C.V.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo & Featured Artist Exhibition
Spring Ahead- Jill Rae Design Studio, Ridgefield, CT (April-July 2023)
Bloom-Artist in Residence Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT (August- September 2021)
City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT --(October 2016)
Modern Caberet with the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra -- Featured Artist (October 2013)
New Works, Sarah's Wine Bar, Ridgefield, CT -- Solo Show (November 2012-January 2013)
Kate Spade New York, Greenwich, CT -- Featured Artist (2013, 2012, 2011)
At Water’s Edge, Gallerie d’Arte, Ridgefield, CT - Solo Show (2008)
A Mysterious Place, Ridgefield Public Library, Ridgefield, CT - Solo Show (2007)
Invitational, Juried and Two-person Exhibitions
All Tomorrow's Parties, Art Cake, Brooklyn, New York - Curator:M. David, (June-July 2024)
Facets, Yellow Studio, Cross River, New York - Juror: Tina Villaveces, (January-February 2024)
13th Annual Juried Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT - Juror:Melanie Prapopoulos/Camp Gallery (May-June 2023)
Between States, M. David & Co, Brooklyn, NY - curated by Michael David & Jennifer Samet -- (September-October 2022)
Yellow Chair & Friends, Art for the Holidays, ARTSY -- (December 2021)
Gordon Fine Arts, Westport, CT -- (November2021-January 2022)
11th Annual Juried Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT - Juror: Paul Efstathiou/Hollis Taggart Gallery (May-June 2021)
Paper, Rock, Scissors (Yupo too) -curated by Michael David (April-May 2021)
10th Annual Juried Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT - Juror: Adrienne Ruger Conzelman (March-May 2020)
41st Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT- Juror: Fred Giampietro (September-October 2019)
Studio Visit Magazine - Juror: George Kinghorn, Director and Curator at University of Maine Museum of Art (Fall 2019)
WHY IS ART SO DIFFICULT?, Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA-- Curated by Bernd Haussmann (September -November 2018)
41st Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT --Juror: Denise Bibro, Denise Bibro Fine Arts (NYC) (September-October 2018)
SIGNAL:Tri-State Juried Exhibition, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY--Juror: Lumi Tan, The Kitchen (NYC) (June -July 2018)
40th Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT --Juror: Lisa Hayes Williams , New Britain Museum of Art (September-October 2017)
39th Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT -- Juror: Kathryn Markel, Karthyn Markel Fine Arts, NYC (September -October 2016)
Annual Tri-State Juried Show:Lost & Found, Loft Artists, Stamford, CT -- Juror: Larissa Bailiff, Museum of Modern Art (September-October 2016)
3 Color Field Painters, Sandra Morgan Gallery, Greenwich, CT
(May-July 2016)
Studio Visit --Juror:Michael Lash, Director of Public Arts, Chicago, IL
(Summer Issue 2016)
Focal Point, Sandra Morgan Gallery, Greenwich, CT (November-December 2015)
37th Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT -- Juror: Ann Strauss (Sept. 2014) --awarded Best In Show (September-October 2014)
Re-Imagined, Ridgefield Guild of Artists Invitational Show, Ridgefield, CT (March-April 2014)
Art + Leisure, Invitational Show at Riverbend Showroom, Ridgefield, CT (January 2014)
New Works by Kim Hanna & Rachel Volpone, Sarah's Wine Bar, Ridgefield, CT -- Two-Person Show (November 2013-March 2014)
36th Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT--Juror:Jacqueline Littlejohn/Littlejohn Galleries NYC (September 2013)
2nd Annual Member Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT--Juror: Kenise Barnes (April 2012)
Juried Guild Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT --Juror Lee Weber (January 2011) ----awarded 3rd place
Hanna/Volpone New Works, Olley Court, Ridgefield, CT -- Two- Person Show (March 2010)
Guild Group Show, Rockwell Gallery, Ridgefield, CT -- Invitational Group Show (May 2010)
Summer Solstice: Bethel Photoworks, Bethel, CT - Two-Person Show (June 2008)
Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT Juried Group Show (September-October 2009) Benjamin Genocchio, Juror
Driven to Abstraction, Ridgefield Public Library, Ridgefield, CT -- Invitational Group show (March-April 2006)
BESTiary, Van der Plas Gallery, New York City - Invitational Group Show (October-November 2006)
Group Shows
You don't remember me, but I remember you, Studio Nine D, New York, NY (December 2022)
Artists of Firing Circuits, Wilton Library (November-December 2018)
Westport Arts Collective, Westport, CT (October 2015)
Appleton Art Design Presents, JCC, West Hartford, CT (April-May 2013)
