Janet L. Kuypers

Profile Updated: December 14, 2010
Residing In: Gurnee, IL USA
Spouse/Partner: John Yotko
Homepage: http://www.janetkuypers.com
http://scars.tv
http://www.chaoticarts.org
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Occupation: performance artist/publisher/writer/photographer

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Learn about me at http://www.janetkuypers.com. Photos from travel are at that site as well as at http://www.chaoticarts.org - I have been to all 50 of the United States as well as Canada and Mexico, the Bahamas, Paradise Island, Puerto Rico, 12 European countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium/Bruxelles, the Netherlands, Switzerland, England, Estonia, Sweden, Finland and Denmark), China, Russia, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands (Baltra Island, Bartolome Island, Espanola Island, Floreana Island, Genevesa Island, North Seymour Island, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Fe Island, and Santiago Island).

I do non-profit work now (Scars Publications, http://scars.tv) for publishing 2 literary magazines and regular books (mostly poetry and prose, though I have also published novels, art books, history books, and philosophy books), CDs (there is a lot if you search my name in iTunes or Napster) and releasing video; and I am a professional performance artist (with shows in Chicago, though I have had shows in Indiana and Ohio, and was in a show in Albuquerque New Mexico). When singing, I have had concerts scheduled in Chicago and Fairbanks Alaska.

Starting January 2010 I also host of the weekly poetry open mic at the Cafe in Chicago (5115 North Lincoln Ave.). Go to http://www.chaoticarts.org/thecafe for schedule info, and see weekly video recordings of intros, my poetry readings and feature podcasts (so yes, I have a lot of video uploads to youtube every week that can been found on http://www.chaoticarts.org/thecafe as well as through http://www.youtube.com/ccandd96 and http://www.facebook.com/janetkuypers).
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Just wanted to drop a line here after the reunion, we have a few photos that turned out from the reunion, so if people who were in the photos want a copy, they can email to let me know I should email them a picture. People in pictures include (and sorry, I am using maiden names, but that's how I knew you in high school!): Ada Sciaky, Al Lee, Andy Homoly, Asta Kazlauskas, Diana Massey, Jen Gobeille, Laura Petritsch, Lisa Gibson, Vicki Kamberos and Amy Siblik.
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Posted: Mar 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM
This was a Chicago photo taken for one of my book releases (this is one of the photos used for the book "Contents Under Pressure").
Posted: Mar 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM
On the left is a photo of me on my balcony in Logan Square (Chicago). On the right is me in a friend's hot tub in Pasadena, CA.
Posted: Mar 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM
this is a photo taken of me in high school.
Posted: Mar 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM
This collage of photos contains:

1. A photo taken of me (with hands in the air) right after a near fatal car accident (this photo was also used as the cover for a 3 CD set of poetry readings called "Live at the Cafe," with tracks available for sale online at places like iTunes or Napster),

2. a portrait at a wedding reception of me and my husband, John Yotko, and

3. an extra photo of me when I was a professional model (in this case, being photographed for an online clothing store).
Posted: Mar 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM
last live Chicago concert - this is a snapshot of me, Brian Hosey and Warren Peterson (the acoustic alternative band name was Warren's idea, "Mom's Favorite Vase") at our last live concert in Chicago.
Posted: Mar 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Okay, here are our 3 cats, Katie (the black cat, looking like a panther), Zach (walking on a ledge outside and with Santa) and Johnny (full name John Galt, but here ol' blue eyes, the white cat, is on a bookshelf).

2009 additional note: I will not change the photos, but Katie was ill and died last December. (Consider this photo of her here my momento mori.)

2010 note: Took in two cats in the end of 2009 (Weasley, the large golden cat, and Mynx, who almost looks like a miniature Zach). Due to stress from the changes and due to additional health problems, we had to put Johnny ("John Galt") down in 2010.
Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 11:28 PM
... Had to include the new cat photos, and label Zach and Mynx (since they look so much alike).
Posted: Mar 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Oh, I usually am the one taking pictures when traveling, but here are a few where my husband (John) photographed me. The leftmost tall photo is of me in front The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia. The wide top right photo is of my sitting by a ball outside in Helsinki, Finland. The middle bottom picture is of me picking up an asparagus/Spargel sign that was knocked down in Dachau, Germany, before we went to the Dachau Concentration Camp. The bottom right photo is of me checking out the texture of the greek column ruins left in Agrigento, in Cicily, Italy.




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