Artist Profile KAREN WALSH
Canadian born artist Karen Walsh resides in country NSW. She is a professional artist and retired art tutor from TAFE NSW after 14 years. Karen continues to teach art groups within her community of Wagga Wagga and surrounding region. With a passion for drawing and painting, Karen also loves to experiment multiple mediums. Her focus now is to push the boundaries in these areas with mix media to give a more personal approach to the environment around her. She has an interest in all subject matter but is passionate about capturing the landscape/nature when travelling within Australia on holiday, overseas or in her own backyard. A sketchbook is always in hand to capture the essence of the surrounding environment. Karen has had solo and joint exhibitions within country NSW. She also participates in many local art exhibitions within the Riverina and has been award prizes in various categories.
EDUCATION
2018 TAE Upgrade TAEASS502 Design & Develop Assessment Tools
2015 TAELLN411 Statement of Attainment, Adult language, literacy,numeracy skills
2013 TAE40110 Certificate IV Training & Assessment
1985 Diploma in Fine Arts, OCAD University, Toronto Canada
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Across this Country, Framed by Bek Gallery, Wagga Wagga, collaborative
2022 Kimberley Horizons, Ewart Galley, Sydney, collaborative
2022 Silk Inroads, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery E3 Gallery, group exhibition
2022 Something Big, GIGS Gallery, Albury, group exhibition
2021 Layers in Landsacpe, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, solo exhibition
2020 First Up, Gallery43 TAFENSW Wagga Campus, collaborative
2019 Wagga Wagga Art Society 70th Anniversary, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
2019 Fabulous Fakes Art Exhibition, Wagga Wagga Art Society, collaborative
2019 Life Drawings by Karen Walsh, solo Gallery 43 TAFE NSW Wagga Campus
2018 Selected Art Work by Karen Walsh, Gallery 43 TAFE NSW Wagga Campus
2018 TADVAC Member’s Art Exhibition, Temora
2017 Fabulous Fakes Art Exhibition, Wagga Wagga Art Society, collaborative
2017 Fusion, China/Australian Art Exhibition, Sydney
2016 Fusion, China/Australian Art Exhibition, China
2016 The Centenary of ANZAC Exhibition, Wagga Regional Gallery, Wagga Art Society
2016 A Journey Less Ordinary, Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, collaborative
2015 A Journey Less Ordinary, Griffith Regional Gallery, collaborative with J.Forster
2015 Impressions, Splatter Gallery, West Wyalong, solo exhibition
2015 JUTE 56, Junee Licorice Factory, Junee, collaborative with TDVAC
2014 Paperwork, Gallery 43 TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Wagga, collaborative
2013 FATE, Links Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, collaborative-TAFE staff
2013 Amici e Artisti, Kayha Art Gallery, collaborative with Jennie Forster
2013 Different Strokes, Grenfell Gallery collaborative with Sally Last
2012 Gallery 43 Launch Staff Exhibition, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Wagga Campus
2012 Still Creating Young Art Society, Tourist Information Place, Solo Exhibition
2011 Bend in the Road, Kahya Art Gallery, Cootamundra, Solo Exhibition
2009 Studio 5, Tumut, Collaborative with Sue MacDonald
2009 Collection of Creative Works, White Ibis Restaurant Cootamundra, Solo
2006 Collaborative Exhibition, Cottage Gallery, Griffith
2006 My Time Cootamundra Art FX Art Gallery Solo Exhibition
AWARDS
2023 Tumut Art Exhibition, Highly commended in 3 sections
2022 Tumut Art Exhibition, Highly commended
2021 Tumut Art Exhibition 1St Prize Works on Paper
2019 Ardlethan Art Prize, Highly commended
2019 Tumut Art Exhibition, 2nd Prize Watercolour
2019 West Wyalong Art Prize !st Prize Rural, People’s Choice
2018 TADVAC Member’s Art Exhibition, 1st Prize Watercolour
2018 Tumut Art Exhibition, 2nd Prize Oil Painting
2017 Harden Art Exhibition, 1st Prize, Mixed Media
2017 West Wyalong, Aussie Fest in the West 1st Prize Drawing
2016 Temora Art Prize, 1st Prize, Professional Artist
2016 Temora Art Society Art Exhibition, 1st Prize,
2016 The Centenary of ANZAC Art Exhibition, 1st Prize
2015 Finalist, Athens in the West Drawing Prize, West Wyalong
2015 Tumut Art Exhibition 2nd Prize Open Medium Section
2015 Tumut Art Exhibition 2nd Prize Small Painting Section
2014 Cootamundra Wattle Time Art Exhibition, 2nd Prize Rural Section
2014 Cootamundra Wattle Time Art Exhibition, 3rd Prize Pastel Section
2012 Wagga Art Prize, 2nd prize Contemporary Section
2012 Cootamundra Wattle Time Art Exhibition, Artist in Residence
2012 Tumut Falling Leaf Festival – highly commended Pastel Section
2011 Harden Art Exhibition, G.O Kruger Memorial Prize, Best in Show
2011 Coolamon Up to Date Store Art Exhibition (yearly) Judge’s Choice Award
2010 Cootamundra Wattle Time Art Exhibition (yearly) 1st place prize Pastel
2010 Cootamundra Wattle Time Art Exhibition 3rd prize Rural Subject
2010 Coolamon Up to Date Store Art Exhibition (yearly) 1st place prize Acrylic
2010 Wagga Art Prize Exhibition – highly commended Acrylic section
2009 Cootamundra Wattle Time Art Baulkham Hills Shire Award Acquisitive
2009 TAFE NSW Riverina Institute Staff Excellence Award, Developing & Delivery of
Fine Art and Contemporary Craft, Temora Campus
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Karen Walsh in Camberwell Art Show