Art in the Garden, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT -- (May -June 2006)
Wild Things-a tribute to Maurice Sendak, Ridgefield, CT (November 2009)
Professional Experience: Curated Exhibitions, Residencies, Collaborations & Teaching
Professional Practices Series--Ridgefield Guild of Artists (2023)-founder/committee chair
Artist-in-Residence - St. Luke's School, New Canaan, CT - (December 2022)
Artist-in-Residence - Ridgefield Guild of Artists (April-June 2021)
Disquiet Collaboration - Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra & Ridgefield Guild of Artists-- facilitator/curator (March-May 2020)
Abstract Studio Painting "Finding Your Voice", teacher -- (2017- present), Ridgefield Guild
Abstract Workshops, teacher (2021-Present), Rowayton Arts Center
Festive Home, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, founder & co-curator (2004-2014)
TalkART-crit group (2014) - (co-leader) Ridgefield Guild
Contemporary Landscapes, curator, Ridgefield Library Opening Exhibition (2014)
featuring Ann Conrad Stewart, Frances Ashforth, Kim Hanna, Torrance York and Donna von Holdt
Outdoor Sculpture collaboration with RACE (Ridgefield Action Committee for Environment) 2013
Performance Art & Sculpture collaboration with Ridgefield Symphony, Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, Ridgefield Guild of Artists--(2009 & 2010)
Garden Clubs and Ridgefield Guild of Artists collaboration "Art in the Garden" (2006-2008)
ARTalk, founder, collaboration with Ridgefield Library for ongoing series on Art, Design and Architecture--2004- present
Related Volunteer Work & Professional Affiliations
Ridgefield Guild of Artists--Board of Directors - 2003 - 2013
President; 2005-2012
Education/Coursework:
Molly Zuckerman Hartung Symposia, January-June 2024
Master Class Residency with Michael David, May-June 2021
New York Studio School Painting Marathon Spring 2021
NYCrit Club - 2022 (classes with Erika Ranee, Yevgeniya Baras
Yellow Chair Salon 2021-2023
New England School for Interior Design, Boston, MAIsabel O’Neil Studio, New York, NY
Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, MA - (Master Classes-Judy Pfaff, Deborah Dancy)
B.F.A., Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Selected Publicity
"Meet Rachel Volpone, Artist." Bijou Magazine, March 2020
www.bijou-mag.com
"AMM Artist Spotlight." Arts Management Magazine, Fall 2016 (pg 41 & 64)
"Bold Strokes." Robert Kiener. NE Home CT Magazine, Spring 2016 (pg82-93)
"Artist Spotlight." Holly Hollingsworth Phillips. The English Room blog, March 2015-- www.theenglishroom.biz/2015/03/30/artist-spotlight-series-rachel-volpone/"
Walk & Talkers Come to the Guild." Mary Pat Devine. Ridgefield Press, October 2014
"Unforgettable: Chic Coastal Living." Lisa Sulliavan. HOME, August 2014
"Party Barn: A Greenfield Hill Colonial Gets Outfitted for Fun." Robin H. Phillips. Fairfield Magazine, July/August 2013
"3 Artists to Know Now." Olga Adler. AT HOME Fairfield County, February 20, 2013 www.athomefc.com/ah/Outside-Counsel-2013/Painting-The-Way
"The Maximalist." Ridgefield Magazine, Holiday 2011-2012 -- Feature Story & Front Cover
Bedford Magazine Front Cover, Holiday 2011-2012
Litchfield Magazine Front Cover, Holiday 2011-2012
"People in the News." The Ridgefield Press, February 10, 2011
"Guild Group to Exhibit." (color photo/caption of paiting-- A Brief History ).Arts & Leisure section. Greenwich Post, The Darien Times, New Canaan Advertiser, The Ridgefield Press, The Wilton Bulletin, The Redding Pilot, The Weston Forum,
The Lewisboro Ledger, December 2, 2010
"A Barn Becomes A Festive Home." Mary Pat Devine. A Holiday in the Country, Hersam Acorn Newspaper, November 25, 2009
"A 'Fresh' Look at Connecticut Art--Ridgefield Exhibition features 52 Local Artists." Rita Papazian. The Westport News, January 13, 2009
"Fresh Pics." Rita Papazian. The Norwalk Citizen, January 21, 2009
"Volpone Paintings at the Guild." Mary Pat Devine. The Ridgefield Press, September 9, 2009
Photograph, Ridgefield Magazine, December 2009 issue
Tomorrow, a landscape painting used for all promotional material web and print, 300th Anniversary Artwalk, Ridgefield, CT (2009) --
"Artfully Done." Gerri Lewis. (Feature Story) Ridgefield Magazine, Holiday 2008 issue
"Artfully Done." Gerri Lewis. (Feature Story) Litchfield Magazine, Holiday 2008 issue
"Two Artists Celebrate The Beginning of Summer." Fran Sikorski. Redding Pilot, June 6, 2008
"Summer Solstice Show." (photo/caption) Housatonic News, June 20, 2008
"A Touch of the Poet." Caitlin Ahern. Ridgefield Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2007 issue