April A Coppini (b.1972, US)
April Coppini was born and raised in a wooded suburb of Rochester, New York. She attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1990 and Alfred University, School of the Arts from 1991-1994. She received her BFA from Alfred in printmaking and drawing and moved to Portland, Oregon in 1995. April works at her home studio in NE Portland where she lives withe her family and finds inspiration from her three children, their eleven chickens, two cats, and (the best ever) dog, Duke. When she is not working, she spends time watching her children, fussing over the chickens, computer stalking other artists and running with Duke.
EDUCATION
1990- 1991 the University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA.
1991- 1994 Alfred University, School of the Arts. Alfred NY. Bachelor of Fine Arts
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
Recent Work, Beam and Anchor, Portland OR
2013
The Bees and the Birds, Valley Rowe Gallery, Portland OR
Charcoal Studies from Nature, Antler Gallery, Portland OR
Birds, Luke’s Frame Shop, Portland OR
Wild Refuge; the Threatened Biodiversity of West Hayden Island, Annie Meyer Gallery,
Portland OR
2012
Recent Work, Annie Meyer Artwork Gallery, Portland OR
Leave Room for the Invisible, Gallery 135, Portland OR
Birds and Insects, Antler Gallery, Portland OR
Wild Domestic, the Albina Press South, Portland OR
2011
Charcoal Drawings, Luke’s Frame Shop, Portland OR
Bumblebees and other Small Heroes, Annie Meyer Gallery, Portland OR
True Animal Stories, the Albina Press North, Portland OR
2010
Preening Birds/Animal Husbandry, the Albina Press South, Portland OR
New Work, the Red E, Portland OR
Class: Insecta, Studies and Stories, Luke’s Frame Shop, Portland OR
2009
Restless Kingdom, the Albina Press South, Portland OR
Paintings and Drawings, the Red E, Portland OR
Paintings and Charcoal, the Albina Press North
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
Revolver, Antler Gallery/Hellion Gallery, Portland OR
Spring Show, Rental Sales Gallery, PAM, Portland OR
2013
Jessica Bonin Paintings/April Coppini Drawings, the Albina Press South, Portland, OR
Spring Show, Rental Sales Gallery, PAM, Portland OR
Animalia, Redux Gallery, Portland OR
2012
Holiday Group show, Annie Meyer Artwork Gallery, Portland OR
Black+ White+ One, Antler Gallery, Portland OR
New Artists Group Show, Rental Sales Gallery, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
April Coppini Drawings/Jocelyn Rahm Paintings, Beam & Anchor, Portland, OR
2011
Group Show, the Match, Portland OR
In Full Bloom, the 100th Monkey Studio, Portland OR
Creepy Crawlies, Good: A Gallery, Portland, OR
2010
December Group Show, Falcon Art Community, Portland, OR
First Thursday Street Gallery, Urban Art Network, Portland OR
2009
First Thursday Street Gallery, Urban Art Network, Portland OR
TEACHING
2008
Painting and Play Classes Ages 3-6, my home studio, Portland OR
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2010
Draw a Bee Project, the Albina Press South, Portland OR
Solicited and exhibited children’s charcoal drawings of bees as a fundraising project for the University of Minnesota’s Bee Lab
REPRESENTATION
Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland Oregon
Imogen Gallery, Astoria, Oregon
