Amber Lia-Kloppel
@amberlia-kloppel.bsky.social
Painter and traveler. Went to college in Philadelphia, graduate school in NYC, and lived in Puerto Rico for ten years. Now teaching painting and drawing at Ithaca College. Hoping to keep up with the people I’ve met over the years here (not on freakin FB)
Getting ready for some travel and sprucing up my new sketchbook!
June 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Getting ready for some travel and sprucing up my new sketchbook!
Some standout work from my students at IC this last semester…
May 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Some standout work from my students at IC this last semester…
Looking Back is another iteration of Quench, same space, same gesture, with a different model… I often make the same painting again and again, trying to get it right, or even get it right again.
May 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Looking Back is another iteration of Quench, same space, same gesture, with a different model… I often make the same painting again and again, trying to get it right, or even get it right again.
Quench. This painting borrowed a gesture from a favorite Susanna and the Elders painting of mine… Any guesses which one?
May 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Quench. This painting borrowed a gesture from a favorite Susanna and the Elders painting of mine… Any guesses which one?
I’m officially off FB (as of May 5th. Appropriate) and so moving over some photos… This was our wedding on June 15th 🩷
May 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I’m officially off FB (as of May 5th. Appropriate) and so moving over some photos… This was our wedding on June 15th 🩷
My cheerleader ♥️❤️🩷
April 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My cheerleader ♥️❤️🩷
Shots from the INTERIORITY opening at the Handwerker Gallery on IC’s campus. Thanks so much to everyone who came!
March 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Shots from the INTERIORITY opening at the Handwerker Gallery on IC’s campus. Thanks so much to everyone who came!
My two person show at IC’s Handwerker Gallery opens this week! I’m showing with Hans Gindlesberger’s sculptural casts. If you’re in Ithaca, please come!
March 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My two person show at IC’s Handwerker Gallery opens this week! I’m showing with Hans Gindlesberger’s sculptural casts. If you’re in Ithaca, please come!
“Side-eyed Self-portrait” WIP. I’m racing to get this done in time for my show at Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery, Opening March 20th.
February 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Side-eyed Self-portrait” WIP. I’m racing to get this done in time for my show at Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery, Opening March 20th.
Faculty Show 2025 at Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery. This show is up through February. Come out and see it!
February 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Faculty Show 2025 at Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery. This show is up through February. Come out and see it!
Ithaca! Out in support of our status as a sanctuary city!
February 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ithaca! Out in support of our status as a sanctuary city!
Happy caturday
February 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happy caturday
A favorite photo of mine that my former brother-in-law took of someone taking a photo of my painting “Inversion”. Voyeurism on voyeurism.
February 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A favorite photo of mine that my former brother-in-law took of someone taking a photo of my painting “Inversion”. Voyeurism on voyeurism.
Ithaca, this is happening tomorrow!
February 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ithaca, this is happening tomorrow!
Inversion. This painting and included painting in the background (that I I spliced in) was the seed for my Susanna Series exploring voyeurism and the gaze.
January 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Inversion. This painting and included painting in the background (that I I spliced in) was the seed for my Susanna Series exploring voyeurism and the gaze.
Into the Woods. The way I handled the leaves was a bit odd, but I recycled that stylization in later paintings with bits of the outdoors peeking through windows.
January 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Into the Woods. The way I handled the leaves was a bit odd, but I recycled that stylization in later paintings with bits of the outdoors peeking through windows.
Aurora. This one I have up in my dining room. It took a long time for me to be able to live with my paintings… to see them on the wall and not want to take them down and work on them, or throw them out the window! But this one I’m quite happy living with.
January 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Aurora. This one I have up in my dining room. It took a long time for me to be able to live with my paintings… to see them on the wall and not want to take them down and work on them, or throw them out the window! But this one I’m quite happy living with.
Into the Woods from 2013. This one is somewhere in PR (in a collection in Caguas I think). It’s sometimes hard to keep track of your paintings once they’re out in the world.
January 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Into the Woods from 2013. This one is somewhere in PR (in a collection in Caguas I think). It’s sometimes hard to keep track of your paintings once they’re out in the world.
My painting Array from 2011. Now in the palmer art museum. This painting sparked a long series of paintings for me that I’m still working on… new versions of this one.
January 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My painting Array from 2011. Now in the palmer art museum. This painting sparked a long series of paintings for me that I’m still working on… new versions of this one.