The Art of April M. RimpoVisionTo portray a moment-in-time and let the viewer define their own story behind the painting. |
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Gallery RepresentationAgora Gallery |
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Exhibitions |
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| Solo exhibit of watercolors at Dorchester Art Center(2003) | Cambridge, MD |
| Solo exhibit of glass art at Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery 2007 | Annapolis, MD |
| Arts Afire exhibitions with National Capital Glass Guild 2007 and 2008 | Alexandria, VA |
| Brookside Gardens exhibits with Laurel Art Guild & Baltimore Watercolor Society | Wheaton, MD |
| Columbia Art Center - Variety of exhibits 1998 through Jan 2010 | Columbia, MD |
Montpelier Cultural Art Center
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Laurel, MD |
| Church of the Redeemer with BWS –Honorable Mention 2008 | Baltimore, MD |
| Gallery International’s International Open Medium Exhibit 2004 | Baltimore, MD |
| Gallery West - 4th Annual National Juried Show | Alexandria, VA |
| Hoffberger Gallery various years (BWS Exibit – 2nd Place Award 2003) | Baltimore, MD |
| Howard Counter Center for the Arts – various exhibitions through 2009 | Ellicott City, MD |
| Quiet Water Park – Variety of exhibits - Second Place in LAG exhibit 2008 | Annapolis, MD |
| Strathmore Hall – 2011 BWS Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition | North Bethesda, MD |
| Slayton House Exhibit with LAG 2002, 2006 - Honorable Mention 2002 | Columbia, MD |
| Three Arts Club of Homeland – BWS Exhibits – Honorable Mention 2003 & 2004 | Baltimore, MD |
Education |
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| 1976 – 1978 Paul Scopp - Graphite and colored pencil drawing plus oil on Canvas |
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| 1982 – 1985 The Artistry – Stained and Fused Glass - flat and 3 dimensional work |
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| 1996 – 1997 Jim Strong - Composition and oil on canvas |
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| 1998 – 2003 Bob Coe – Advanced Watercolor |
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| 2001-2007 Vitrum Studios – Various fused glass and glass bead techniques |
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| 2000 Jim Kosvanec, NWS - 5-day workshop titled Envision the Abstract Elements in Representational Art |
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| 2001 Cheng-khee Chee, NWS, AWSDF - 5-day workshop titled Watercolor East & West |
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| 2002 & 2007 Carolyn Grosse Gawareki - Advanced Watercolor |
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| 2002 Barbara Nuss – 5 day Plein Air Landscape Painting |
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| 2003 & 2006 Don Andrews – 4 day figure painting & 5 day landscape painting workshops |
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| 2003 Joe Mayer – Identifying and Exploring your own style |
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| 2004, 2007, & 2009 Tony van Hasselt – 10 days plein air painting in Provence, France 4 days of plein air in Baltimore, Maryland, 10 days plein air painting in Guatemala |
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| 2005 Fritz Briggs – 2 day workshop – Floral Painting |
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| 2005 Carl Dalio – 4 day workshop - Color and Design |
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| 2006 David Taylor – 5 day workshop |
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| 2008 Debi Watson – 2 day workshop – Turning Ordinary Photos into Paintings |
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| 2008 Jean Uhl Spicer – 3 day workshop – Achieving Drama in your Paintings |
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| 2009 Sandra Blair – 3 day workshop - Painting Wildlife in Watercolor |
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| 2009 Frank Francese – Color & Painting Freely |
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| 2009 Nicholas Simmons – Fluid acrylics & Stimulating the imagination with Photoshop during the design stage |
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| 2009 Steve Fleming – Exploring design patterns |
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| 2009 Sally Stevens – Jewelry Metal Riveting Classes |
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| 2010 Linda Ethier – Glass Casting |
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| 2010 Roger Thomas – Images in Glass |
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| 2010 Judy Morris – Textures in Watercolor |
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| 2011 John Salminen – Abstraction through Design |
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Art Organization Memberships |
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| Signature member Baltimore Watercolor Society (BWS) | |
| Signature member Washington Watercolor Association (WWCA) | |
| Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) | |
| Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) | |
| Laurel Art Guild (LAG) | |
| Dorcester Art Center (DAC) | |
Volunteer Activities |
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| Membership Chair for Baltimore Watercolor Society (BWS) | |
| Webmaster for Laurel Art Guild (LAG) | |
| HCAC Celebration of the Art’s Silent Auction – donated art and provided volunteer support (2007 - 2011) | |
| MFA Silent Auction – donated art (2007 through 2009) | |
Customers |
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| Private collections from across the United States, including online sales |