About Me.
Karen, originally hailing from St. Louis, has made her mark in Maine as a Professor of Art at the University of Maine Augusta. With a focus on Printmaking, Drawing, and Bookmaking, her works have gained recognition both nationally and internationally. Throughout her career, she has received numerous grants and awards, reflecting her dedication and talent. Karen’s artistic journey is enriched by her travels and residencies, which have significantly influenced her creative expression and the media she employs.
Art residencies include:
Surf Point Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, Tilting Artist Residency on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Adnerson Ranch Fellowship sponsored by the Boston Printmaker, NEFA Fellowship, NEA & Arts International Travel Grant, Karl Hoffer Society, Berlin, Fundacion Valpariso, Spain, & Monhegan Artist Residency.
Exhibitions (selected)
Landscapes of the Heart:Abstraction to Verismo. UMVA @ The Craignair Gallery, Spruce Head, ME. 2025.
26th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Exhibit. New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth NH. 2025.
University of Maine Augusta 60th Anniversary Exhibit. Danforth Gallery, Augusta, ME. 2025. 2025
Mary Schein Fall Salon. Cambridge Art Association. Cambridge, MA. 2025.
15th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition. Center for Contemporary Printmaking. Norwalk, CT. 2025.9th Biennial Footprint International. Center for Contemporary Print. Norwark, CT. 2025
Making an Impression. Cove Street Gallery. MGNE Juried Exhibit. 2024.
2024.National Prize Show 2024. Cambridge, Art Association. Cambridge, MA. 2024.
International Printmaking Exhibition 2024. Dover NH
Drawn to Maine: Contemporary Drawing and Printmaking. The Maine Gallery, Wiscasset, ME. 2024
14th Biennial Mini Print Exhibition.Center for Contemporary Printmaking & Bendheim Gallery, CT. 2023
Cambridge Art Association Members Prize Show. Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA. 2023.
Connect. Small prints by Boston Printmakers. Traveling exhibition. 2021-23.
Singular and Serial: Expanding the Circle. New England Open Access Print Studios. Cove Street Arts. Portland, ME. 2023.
Surf Point Foundation Alumni Exhibition.George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME 2023.
Balance/Imbalance. L.C. Bates Museum, Skowhegan, ME 2023.
Pressing 15: creating & collaborating for 15 years at Circling the Square Fine Art Press.Two-person exhibit, Gardiner ME. 2022.
Unique Impressions VII, ImPRESSive, MGNE at Zullo Gallery, Medfield, MA. 2022. Monotype Guild of New England Exhibit at Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery, Portland, ME. 2022.
Art, Object & Place. Invitational. Zero Station, Portland, ME. 2022.
13th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition. Juried. Norwalk CT. 2021.Canary in the Coal Mine Project.Hosmer Gallery. North Hampton, MA. 2021.
Impressive.Monotype Guild of New England. Juried. Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 2021.
Critters.Invitational curated by Nancy Davidson. Portland Public Library, Portland, ME.
Cyanotype.Cove Street Arts, Portland, ME. Invitational. Bruce Brown, Curator. 2020-21.
Marks and Tracks.Invitational. LC Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME. 2021.
Impressions, Invitational 2021. Gallery Twist, Illumination, Invitational, Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA. 2020.
From Home in Bunny Slippers: Creations from a Community in the Weirdest Year Ever. Chocolate Church, Bath, ME. 2020.
Focus III, Printmaking Invitational, Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME. 2020.
Paperwork.Cove Street Arts, Portland, ME. Invitational. Bruce Brown, Curator. 2019-20.
Women’s Art Alliance 40th Anniversary Exhibit. Invitational. Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL 2019.
UMVA(Union of Maine Visual Artists)Exhibit.Portland, ME. 2019.
12th Biennial International Print Exhibition.The Center for Contemporary Printmaking. Juror Tomas Vu-Daniel. Center for Contemporary Printmaking. Norwalk, Conn. 2019.
Stand Out Prints 2018: International Juried Print Exhibition. Highpoint, Minneapolis, Minn., Juror, Crawford Alexander Mann III, Curator of Prints and Drawings @ Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Focus Printmaking 2. Greenhut Galleries, Portland, ME. Invitational. 2018.
