Mail/ Art, Photography
Group Exhibition, Ellensburg, WA
Omni Gallery Voices Group Painting Exhibition, Bellingham, WA
Bellingham Greyhound Bus Depot, Group Installations and Mixed Media
Exhibition, Bellingham, WA
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-06
Instructor of Record, University of Wisconsin-Madison: Instruct three sections of
Art 108 and three sections of Art 208: Foundation of Contemporary Art discussion.
Position includes group discussion facilitation, lesson planning, syllabus design, critique
facilitation, grade evaluation, presentations and assisting with instruction on modern
and contemporary art practices, and encouragement of application of ideas toward
studio art making practices
2005
Participant, Company Man Group Exhibition. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Tower. Artists
selected by Mike Brenner, Curator (Director of Hotcakes Gallery, Milwaukee). Artists
invited from all over the country to participate in show exploring issues of the
contemporary workplace. MARN (Milwaukee Artists Resource Network), a non-profit
arts organization hosted and sponsored the event which opened in conjunction with
Milwaukee Gallery Night. Press release and published photos seen at:
www.marnonline.com. Review of work at
www.jsonline.com/onwisconsin/arts/oct05/363893.asp, and in Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel Arts section, October 2005.
Member, WAMGE. Wisconsin Area Mini Golf Enthusiasts: Member of a
collaborative group that created a non-traditional mini-golf course as a sculptural
public art piece. Exhibited in Spring, 2005 in alternative business space, and in Fall,
2005, as an outdoor interactive artwork as part of Arts Night Out, UW –Madison
Campus Arts Festival funded by the UW-Madison Arts Institute
(www.arts.wisc.edu/ano).
2004-05
Instructor of Record, University of Wisconsin-Madison: Taught four sections of
Art 102, 2-D Design: Designed and instructed foundation level two-dimensional
design studio curriculum, two semesters concurrently. Position included conducting
technical demonstrations including Photoshop, bookmaking techniques, and mounting
and matting techniques, critique facilitation, grade evaluation, development and
implementation of projects, syllabus design, rubric and lesson planning.
Installer/Preparator, Chazen Museum, (Formerly the Elvehjem Museum),
helped install elaborate sculptural installations for artists Xu Bing and Peter Gourfain.
Worked personally and extensively with artist Xu Bing to create site-specific sculptural
installation for Page Court at the Elvehjem Museum. Images of installation can be
viewed at http://chazen.wisc.edu/home.html. Also worked extensively with Peter
Gourfain to re-install large sculptural exhibit, images viewed on same site. Position also
included installation and de-installation of traditionally hung painting and sculpture,
preservation, maintenance, labeling and inventory of permanent and visiting
collections.
2004
Participant/ Volunteer, Students for Students, High School Art student mentoring
program. Hosted Madison area high school students interested in the visual arts.
Participated in chalk art collaborations, led tours of art studios, facilities, and museums
2003
Guest Speaker, Symposium for Emerging Career Artists, Western Washington
University.
Instructor, Studio Arts, Northwest Freedom University (non-profit learning
program), Bellingham WA. Taught introductory course on Polaroid transfers,
alternative processes, and collage work.
Panelist, Society for Photographic Educators Northwest (SPENW) conference
discussion Hybrid: Photography and Mixed Media, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle WA.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONT.)
2002 -03
2002
Member, Waterfront Artists Collective, Bellingham WA: personal studio space within
artist community, publicized and participated in quarterly Gallery Walks with
collective of approximately 30 artists.
Teaching Assistant, assisted the instruction of a foundation drawing course at
Western Washington University. Provided input in critique, taught three life-drawing
sessions and guided skill application with the goal of facilitating class expression and
comprehension of material learned throughout course.
Workshop Instructor at B Gallery Art-a-thon. A 24-hour Art-making, Exhibiting,
and Auctioning Group Show to benefit the B-Gallery, Bellingham, WA. Participated
and led workshop and demonstrations of Paper Making throughout the 24-hour art-athon
2001-02
Volunteer, for community organization Expanding Your Horizons, Bellingham, WA.
Program inviting junior high school girls from the community to experiment in areas
of the sciences. Assisted photography workshops, conducted slide presentations and
artist lectures.
Representative, on scholarship selection committee at Western Washington
University Department of Art. Participated in the selection of and allocation of
monies to art scholarship applicants.
Representative, on B.F.A. selection committee at Western Washington University
Department of Art. Reviewed candidate portfolios and participated in selection of
B.F.A students for 2003 academic year.
Representative, on search committee for Western Washington University Fibers
Faculty position in the Department of Art: hosted finalists, participated in selection
and interview processes of candidates.
Juror, Western Washington University Spring Showcase, Senior Class Juried Show at the
B Gallery.
2001
1998-02
Participant/Volunteer, Society for Photographic Educators NW Regional
Conference, Port Townsend WA: Conducted Polaroid Transfer Workshop. \
Research Assistant, to Painter and Sculptor, Ed Bereal, Bellingham WA: conducted
grant research and organized budget for projects. Documented existing work and
helped create photo design for show announcements. Conducted extensive research
for reference material for paintings and sculpture pieces.