Brooklyn, New York

Karen is a painter living and working in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 2007 her work was seen in two solo exhibitions: Breathing Room at Dam Stuhltrager Gallery in Williamsburg, and Where You’ll Find Me at the Cheryl McGinnis Gallery on Madison Avenue. Other recent exhibitions include: Beautiful Dreamer curated by David Gibson at Cleveland’s SPACES, Reconstruction, curated by Station Independent Projects at Chashama in NYC, Newark Between Us, curated by Rupert Ravens in Newark, NJ, and Respirations, a Solo Exhibition at Taller Boricua, in East Harlem in 2005. Karen also serves as the Executive Director of NURTUREart Non-Profit where she was instrumental in the opening of the NURTUREart Gallery in Williamsburg, and hosts Muse Fuse, an informal monthly art salon with many notable guest speakers. Originally from California, she earned her BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and participated in the A.I.C.A. New York Studio Program.