Biography

Karen was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, where she currently resides in the Fairfield area. She is a self-taught artist and has been painting since the age of eleven. Karen is inspired by Canada’s Lauren Harris, Ted Harrison, A.J. Casson, and most prominently Emily Carr. Karen’s pastel collection can be found across Canada and in the United States and Japan. As an abstract artist, Karen’s curvilinear style reflects the natural landscape reproduced into its simplest form.

Please feel free to arrange a time to visit my Fairfield studio.

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2013

  • Fairfield Artists Studio Tour
    April 27 – 28, 2013
    Fairfield BC

2012

  • Fairfield Artists Studio Tour
    April 28 – 29, 2012
    Fairfield BC

2011

  • Chilliwack Christmas Craft Crawl
    November 25 – 27, 2011
    South Sumas BC
  • Artists Village, CVAA
    October 1, 2011
    Chilliwack BC
  • Art on the Farm
    August 20, 2011
    Columbia Valley BC

2010

  • Camosun College Holiday Craft Fair
    December 2, 2010
    Victoria BC
  • Marina Coffee House and Oak Bay Marina Restaurant
    October 15 – November 30, 2010
    Victoria BC
  • “Leaping” Presentation, Ferry Building Gallery
    September 29, 2011
    West Vancouver BC
  • Annual Clothesline Show, Coast Collective Gallery
    August 15, 2010
    Westshore BC
  • Glendale Gardens & Woodland
    August 7-8, 2010
    Victoria BC
  • Coast Collective Gallery, Lighthouse Living Group Exhibition
    July 22 – August 1, 2010
    Westshore BC
  • Fort Rodd Hill Fisgard Lighthouse 150 Celebrations
    Jun 12, 2010
    Victoria BC
  • Gallery at the MacPherson Playhouse, Group Exhibition
    June 14 – July 26, 2010
    Victoria BC
  • Fairfield Artists Studio Tour
    April 24 – 25, 2010
    Fairfield BC
  • LOOK 2010, CACGV
    February 27 – March 20, 2010
    Victoria BC

2009

  • Glendale Gardens & Woodland
    August 8 – 9, 2009
    Victoria BC
  • Demonstration, Legacy Art Gallery & Cafe
    July 18, 2009
    Victoria BC
  • Moss Rock Review Publication, Fairfield Artist Profile
    May/June 2009 Issue
    Victoria BC
  • Fairfield Artists Studio Tour
    April 25 – 26, 2009
    Fairfield BC
  • Group Exhibit, Celebration of International Women’s Day event
    March 16, 2009
    Victoria BC
  • Group Exhibit, LOOK 2009, CACGV
    February 7 – 27, 2009
    Victoria BC

2008

  • Fairfield Artists Studio Tour
    April 26 – 27, 2008
    Fairfield BC

2007

  • Group Exhibition, Camosun College, Dunlop House
    April 1, 2007
    Victoria BC
  • Demonstration, Opus Framing & Art Supplies
    March 24, 2007
    Victoria BC

2006

  • Sidney Fine Art Show
    October 13 – 15, 2006
    Sidney BC
  • “Hanging on to Paradise” publication, Fairfield Book Project
    August 2006
    Fairfield BC
  • North Island Artist’s Art Calendar & Auction, Rotary Club of Nanaimo
    May 27, 2006
    Nanaimo BC