Karen Hopkins Artist CV
Email: karenhopkinsart@gmail.com
Web site: www.karenhopkinsart.com,
Gallery websites:
www.artconservationframers.com.au/site/home/gallery www.withoutpier.com.au,
http://www.panoplygallery.online/
About the artist:
Karen an exhibiting artist (painter and sculptor)for over 20 years has works in numerous corporate and private collections both nationally and internationally. She holds solo exhibitions annually and regularly participates group shows. Her recent abstract paintings draw on themes inspired by nature, emotions, human interactions and virtues within us. Using colour, texture, form and rhythm she aims to take the viewer on a journey and explore the deeper levels that connect us all.
Her solo exhibitions have explored themes such as:
‘Transformational moods’ insights often triggered by spoken word, visual image or music, which transform the way we see ourselves, or others.
‘Journeys’- an exploration of physical and spiritual journeys into unknown or confronting terrain leading to self- discovery and growth.
‘VINEWORKS’ and Vines 2’ a large and small-scale examination of vines and vineyards in western Australia’s Swan Valley.
‘AQUAESSENCE’:-an appreciation of water as an essential energy a life force running through us.
ARTOPIA 05: Studio open
‘Something fishy @ RISEBOROUGH ’: water from a fish’s point of view
‘Earth’ its rejuvenation and our connections with it
‘Moments’ -exploring moments when we are present
‘West to East ‘-a personal expression of moving interstate and dealing with change’
‘Bayside and beyond’ a diverse exhibition of paintings and sculptures inspired by varied landscapes and their impacts
‘Elements’ an exhibition of vibrant paintings and mixed media sculptures and exploring an appreciation of the Elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Air; their pure energy impact and our interaction with them.
‘Connections’ observations of urban life contrasted with vast spaces in nature exploring connections we make in our lives, relationships and our interactions with different places.
‘Contemplations’ an exhibition of paintings and sculpturesexploring a cross section of subjects in nature and some aspects of what it means to be human
‘Impermanence’ exploring change
‘Changing Seasons ‘an exhibiting of paintings sculptures and poems exploring seasons in the landscape and ourselves
‘Venice Reflections ‘paintings in various media, sculpture and poetryinspired by a month-long residency in Venice in 2017.
Solo exhibitions:
2001 Transformational Moods (MOORES Gallery Fremantle Western Australia)
2003 Journeys (Gallows Gallery Mosman Park Perth Western Australia)
2004 VINEWORKS (Houghton winery Gallery Swan Valley Western Australia)
2005 AQUAESSENCE (Gallows Gallery Mosman Park Perth W.A)
2005 Vines 2(invitation exhibition for Spring in the Valley at Houghton Winery)
2005 Something fishy @ RISEBOROUGH (Riseborough Winery –Gingin WA)
2007 Earth MONART Studio Gallery Dalkeith
2007 ARTOPIA studio open
2009 Moments Kingfisher Gallery West Perth
2009 Recent Works- Perth Concert Hall
2009 Studio Art exhibition
2010 West to East Suburban Gallery Brighton Melbourne
2011 Bayside and beyond Without Pier Gallery Hampton Melbourne
2013 Elements Yering Station Yarra valley
2014 Connections Gasworks Art Park Melbourne
2015 Contemplations Without Pier Gallery Melbourne
2016(Dec-Jan 2017) Impermanence Yering Station Gallery Yarra Valley
2017 April -Artist residency and group exhibition Venice-Biennale Fringe
2017 Changing Seasons Hawthorn Studio Gallery
2018 Venice Reflections Without Pier Art Gallery
Selected group exhibitions :
1992 Paper, People, Planet, (Singapore)
1993 Frames of Mind, (Singapore)
1995 Great Gifts (Johannesburg)
1998 Artists against Racism (Pica Perth)
1999 Mosman Moods Art Awards Perth
2000 WOOLSTORES Art Awards (Fremantle)
2001 City of Melville Art Awards Perth
2002 City of Stirling Art Awards Perth
2002 Second Biennial Art Exhibition East Fremantle Primary School
2003 Mosman Moods Art Awards Perth
