Research

A native of Greenup County, Kentucky, she earned her graduate degrees from the University of Kentucky (Master of Arts in Theatre, 2005) and the University of Georgia (Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre, 2011) and subsequently taught Theatre courses at Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) and Furman University (Greenville, SC).

UKOT’s Vocal Master Class Series continues through the end of spring semester with a star-studded line up of some of the biggest players in contemporary opera.   

The lineup includes:

Story by Mark Mozingo, UKNow

Watch Key'mon Murrah's award-winning performance at Houston Grand Opera's Concert of Arias.

Story by Steve Shaffer and Whitney Hale, UKNow

But the sculptor found a passion for problem-solving during his graduate studies that he enjoyed sharing with students — something his University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies students are very appreciative of today.

Story by Whitney Hale, Alicia Gregory, Ben Corwin, and Hillary Smith, UKNow

Excerpt of story by Jessica Bowman-Jones, UKNow

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently recognized and awarded 13 students with the Oswald Research and Creativity awards. 

She also spoke with Dr. Everett McCorvey for our CFA Community Conversations series and, among other things, they discussed their mutual love of the mbira.

You just finished working on a summer camp program that you founded, tell us about that? 

 By Lexington Senior Center

Koptizke commissioned the work in memory of his wife Betsy and donated it to the Friends of the Lexington Senior Center for display at the center.

“I started thinking about a project I could undertake to show my honor to her, for her to be represented somehow in a platform bigger than myself,” Kopitzke said.

He solicited senior artists from the area to create work that would reflect the mission of the Senior Center and be relatable to seniors. “I’m deliriously happy that it came to fruition,” he said.

By Hayden Gooding, UKNow

Using several forms of art world communication — commercial, bureaucratic and interpersonal — influential pop artist and pioneering correspondence artist Ray Johnson created a portrait of noted curator and photography collector Samuel J. Wagstaff that emphasized identity as dependent on one’s position in their social network. Many have previously noted the networked character of Johnson’s mail art practice, but few have explored its connection to contemporary network theory and none have examined any correlation with portraiture of the period.