Timothy John Karpinski Jr.
North East Portland, Oregon, USA
Available for commisions / illustration / making of things
Email: Tim@Togethergallery.com
Available artwork:
Together Gallery - Portland, Or
Thinkspace Gallery - Los Angeles, Ca
Whitewalls Gallery - San Francisco, Ca
Etsy Shop
Flickr
Born in Edison, New Jersey, March 6th, 1981. Lives and makes art everyday in Portland, Oregon.
Timothy J. Karpinski grew up near the Appalachian Trail in the woods of New Jersey. As a child he was obsessed with building forts and damming streams. As time passed, skateboarding and art entered the picture. To this day, Karpinski still spends much of his time building forts, damming streams, skateboarding and making art. Inspiration also comes from his love of music, typography, gardening, children’s books, graffiti, and his love of nature and science. All of these elements are reflected in his work. Karpinski is that rare combo of ‘dreamer’ and ‘doer’. Many encompass one of these traits, seldom both. He is a master of wit, a lover of folk and owner of one of the finest art reference libraries this side of the Mississippi. Karpinski is currently living the dream in Portland, OR where he runs Together Gallery, holds down both a fort and a sailboat… and somehow still finds time to make some art and dam some streams.
- Andrew Hosner - Thinkspace Gallery
“From a young age I’ve always been making things. Building forts turned into building skate ramps which lead to building art installations. I love the art making process, from the initial spark of the ‘idea’, the creation to the finished product. Art for me is very personal and everything i make is a direct reflection on my feelings about this world and my struggle and fascination with trying to understand it and find my purpose within it.”
Karpinski’s work has shown with Whitewalls (San Francisco), Compound Gallery (Portland), Flatcolor Gallery (Seattle), Together Gallery (Portland), Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles) and Lab 101 (Los Angeles) to name but a few and has also been profiled in such high profile events as Brave Art 2007 (Whistler, BC) and at art fairs including GenArt Vanguard 2008 in Miami with Thinkspace and this December’s Aqua Art Miami with White Walls and Shooting Gallery.
In 2004 Karpinski received his BFA focusing in Graphic Design and Painting from Castleton State College in Castleton, VT.
2011
Upcoming
Solo Exhibition
This is Forever, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angles, Ca / April 11
Group Exhibition
Letter Show, Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, Ca / March 11
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Family Quilt 3, Together Gallery, Portland, OR / January 11
2010
Solo Exhibitions
Butterflies and Eskimos, Rare Device, San Francisco, Ca / December 10
Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed, Together Gallery, Portland, OR / September 10
This Feels Right, Flatcolor Gallery, Seattle, WA / June 10
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Manifest Equality - Los Angeles, CA / March 10
This is all We Know - Gallery Three, San Fransisco, CA / January 10
A Time to Think - Peoples Yoga, Portland, OR / February 10
Group Show - Giant Robot - SF - May 10
Group show - London Miles gallery - London, UK - May
2009
Solo Exhibitions:
My Heart Never Sleeps, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca / November 09
The Anatomy of Me, IPRC - Independent Publishing Resource Center. Portland, Or / April 09 2008 Helping, Lending, and Holding, Stumptown Gallery, Portland, Oregon / May 08
The Place I Call Home, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca / November 08
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Voluntary, Backspace Gallery, Portland, Or / March 09
The Future is So Bright, Gallery 6, San Francisco, Ca / June 09
Group show, Flatcolor Gallery, Seattle, Wa / July 09
The Spirtit of Soldier, Soldier Design Gallery, Boston, Ma / July 09
WOOD. Together Gallery, Portland, Or / August 09
Art Basel. Aqua Art. Whitewalls Gallery, Miami, Fl / December 09
Family Quilt 2, Together Gallery, Portland, Or / December 09
Winter Groupshow, Whitewalls Gallery, San Francisco, Ca / December 09
2008 Fight For Flight. Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angles, CA / January 08 Feathered Friends, Suite 100 Gallery, Seattle, WA / April 08 The Secret Handshake, Together Gallery, Portland, OR / June 08
The Idea Board, Together Gallery, Portland, Or / August 08
Shelf Life, Together Gallery, Portland, Or / September 08
Better Becoming, Olio United, Portland, Or / October 08
Family Quilt, Together Gallery, Portland, Or / December 08
Art Basel -GenArt Vanguard, Thinkspace Gallery, Miami, Fl / December 08
Puddletown, Compound Gallery, Portland, Or / December 08 2007 Its Warm in Here, Together Gallery, Portland, OR / December 07 Dapple, Pony Club, Portland, OR / December 07 Unsung, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angles, CA / November 07 Currents, Launchpad Gallery, Portland, OR / October 07 The White Alblum, Together Gallery, Portland, OR / September 07 The White Alblum, Pinch Gallery, San Diego / August 07 Home Away from Home. Backspace Gallery, Portland, OR / August 07 Invision, Crude Things Gallery, Portland, OR / August 07 We Must Learn to Speak as Prophets. The Life Gallery, Portland, OR / July 07 Totally Okay, Conference Room Gallery, Portland, OR / June 07 Mississippi May, Mississippi Warehouse Gallery, Portland, OR / May 07 Brave Art, Telus Conference Center, Whistler, B.C, Canada / April 07 Pick of the Harvest, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angles, CA / April 07 Freinds United Network, Conference Room Gallery, Portland, OR / March 07
2006 Winter Wonderland, Lab 101 Gallery, Los Angles, CA / December 07 Shantytown, Lab 101 Gallery, Los Angles, CA / November 07 Group Show, Nemo Design Gallery, Portland, OR / October 07 Group Show, Local 35, Portland, OR / October 07 Less Traveled, Gallery Seven, Portland, OR / August 07 Ete' de Amore, Conference Room Gallery, Portland, OR / July 07 Group Show, JDK Design Gallery, Burlington, VT / April 07
2005 Yardwork. Backspace Gallery, Portland, OR / October 05 Oldtown, Valentines, Portland, OR / August 05 Vynl Killers 3, Ziegiest Gallery, Portland, OR / June 05 Feelings, Camp Gallery, Los Angles, CA / May 05
Bibliography:
Hold Tight to Whats Right, full length artist catalog. published by Another Sky Press, Coming 2010
The Anatomy of Me, artist book accompanying solo exhibition at IPRC in Portland, Oregon
The Secret Handshake, The Leaflet Volume 4, exhibition catalogue, art images included, Published by Together Gallery
Tupp issue 3, art images included, Published by Tuup The Leaflet Volume 1, exhibition catalogue, art images included, Published by Together Gallery
Together Gallery 2008 Calandar, art images included, Published by Together Gallery
Portland fun book # 2, art images included as well as two 1 inch button images, Published by Psilo Design
Dapple, Pony Club, exhibition catalogue #2, art images included, Published by Pony Club
Briddle, exhibition catalogue #1, art images included, Published by Pony Club
Invision, A Collection of Visual Art in Portland, Oregon, 12 art images included, published by Another Sky Press Curious creatures, U.K zine, art images included, Published by Joe at Concrete Canvas
Intuitive or Honest Recovery Together, exhibition catalogue, art images included, Self Published
Exit strategy # 2, art images included, Published by Abide Visuals Multimedia
Transworld Snowboarding Magazine, interview and images
Snowboard magazine, interview and images Snowboarder Magazine, interview and images
Balance the zine, cover image
Eastern edge, interview and images
The Journal, interview and images
Timothy Karpinski: Thinkspace Gallery from lauren Graham on Vimeo.