Selected Exhibitions:
2020 North Park University, Chiago, IL "HomeWork", curated by Tim Lowly
2019/20 National Portrait Gallery, London UK; National Gallery of Scotland: "BP Portrait Award"
2019 "Parent Portraits", curated by Jenny Tango and Robert Bunkin, Westbeth Gallery NYC
2018 CoCA/The Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA, "Painters Who Fucking Know How To Paint".
2018 "Life's Stages" a collaboration with pianist Alan Moverman, The National Opera Center, NYC
2017 "Sight and Sound: A Collaboration - Karen Kaapcke, painter and Alan Moverman, pianist", One-Woman Show and concert/collaboration, The Artist Study, Southampton NY
2017 "Karen Kaapcke: Beyond Reflection", One-Woman Show, The Artist Study, Southampton, NY
2017 "Sight Unseen", Abend Gallery, Denver CO
2016 "The Crayon Show", Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford PA
2015 "The Light By Which We See", Flannery O'Connor Home and Museum, Milledgeville GA
2015 The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2014 The Painting Center, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, New York, NY
2014 "Women Painting Women" 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC
2014 Alumni Exhibition, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton NY
2013 "Making Faces", invitational exhibit: Long Island University, Salena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Sag Harbor Fine Art Center: "Halfway There: The Self Portrait Drawings of Karen Kaapcke"
2012 Zhou B Art Center: "From Motion to Stillness", Chicago, IL
2012 Gillock Gallery: "Selected Paintings", Evanston, IL
2011 The Butler Institute of American Art, "Midyear Exhibition", Youngstown, OH
2011 Fontbonne University “Figure Now 2011”, St Louis, MO
2010 Robert Lange Gallery “Women Painting Women – 50 Female Painters”, Charleston, SC
2010 National Arts Club CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibit, New York, NY
2010 Fort Wayne Museum of Art “Contemporary Realism Biennial 2010”, Fort Wayne, IN
2010 Broome Street Gallery, CLWAC Members Exhibition, NYC
2010 H. Pelham Curtis Gallery, Solo Show, New Canaan, CT
2009 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2009 The Butler Institute of American Art, “Midyear Exhibition”, Youngstown, OH
2009 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2009 National Association of Women Artists: National Small Works, NYC
2008 Fort Wayne Museum of Art, “2008 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism”, Fort Wayne, IN
2008 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York, City
2008 Neighborhood Holistic, Solo Show, New York City
2008 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2007 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2007 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2006 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2006 Pen & Brush: “Art Translating Women’s Issues: from Intuition to Reality”, New York City
2006 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2005 Gallery Henoch, Winter Group Show, New York City
2005 Gallery Henoch, Summer Group Show , New York City
2005 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2004 Park Avenue Armory, “Art of the 20th Century”, New York City
2004 Gallery Henoch, Gallery Group Show
2004 Art Student’s League, Member’s Juried Exhibition, New York City
2004 Salmagundi Club, Audobon Artists Annual Exhibition, New York City
2004 Salmagundi Club, Non-Members Juried Exhibition, New York City
2004 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2004 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2002 Two07Art, “Artists Observing 9/11”, Three Person Show, New York City
2002 Papp Gallery, Group Show, New York City
2002 Papp Gallery, Three Person Show, New York City
2000 Forum Gallery, “Drawings: 20th Century Contemporary and Modern Masters”, New York City
1999 South Nassau Unitarian Church, Solo Show, Freeport, NY
1998 Sundance Gallery, Figurative Exhibition, Bridgehampton, NY
1998 The Alternative Museum, National Showcase Exhibition, New York City
