Karen Vogel is a printmaker, painter who lives in Connecticut. Her work melds the influences of visual form, narrative and nature. The language of print, typography, architecture and organic forms emerge from multiple layers of a variety of printmaking and painting techniques. She is interested in the parallels between art-making and landscape design, her two passions.
Ms. Vogel has studied painting and drawing at The Art Students’ League (New York, NY), The Corcoran College of Art and Design (Washington, DC), The San Francisco Art Institute (San Francisco, CA) and The Center for Contemporary Printmaking (Norwalk, CT). She has a Master Garden Certificate from the University of Connecticut, and a certificate in the Landscape Design from The New York Botanical Garden.
Her prints and paintings have been featured in museums and galleries across the country. Connecticut venues include the Housatonic Museum, (Bridgeport), River Street Gallery (New Haven), Kohn-Joseloff Gallery (Cheshire), Bendheim Gallery (Greenwich), the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (Norwalk), White Gallery (Lakeville) and Fairfield’s Art/Place Gallery, Bruce Kershner Gallery and Fairfield University. In New York, she has shown at the Brooklyn Front Gallery.
Ms. Vogel’s work has been collected by numerous private and corporate patrons. She has completed commissions for the National Academy of Science (Washington, DC) and American Public TV Stations (Washington, DC). Earlier in her career, she was an Art Consultant for The Aldrich Gallery (San Francisco, CA) and served as Director of Art and Exhibition Programs at the American Institute of Architects (Washington, DC). The artist is currently an active member of the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (Norwalk, CT),a Guild member artist at Silvermine Arts Center. . She teaches printmaking classes from the studio she maintains in Norwalk, CT.
CONTACT
19 Raymond St,
Darien, CT 06820
kvstudio@mac.com
EXHIBITIONS
2015
Paper Space, The Lionheart Gallery, Pound Ridge, NY
Summer Exhibition, The Lionheart Gallery, Pound Ridge, NY
38th Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
4th Annual Ct Printmakers Invitational, New London , CT
2014
Graphique, Watershed Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
New Members Show, Silvermine Art Gallery, New Canaan, CT
Spectrum/Sustainable Art, New Canaan Society for the Arts, New Canaan, CT
Juried Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
4th Biennial Footprint International Competition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk CT
2013
From Inside Out, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield, CT
Resolution, Annual Members’ Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
2012
Shakespeare On The Sound Auction, Rowayton, CT
Southeby International, Artist of the Month, Rowayton, CT
Spectrum 23rd Annual Juried Show, New Canaan Society for the Arts, New Canaan, CT
39th Annual Art Show:Bedford, St Mathew’s Church, Bedford, NY
Flower Power, Barlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT
Post Odyssey, Annual Members’ Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artist, Ridgefield, CT
14th Annual Monotype Marathon Auction, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Panorama, Annual Members’ Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk ,CT
Inside Out/Outside In, Pequot Library, Southport, CT
Darien Art Center Annual Art Show, Darien, CT
2011
13th Annual Monotype Auction, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
The Last Picture Show, Art/Place Gallery, Fairfield, CT
Eighth Anniversary Celebration Exhibit, 22 Haviland St Gallery, Norwalk, Ct
The Seventh Annual Festive Home Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
Landscapes of the Mind, Art/Place Gallery, Fairfield, CT (solo show)
Beyond the Garden Gate, Darien Nature Center, Darien, CT (solo show)
Artists of Firing Circuits, Maritime Garage Art Gallery, Norwalk, CT
Nature Observed, Watermark Gallery at 3030 Park, Bridgeport, CT (2-person show)
2010
Abandoned Beauty, Art/Place Gallery, Fairfield, CT (solo show)
Members Annual Summer Exhibition, Art/Place Gallery, Fairfield, CT
Echo: Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Footprint, International Print Competition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Art in the Windows, Norwalk Arts Commission, Norwalk CT
H2O Juried Exhibition, St. Philips Artist Guild, Norwalk, CT
Annual Art Show, Darien Art Center, Darien, CT
People & Places of Fairfield, Fairfield Arts Council, Fairfield, CT
Printmaking Invitational, River Street Gallery, New Haven, CT
2009
Self, Women’s Caucus for Art, The Kohn-Joseloff Gallery, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
Making Connections, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
Banner Project, Fairfield Arts Council, Fairfield, CT
Summer Sampler, Fairfield Arts Council, Fairfield, CT
Interpretations, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Art/Place Gallery Artists at Wilton Library, Wilton Library, Wilton, CT
Monothon, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Artworks Downtown, Darien, CT
2008
Art/Place 25+ Years, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
Art/Place Showcase, Nylen Gallery, Westport, CT
Art/Place Artists at Pequot Library, Pequot Library, Southport, CT
Art/Place at the Bendheim Gallery, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT
Footprint, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Members Show, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
The ARTitudes: New Work, Rockwell Gallery, Westport, CT
2007
Take Five: New Members Show, Art/Place, Southport, CT
Members Show, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
Green, Women’s Caucus for Art, Bruce Kershner Gallery, Fairfield Library, Fairfield, CT
Monothon, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2006
ARTitudes: A Group of 12 Printmakers, Fairfield Arts Council, Fairfield, CT
2005
Peace: Small Works, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
The Heart, Women’s Caucus for Art, City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
5th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT, juror: Helen Harrison, Dir. Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center
Night & Day, Women’s Caucus for Art, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, juror: Helen Cooper, Curator of American Paintings & Sculpture, Yale University
Annual Juried Show, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT, juror: Judy Kim, Curator of Exhibitions, American Federation of Arts
Works on Paper from the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, White Gallery, Lakeville, CT
2004
Artitudes: Variations and Collaborations in Print, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk CT, curator: Lisa Mackie, Master Printer
The Big Show Members Exhibition, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
2003
Spectrum 2003, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, juror: Marella Consolini, Director, Skowhegan School
102nd Annual Exhibition, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, New Haven, CT, jurors: David Wood & Deborah Muirhead, School of Fine Art, University Of Connecticut
Poetry into Print: Impressions Inspired by Verse, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Unfolding Object: Critical Selections, Miranda Fine Arts, Port Chester, NY, curator: Todd Bartel, Director of Thompson Gallery, Weston, MA
2002
25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT, juror: William Zimmer, Art Critic, New York Times
Artists Invite Artists, Art/Place Gallery, Southport, CT
Bon a Tirer, Brooklyn Front Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, curator: Marina Ancona, Master Printer at 10 Grand Press, Brooklyn, NY
Prints from Within II, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Striking Impression: Paper, Ink and Process, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2001
Fragments Into Wholes, Picture This Gallery, Westport, CT
52nd Annual Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
2000
23rd Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT, juror: Gail Stavitsky, Chief Curator, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Regional Artists Exhibition, Pfizer Headquarters, Groton, CT