2003 Newman Arts Festival (Newman College Perth)
2003 Eclectic exhibition (Gallows gallery Mosman Park Perth)
2003 Feature artist of the month (Gallery 360 Subiaco & Mt Lawley) Perth
2004 Mosman Moods Art Awards (Mosman Park) Perth
2004 Hale Art Exhibition (Hale School) Perth
2004 ARTITUDE (Burswood resort) Perth
2004 Mount Lawley ‘The Journey ‘(Gallery 360 Mt Lawley) Perth
2004 Third Biennial Art Exhibition East Fremantle School
2004 Rivers &Parks a Personal Perspective (Constitutional centre of WA)
2005 Stirling Art Awards WA Perth
2005 Mosman Moods Art Awards WA Perth
2005 ARTITUDE Perth Convention Centre WA
2005 Vincent Art Awards-WA- Winner award of recommendation Perth
2005 Rich Memories-ARTPLACE gallery studio WA
2005 Code Red Art-Christmas exhibition Perth
2006 Feature artist of the month Gallery 360 Subiaco Perth
2006 Hale Art Exhibition Perth
2006 GALLERIE B Balingup WA
2006 Perth College Art exhibition
2006 ARTITUDE Perth convention centre
2006 St Hilda’s Art Exhibition Perth
2006 Treasure Box MONART Gallery Dalkeith Perth
2007 Fine Art at Hale Perth
2007 MLC centenary exhibition Perth
2007 ARTITUDE Perth
2007-Jan 2008 Beyond Blue Lumiere gallery Cottesloe Perth
2008 Perth College Art Exhibition
2008 ‘ARTITUDE’ Perth
2008 Fine Art at Hale Perth
2008 Kingfisher Gallery Perth
2009 Fine Art at Hale Perth
2010 Pink Lady Art Exhibition Melbourne
2011 Small Painting exhibition Brunswick Street gallery Melbourne
2011 Seaview gallery Queenscliff
2012 Clifton’s Art Award Melbourne(finalist)
2012 Bayside Art show
2012 Little Treasures International Art Exhibition Bologna Italy
2013 ‘San Valentino “International art exhibition Vico del Gargano Italy
2013 Toorak Sculpture exhibition Melbourne
2013 Cam Art Melbourne
2013 Bayside Art Show
2013 Melbourne Art Show
2014 Toorak Sculpture exhibition Melbourne
2014 Linden Postcard show Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts
2014 -2015The Great Mandala sculpture exhibition Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Melbourne
2014 9x5 Exhibition Walker St gallery Dandenong Victoria
2014 ‘Belle ARTI Prize’ Chapman and Bailey Gallery Melbourne
2015 Bayside Art show Sandringham yacht club
2015 Celebration of Colour Panoply Gallery Melbourne
2015 Linden postcard show Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts
2015 ‘Little treasures ‘Galleria De MARCHI’ Bologna.
2016 ‘Cool art’ Cool art Homestead Somers Victoria
2016 A4 Art Australia Herring Island Melbourne
2016 Toorak Village Sculpture exhibition Melbourne
2016 Bayside Art show
2016 Toorak art walk
2016 Linden postcard show
2017 MESAC Easel Art Exhibition Beaumaris yacht club
2017 Hawthorn Gallery Summer exhibition
2017 Linden Postcard show Domaine House
2017 Paintings for Peace Space2b ARTSPACE
2018 ‘Imagining laneways ‘Mural artists group show ArtSpace at Space2b St Kilda
2018 MESAC Easel Art Exhibition Beaumaris yacht club
2018 ‘From Here to beyond’ Hawthorn Studio Gallery
2019 Mornington art show
Corporate commissions:
Saatchi & Saatchi- Singapore
Space Partnership Singapore
Deutsche Bank Singapore
Kiwi Crafts Singapore
Concord Shopping Centre-Singapore
Art 2 Singapore
NAESA Collection Singapore
Azure Capital Exchange Plaza Perth
DS Designs Sydney
Marti Portfolio Melbourne
Without pier Gallery,
Panoply Gallery
City of Port Phillip -Imagining Laneways Mural
Collections:
People Solutions Subiaco Perth (paintings entrance)
Barrack and Associates (Subiaco)
Kalbarri Visions Resort
Various Private collections in Perth Melbourne Brisbane, Singapore, South-Africa, UK, Germany, New Zealand, Hong Kong, U.S.A
Art Prizes
2005 Town ofVincent art award of recommendation (Perth)
2012 Finalist in Clifton’s art prize Melbourne
2013 Special recognition award Light space time online gallery
Professional Memberships
Bayside art advisory committee 2013-2016
NAVA
Melbourne Society of Women Painters
Current Voluntary work
-Establishment and running of ARTSPACE gallery at Space2b St Kilda Melbourne
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