Background
Zawodny, LaRae Jean was born on February 9, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Raymond William and Dorothy (Hammersmith) Koppit.
artist secondary school educator
Zawodny, LaRae Jean was born on February 9, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Raymond William and Dorothy (Hammersmith) Koppit.
Bachelor magna cum laude, University Nebraska, Omaha, 1970. Master of Fine Arts, Claremont Graduate University, California, 1982.
Artist Color on Edge, Vancouver, Washington, since 1985. Secondary teacher department visual and performing arts Vancouver School District, 1992-1999. Artist, instructor Vancouver School Arts and Academies, 1996-1999.
One-woman shows include Claremont Graduate University, 1982, University Portland, 1984, Columbia Arts Center, Vancouver, 1985, City Hall, Beaverton, Oregon, 1989, Royal Durst Theatre, Vancouver, 1997, exhibited in group shows at Lang Gallery Scripps College, Claremont, 1978, Libra Gallery, 1981, 1982, Factory Place, Los Angeles, 1982, University California, Irvine, 1982, Portland Center Visual Arts, 1983, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 1983, 1984, Coos Bay (Oregon) Art Museum, 1985, Marianne Partlow Gallery, Olympia, Washington, 1986-1987, Pacific Northwest Art Expo, Seattle, 1986, University Portland, 1986, Abbot Hall Gallery, Portland, 1990, Vancouver School Arts and Academies, Washington, 1997, 1998, 2006, North Bank Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, 2005, 2006, Represented in permanent collections Mercedes Benz Corporation, Frankfurt, Germany, Pomona College, Claremont.
Married Janusz Kazimierz Zawodny, September 18, 1971. 1 child Roman Janusz.