karen spears




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Karen can be reached at:
klspringate@insightbb.com


Selected Exhibitions

2009
Logsdon 1909 Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (group)
Chautauqua Exhibition: Freedom, Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. (juried)
Kentucky Visions at the Capital, Senate, Frankfort, Kentucky (juried)
Karen Spears, New Paintings & Drawings, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky (one person)

2008
Memory and Perception, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky (invitational)
Uncommon Wealth, Actorís Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky (juried)
Kentucky Visions at the Capital, Senate Leadership Offices, Frankfort, Kentucky (juried)

2007
Kentucky Visions at the Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky (juried)
EKU Faculty, Artistís Attic, Lexington, Kentucky (invitational)

2006
Evolving, Revolving, Group Exhibition, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky
Uncommon Wealth, Kentucky Arts Council Fellowship Recipients, Loudon House, Lexington(juried)

2005
Three-person Show, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky

2004
Arts on Main, Shelbyville, Kentucky (juried) Women Artists, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky (group)

2003
Karen Spears and Travis Townsend, Paintings and Sculpture, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington

Still Life: Between a Thought and a Thing, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky
Dynamic Doors, Lexington Arts and Cultural Council (juried)

2002
Arts on Main, Shelbyville, Kentucky (juried)

2001
Group Show, Tower Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky

2000
In Living Color, in collaboration with the Northern Kentucky Symphonyís performance of Mahler's
Sixth Symphony, Northern Kentucky University Gallery (invitational)

1999
Big Muddy: Too Thick to Drink, Too Thin to Plow, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago (invitational)

1998
19th Annual Juried Fine Arts Competition and Exhibition, Savannah, Georgia (purchase)

1997
Patron Purchase Exhibition, Festival 97, Dalton, Georgia

1996
New Work, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, Ky. (one person)

1995
Georgia Southern University, University Gallery (two person)

1994
Drawings and Paintings, Indiana University Southeast (one person)

1993
Cimarron National Works on Paper, Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University (purchase)

1992
Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio (two person)

1991
Dialogues, Dreams, Saint Xavier College, Chicago, Il. (one person)

1990
One person Show, Shepherd College

1989
Wabash College Humanities Center Gallery, Crawfordsville, Indiana (invitational)

1988
Crossing Borders, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee (invitational)

1987
Palazzo Vagnoti, Cortona, Italy (group)

Grants, Fellowships
Research Award, Eastern Kentucky University, 2008
Al Smith Fellowship, Professional Assistance Award, Kentucky Arts Council, 1992, 2000, 2007
Kentucky Foundation for Women Artists' Fellowship, 1990, 1998

Professional Activities
Visiting Artist in Residence, Brisons Veor Workspace, Cornwall, England, 1992
Visiting Artist, American Academy in Rome, Italy, Dec.-Jan. 1990-1991
Visiting Artist, University of Georgia Studies Abroad program, Cortona, Italy, 1987

Work Experience
Currently, Professor, Department of Art, Eastern Kentucky University (www.art.eku.edu)
University of Louisville, Department of Fine Arts, 1983-1986

Education
Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1984
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts, University of Louisville, 1979

Collections
Oklahoma State University,
Louisville Gas & Electric Co.,
MacDonald's Collection,
Wabash College,
University of Louisville School of Business, and other corporate and private collections. . .
Book collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Olin Library, University of Houston, among others.




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