Kirk Waldroff

Lives and works in Washington, DC

I received my degree in illustration from the University of Delaware where I worked predominantly in printmaking. Since then, I have continued to study various printmaking techniques and have gravitated specifically toward relief carving methods. Most recently I have begun to include sculptural media, such as wood, concrete, and glass in my work.

To broaden my art practice, I work at the Washington Glass School, and regularly serve as an assistant teacher there. This allows me to both develop new skills working with sculptural glass as well as to solidify skills in my preferred techniques. I greatly value this experience, and was recently invited to teach a class in the spring of 2011 that will highlight my own method of creating glass prints.

Creating art has pushed me to better formulate and express my thoughts and opinions about life and relationships. Each piece provides a unique path for this self-exploration. I connect with printmaking, as its methods and tools have remained mostly unchanged throughout history and therefore provide a tangible link to the past.

In 2003 I was chosen by the Cultural Development Corporation to receive a permanent live/work space in the Mather Studios in downtown DC and one year later was juried in as a member of the Washington Printmakers Gallery. Since then, I have received multiple artist grants through the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (DCCAH). In 2004 I was named as a top ten pick of Gallery Neptune at Artomatic and in 2007 I received the first ever Encouragement Award from Habatat Gallery. I was invited to have a solo exhibition at the Northern Virginia Community College Waddell Gallery in 2010 and was again selected for a solo exhibition in 2011 at Glenview Mansion Gallery in Rockville, Maryland.

My most current body of work “Untold Fables” includes scenes from imagined fables. Most simply put: illustrations to unknown stories. With this series, I create my own stories and meanings, but aim to leave plenty of room for interpretation. I am continually fascinated by the variety of interpretations conveyed to me, and I fully encourage viewers to invent and share their own storylines.

The Artists of the Washington Glass School - The First Ten Years

May 19 - June 19, 2011 Longview Gallery
1234 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (google map)
Hours: Wed-Sat, 11-6; Sun, 12-5

Read the Washington Post review of the show!

Kirk Waldroff

Lives and works in Washington, DC

I received my degree in illustration from the University of Delaware where I worked predominantly in printmaking. Since then, I have continued to study various printmaking techniques and have gravitated specifically toward relief carving methods. Most recently I have begun to include sculptural media, such as wood, concrete, and glass in my work.

To broaden my art practice, I work at the Washington Glass School, and regularly serve as an assistant teacher there. This allows me to both develop new skills working with sculptural glass as well as to solidify skills in my preferred techniques. I greatly value this experience, and was recently invited to teach a class in the spring of 2011 highlighting my own method of creating glass prints.

Creating art has pushed me to better formulate and express my thoughts and opinions about life and relationships. Each piece provides a unique path for this self-exploration. I connect with printmaking, as its methods and tools have remained mostly unchanged throughout history and therefore provide a tangible link to the past.

In 2003 I was chosen by the Cultural Development Corporation to receive a permanent live/work space in the Mather Studios in downtown DC and one year later was juried in as a member of the Washington Printmakers Gallery. Since then, I have received multiple artist grants through the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (DCCAH). In 2004 I was named as a top ten pick of Gallery Neptune at Artomatic and in 2007 I received the first ever Encouragement Award from Habatat Gallery. I was invited to have a solo exhibition at the Northern Virginia Community College Waddell Gallery in 2010 and was again selected for a solo exhibition in 2011 at Glenview Mansion Gallery in Rockville, Maryland.

My most current body of work “Untold Fables” includes scenes from imagined fables. Most simply put: illustrations to unknown stories. With this series, I create my own stories and meanings, but aim to leave plenty of room for interpretation. I am continually fascinated by the variety of interpretations conveyed to me, and I fully encourage viewers to invent and share their own storylines.

Press

Glass Art: Not Just Another Pretty Face, By Natalie Stemp, ReadySetDC, 06/28/2011

Art review: 'Artists of the Washington Glass School', By Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 05/26/2011

Claudia Rousseau on Kirk Waldroff, By Claudia Rousseau, Daily Campello Art News, 02/19/2011

Saints and Fables, By Janet Rems, Northern Virginia Magazine, 01/15/2010

Kirk Waldroff at NVCC, By F. Lennox Campello, Daily Campello Art News, 12/30/2009

Am I Still Shouting to the Wind?, By F. Lennox Campello, Daily Campello Art News, 02/28/2008

EDUCATION
2004+		Study in Glass Techniques, Washington Glass School, Washington, DC
1998-2000		Study in Printmaking, Montgomery County Community College, Rockville, MD
1992-1996		BA in Illustration - Focus on Printmaking, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011		Untold Fables, Glenview Mansion Gallery, Rockville, MD
2010		Saints and Fables, Waddell Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA
2006		Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC
2005		HNTB, Washington, DC
2004		PR@Partners - Washington, DC
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011		The Artists of the Washington Glass School - The First Ten Years , Longview Gallery, Washington, DC
2008		Glass Evolving, Visarts, Rockville, MD Artist Fellowship Applicant Showcase, Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington, DC Move It, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Artomatic, Washington, DC Glass3, Georgetown Park, Washington, DC
2007		Lovebirds, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Artomatic, Crystal City, VA Energy, Children's Hospital, Washington, DC
2006		Three, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Seeing the Jurors, Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC Wall to Wall, MC Gallery, Rockville, MD Cupidity, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Aeromatic, Heliport Gallery, Silver Spring, MD
2005		18th U of W Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Kenosha, WI
2004		Anonymous, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC Artomatic, Washington, DC
2003		24th National Print Triennial, Silvermine Guild Gallery, New Canaan, CT National Small Works, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC MC3, MC Gallery, Rockville, MD
2002		To the Nth Degree, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC The Dog Days of Summer, Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC
2001		All-media Member's Show, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
MISCELLANEOUS
2007		Recipient: Encouragement Award by Habatat Gallery Recipient: Small Projects Grant from the District of Columbia Committee on Arts and Humanities (DCCAH)
2006		Juror: Seeing God, Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC Recipient: Cummings Grant for Artists
2005		Recipient: Young Artist Grant from DCCAH
2004		Named 'Top Ten of Artomatic' by Gallery Neptune Recipient: Small Projects Grant from DCCAH
2003		Recipient Mather Studios Live/Work Space by Cultural Development Corporation