Painting/Mixed Media

Contact Information

North Wales, PA
e-mail:
www.karenfreedman.com
CAN, New York City, NY
Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA
Please contact artist or gallery for purchases, commissions, workshops, etc.

Artist Statement

No matter how many alternate paths my work takes I always seem to return to order and repetition. These twin elements are with me as an underlying touchstone of inspiration.

In my current series, I take this concept of order and repetition and introduce a semblance of disarray without ever really abandoning the grid-like structure. The use of colors may seem arbitrary yet they are chosen and arranged to give structure and movement to the randomness I have imposed on the grid.

The use of encaustic enhances the effects that I can create with texture and color. I am drawn to its warmth, to its tactile quality. I love the physical demands of working with wax and I am challenged by its constraints.

Education

2002
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA

2001
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

1977
Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA

1973
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Honors and Awards

2010
Director’s Award, Best Foot Forward, Fourth International Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Juror: Joanne Mattera

2006
Artist of Merit, Absolutely Abstract Juried Exhibition, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: Moe Brooker

Professional Experience

Present
Working artist

2003 – 2005
Gallery Assistant, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1993 – 1998
Owner and Graphic Designer, Karen Freedman Design, Ambler, PA

1983 – 1986
Art Director, DevCom, Inc., King of Prussia, PA

1978 – 1983
Art Director, various companies, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Exhibitions

2011
Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT

2010
Sirius Art, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Best Foot Forward, Fourth Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Juror: Joanne Mattera

2009
Prime, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Artist of the Month, R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY

Encaustic Works ‘09, sponsored by R&F Paints, Castle Gallery at the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
Juror: Heather Hutchinson

Tangible Wax, Prairie State College Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL

Art Connections 5, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Juror: Patricia G. Selden

2008
Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Juror: William Pym

Carano Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition, Carano Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

On the Edge, Second National Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Juror: Laura Moriarty

66th Annual Awards Painting Exhibit, Cheltenham Arts Center, Cheltenham, PA
Juror: Doug Pascall

2007
2nd Annual Juried Group Exhibition, Schuylkill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Textures, Schuylkill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Absolutely Abstract Juried Exhibition, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA,
Juror: Moe Brooker

smARTS Juried Group Show, Philadelphia, PA

2005
The American Juried Art Salon, Dallas, TX

Artists at the Mills, Crafts for Living Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2003
63rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Publications

2010
Woolf, Daniella, Encaustic With a Textile Sensibility, Waxy Buildup Press

2009
Prime, Exhibition Catalog, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Encaustic Works ‘09, Exhibition Catalog