Locke Surls Center for Art and Nature @ Splendora Gardens
26041 Midline Rd, Cleveland, TX 77328
(832) 422-5090
Sharon Kopriva, Bower Boat, 2023. Photo: Paul Hester.
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Artist Statement by Sharon Kopriva
Sharon Kopriva currently works in Houston, Texas and Hope, Idaho. She earned her MFA in painting from the University of Houston in 1981. Kopriva’s career has taken her through investigations of pre-Columbian cultures in Peru, examinations of her Catholic faith, and inspirations from the spiritual forests of the Pacific Northwest. Kopriva has exhibited nationally and internationally including solo exhibitions at the Menil Collection, Houston; the Ogden Museum, New Orleans; and the National Museum of Peru, Lima. Her group exhibitions include Fresh Paint, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.; and Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. Kopriva’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Menil, MFAH; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, and others.
In A Breath There Is by Stephanie Darling (text) / Ommm by The Redbud Yoga Group (sound)
The Redbud Yoga Group is a small yoga group led by Rie Congileo that meets weekly at Redbud Fine Arts Center. Over the last four years, as part of their yoga practice the group has ended their sessions with “om’s.” As a result, the group began to appreciate the “om’s.” as a sound itself rather than just a verbal exercise. The Redbud Yoga Group features several members. This iteration of the group includes: Rie Congelio, Stephanie Darling, Carter Ernst, Dawn Fudge, Melinda Guthrie, Sharon Kopriva, Deborah Mann, Kelly Moran, & Alice Tutt.
Work in progress
Sharon Kopriva
A Gift From The Bower is presented by DiverseWorks and the Locke Surls Center for Art and Nature @ Splendora Gardens (LSCAN).
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Sharon Kopriva, Bower Boat, 2023. Photo: Paul Hester.
Artist Statement by Sharon Kopriva
Sharon Kopriva currently works in Houston, Texas and Hope, Idaho. She earned her MFA in painting from the University of Houston in 1981. Kopriva’s career has taken her through investigations of pre-Columbian cultures in Peru, examinations of her Catholic faith, and inspirations from the spiritual forests of the Pacific Northwest. Kopriva has exhibited nationally and internationally including solo exhibitions at the Menil Collection, Houston; the Ogden Museum, New Orleans; and the National Museum of Peru, Lima. Her group exhibitions include Fresh Paint, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.; and Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. Kopriva’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Menil, MFAH; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, and others.
In A Breath There Is by Stephanie Darling (text) / Ommm by The Redbud Yoga Group (sound)
The Redbud Yoga Group is a small yoga group led by Rie Congileo that meets weekly at Redbud Fine Arts Center. Over the last four years, as part of their yoga practice the group has ended their sessions with “om’s.” As a result, the group began to appreciate the “om’s.” as a sound itself rather than just a verbal exercise. The Redbud Yoga Group features several members. This iteration of the group includes: Rie Congelio, Stephanie Darling, Carter Ernst, Dawn Fudge, Melinda Guthrie, Sharon Kopriva, Deborah Mann, Kelly Moran, & Alice Tutt.
Work in progress
Sharon Kopriva
A Gift From The Bower is presented by DiverseWorks and the Locke Surls Center for Art and Nature @ Splendora Gardens (LSCAN).
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