BIOGRAPHICAL TIMELINE
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1931
Born in Brooklyn, NY
1947
Begins classes at the Art Students League of New York
1948
Attends Wittenberg College (now University), in Springfield, OH; starts writing poetry
1950
Transfers to the University of Iowa to major in literature; also takes painting classes
1951
First solo show, Creative Gallery, 57th Street, NYC
1952
Graduates from the University of Iowa and accepted into the MFA program
1953
Second solo show, Harry Salpeter Gallery, 57th Street, NYC
1954
Earns MFA from University of Iowa; marries first wife Jean Prutton
1956
Serves in U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Lee in Petersburg, VA
1959
Moves to New York City; Represented by The Contemporaries, 992 Madison Avenue, NYC
1964
Ceases writing poetry to focus on painting; represented by FAR Gallery, NYC
1965
First solo museum exhibition, Allen R. Hite Institute, University of Louisville, KY
1966
Moves to Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY
1967
Begins printmaking at Pratt Center for Graphics; first works are intaglios
1968
Develops affinity for lithography; prints at the Bank Street Atelier, then George C. Miller and Son
1970
Moves to Great Neck, New York; first editions commission published by Associated American Artists (AAA)
1972
Represented by Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago, IL; moves to Tarrytown, NY
1975
Represented by Hirschl & Adler Galleries, NYC
1976
Represented by The Contemporaries, 992 Madison Avenue, NYC
1979
Receives honorary doctorate from Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
1980
Robert Kipniss: The Graphic Work catalogue raisonné published by Abaris Books; represented by Hirschl & Adler, 21 E 70th
1982
Begins working in mezzotint
1983
First marriage ends and moves to Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY
1984
Represented by Gerhard Wurzer Gallery, Houston, TX
1989
Receives honorary doctorate from Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois; moves to Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY
1990
Intensifies intaglio practice, particularly mezzotint; lithography wanes
1994
Marries writer Laurie Lisle; establishes second home and studio in Sharon, Connecticut; makes final lithographs with George C. Miller and Son
1995
Represented by The Redfern Gallery, London, England; begins printing intaglios with Kathy Caraccio Studio, NYC
1998
Represented by The Old Print Shop, NYC
1999
Represented by Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco and Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin
2000
Represented by Beadleston Gallery, NYC
2003
Begins printing with Anthony Kirk at The Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2004
Robert Kipniss: Intaglios, 1982-2004 catalogue raisonné published by Hudson Hills; archive established at Wittenberg University; represented by The Old Print Shop, NYC
2005
Robert Kipniss: Paintings, 1950-2005 monograph published by Hudson Hills
2006
"Seen in Solitude: Robert Kipniss Prints from the James F. White Collection," retrospective of prints with selected paintings, opens at the New Orleans Museum of Art and travels to five additional museums; review by Roberta Hershenson, "Show Marked by Poignancy," The New York Times, 2/26/06
2007
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of American Graphic Artists, NYC
2008
Represented by ebo Gallery, Millwood, New York
2010
Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Art from The Artists' Fellowship, NYC
2011
Robert Kipniss: A Working Life memoir published by the University Press of New England; represented by Franklin Riehlman Gallery, NYC
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2013
Robert Kipniss: Paintings and Poetry, 1950-1964 published by The Artist Book Foundation, North Adams, MA; papers acquired by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art; continues printing with Anthony Kirk at Anthony Kirk Editions
2016
Solo exhibition of paintings at Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana; solo exhibition of the graphics at Syracuse University Art Museum to celebrate the establishment of archive of 352 prints
2017
Shine, a novella, published by Four Directions Press, Rhinebeck, New York
2018
Retires from painting due to physical limitations, continues to draw and make intaglio prints
2019
Archive of 16 paintings and 110 prints established at Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN
2020
Resides full-time in Sharon, Connecticut, maintains studio in Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY
2023
Robert Kipniss: Paintings, Drawings, & Prints, The Old Printshop, New York, NY
2024
Celebration of Seen in Solitude at CK Contemporary in honor of the artist’s 93rd birthday, with a selection of works originally shown at the New Orleans Museum of Art’s 2006 exhibition