Nicholas Kripal
Contact Information
Crane Arts Building 1400 North American Street, Studio #213 Philadelphia, PA 19122
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.
Ceramics / Installation
Artist's Biography
Nicholas Kripal is the chair of the Crafts Department Tyler School of Art, Temple University, area head of the department's Ceramics Program, and Vice President of Crane Arts LLC, Philadelphia.
He is an artist who utilizes the ceramic medium as a source for sculptural installations, and he creates work in the arena of site-specific/site-related installations that explore architectural iconography as a source for their format. These installations have been seen in Contemplations on the Spiritual Site Projects: Glasgow, Scotland (2001), Site Projects: Kristus Kircke, Cologne, Germany (2002), Site Projects: Sala Uno, Rome, Italy (2001), and Site Projects: The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC (2002). Along with sculptor Jeffrey Mongrain, he has created site installations for St. Patrick's Church, Indianapolis, IN (2004) and Corpus Christ Church, Baltimore, MD (2005). Recent solo exhibitions have included, Award Winners, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT (2008), Museo Casa Principala, Vera Cruz, Mexico (2004), and Ceramic Sculpture: Eclipsing Process, Art Gallery, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (2003). He is the recipient of a PEW Fellowship in the Arts, a Pollock-Krasner grant, and three Pennsylvania Foundation for the Arts Fellowships. He has been awarded Artist-in-Residency positions at the La Napoule Art Foundation, France and Art Park, Lewiston, NY.
Professional Experience
1985 - 2016
Professor, Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1979 - 1985
Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Education
1979
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
MFA, Ceramics
1977
University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE
MS Art Education
1975
University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE
BFA, Ceramics
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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Sculpture in the Glen
InLiquid presents a special collaboration with Charles and Amanda Burch: an outdoor sculpture exhibition inside a beautiful glen in Gladwyne. … See Full Post
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An Evening Celebrating 19 Years of InLiquid
InLiquid will be celebrating 19 wonderful years of serving the Philadelphia arts community with opportunities for artists to exhibit their work and develop their professional careers with a cocktail reception to be held in the gracious family home of one of our board members. This night will also honor the work of John Wind, Jerry Wind, Barbara Eberlein, and the late Nicholas Kripal–all who’ve helped make the creative community of Philadelphia unique and special.
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Nicholas Kripal: Contrivance
InLiquid is proud to present a large-scale installation from Nicholas Kripal’s Contrivance series at Crane Arts, where he was an … See Full Post
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Configuration: Reception, Gallery Talk, and Festivities
InLiquid and Park Towne Place Museum District Residences presents Configuration, an exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Nicholas Kripal. We invite you … See Full Post
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First Friday: Heirloom: Nicholas Kripal, His Students, & Friends
Nicholas Kripal was the Chair of the Crafts Department and Area Head of the Ceramics Program at Tyler School of … See Full Post
