Miniprint Annual 2012
VICTORIA GORO - RAPOPORTU.S.A.
Born in Moscow, Russia, Victoria Goro-Rapoport graduated from Moscow Art College with a BFA in set design in 1985. Until her emigration from Russia in 1990, she worked with various puppet and drama theaters as a set designer. From 1990 to 1994, she lived in Jerusalem, Israel, where she was introduced to the technique of etching – her current primary means of artistic expression. In 1998 she earned her MFA in set design from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2002 she earned another MFA – this time in set design – from the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign. After her graduation she taught drawing for two years at the University of Illinois. In 2004 she moved to Kearney, Nebraska, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Drawing and Printmaking at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Selected Recent National Exhibitions include:
1. 2009 National Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, 2009
2. Americas 2009 All Media National Exhibition, North West Art Center, Minot State University,
Minot, ND , 2009
3. 38th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Brand Library Art Galleries,
Glendale, CA, 2009
4. 26th Juried Open Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, Huston, TX, 2009
Selected Recent International Exhibitions include:
1. International Print Triennial, Krakow, Krakow, Poland, 2009
2. China Print Festival, 2nd Qijiang International Juried Print Exhibition, Chongqing, China, 2009
3. What Does it Mean to be Human, International Traveling Juried Exhibition, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2009-2010
4. Art Domain Gallery, International Juried Competition and Exhibition, Leipzig, Germany, 2008
Recent Awards include:
2009 National Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, August 2009, 1st Place,
Americas 2009 All Media National Exhibition, North West Art Center
Minot State University, Minot, ND , August-September 2009, Merit Award
Americas 2008, All Media National Exhibition, North West Art Center, Minot, ND
August - September 2008, 6% acceptance rate, Best of Show Award
Ink and Clay 34, National Juried Exhibition, Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, March - May 2008, Purchase Award
The list of collections includes:
Chingqing Art Fund, Beijing, China, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Denton, Texas, USA, Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, California, USA, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Talahassee, Florida, USA, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri, USA, University of Taxes at Tyler Art Museum, Tyler, Texas, USA, Valdosta State University Museum, Georgia, USA, University of Dallas Art Museum, Texas, USA, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, La Grange, Georgia, USA
Selected Recent National Exhibitions include:
1. 2009 National Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, 2009
2. Americas 2009 All Media National Exhibition, North West Art Center, Minot State University,
Minot, ND , 2009
3. 38th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Brand Library Art Galleries,
Glendale, CA, 2009
4. 26th Juried Open Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, Huston, TX, 2009
Selected Recent International Exhibitions include:
1. International Print Triennial, Krakow, Krakow, Poland, 2009
2. China Print Festival, 2nd Qijiang International Juried Print Exhibition, Chongqing, China, 2009
3. What Does it Mean to be Human, International Traveling Juried Exhibition, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2009-2010
4. Art Domain Gallery, International Juried Competition and Exhibition, Leipzig, Germany, 2008
Recent Awards include:
2009 National Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, August 2009, 1st Place,
Americas 2009 All Media National Exhibition, North West Art Center
Minot State University, Minot, ND , August-September 2009, Merit Award
Americas 2008, All Media National Exhibition, North West Art Center, Minot, ND
August - September 2008, 6% acceptance rate, Best of Show Award
Ink and Clay 34, National Juried Exhibition, Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, March - May 2008, Purchase Award
The list of collections includes:
Chingqing Art Fund, Beijing, China, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Denton, Texas, USA, Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, California, USA, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Talahassee, Florida, USA, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri, USA, University of Taxes at Tyler Art Museum, Tyler, Texas, USA, Valdosta State University Museum, Georgia, USA, University of Dallas Art Museum, Texas, USA, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, La Grange, Georgia, USA
Melancholia (Homage to Durer), 2010, Etching, Engraving, Digital, 29,3 x 23,3 cm – 250
The Celestial Architect, 2010, Engraving, Digital, 27,3 x 18,8 cm – 250