1998 First Street Gallery, National Competition Exhibition, New York City 1
997 Salmagundi Club, American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, NYC
1997 Sundance Gallery, Juried Competition Exhibition, Bridgehampton, NY
1997 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
1997 Guild Hall, Easthampton, NY
1996 Guild Hall, Easthampton, NY
1995 The Gallery, Gallery Artist, Greenwich, CT
1995 Washington Square East Galleries, “Small Works”, New York City
1994 Gallery Les’Arts, “5 American Artists”, Vihiers, France
Publications and Archives:
"When Painting Meets Classical Music", Article and Interview with Pat Rogers, Hamptons Art Hub
"50 Memorable Painters, 2015", selected by John Seed, critic; Poets and Artists Magazine
"Heightened Perceptions", curated by John Seed; Poets and Artists Magazine
Professional Artist Magazine, August/September 2013: "A Sketch A Day: The Self Portrait Drawings of Karen Kaapcke"
Fine Art Connoisseur, 2013: "The Interior Self-Portrait"
The Huffington Post, 2013: "Crisis and Transformation in the Art of Karen Kaapcke"
Poets & Artists Collaboration Issue, Summer 2011
Poets & Artists Magazine, January 2010
National 9/11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center: registry.national911memorial.org
American Arts Quarterly, November 2008
American Artist, online edition, January 2008
The Artist’s Magazine, November 2007
International Artist Magazine, April/May 2006
The New York Post, October 2005
Awards, Scholarships and Residencies:
2012 First Place, Portrait Society of America: Self Portrait
2012 Finalist, American Artist Magazine, Self Portrait Competition
2012 Finalist, The Artits’s Magaine
2011 First of “Ten Memorable Paintings of 2011”, Huffington Post
2010 Lilian Ciaravino Memorial Award for Graphics, NYC
2010 Honorable Mention, Portrait Society of America: Member’s Showcase
2009 Honorable Mention, The Butler Institute of American Art
2008 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine Competition, Portrait/Figure Category
2007 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine Competition, Portrait/Figure Category
2007 AAPL Award for Representational Painting
2006 Margaret Dole Portrait Award, NYC
2005 Gold Medal of Honor, National Arts Club, NYC
2004 Forbes Magazine Award, NYC
1997 Salmagundi Award, NYC
1997 Sundance Gallery Third Place Cash Award, Bridgehampton, NY
1997 Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal, National Arts Club, NYC
1994 Milton Avery Scholarship and Cash Award, Nat. Academy of Design
1994 Dorland Mountain Art Colony, Temecula, CA: Residency
Teaching:
Founder and Director: Young Urban Artists (YUA) teen art explorations
Ongoing private and group lessons
2003 - 2005 Crosby Street Studio
2001 - 2002 Figure Drawing Workshops, studio of the artist, France
1999 - 2003 Parsons School of Design
Education:
1993–1994 National Academy of Design School of Fine Art, NYC
1990–1992 Ecole Albert Defois, Vihiers, France
1988–1990 Art Students’ League, NYC
1980–1986 State University of NY, Binghamton, MA : Philosophy
Professional Affiliations:
The Portrait Project
Cecelia Beaux Forum
Portrait Society of America
Art Student’s League, Life Member
2020 North Park University, Chiago, IL "HomeWork", curated by Tim Lowly
2019/20 National Portrait Gallery, London UK; National Gallery of Scotland: "BP Portrait Award"
2019 "Parent Portraits", curated by Jenny Tango and Robert Bunkin, Westbeth Gallery NYC
2018 CoCA/The Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA, "Painters Who Fucking Know How To Paint".
2018 "Life's Stages" a collaboration with pianist Alan Moverman, The National Opera Center, NYC
2017 "Sight and Sound: A Collaboration - Karen Kaapcke, painter and Alan Moverman, pianist", One-Woman Show and concert/collaboration, The Artist Study, Southampton NY
2017 "Karen Kaapcke: Beyond Reflection", One-Woman Show, The Artist Study, Southampton, NY
2017 "Sight Unseen", Abend Gallery, Denver CO
2016 "The Crayon Show", Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford PA
2015 "The Light By Which We See", Flannery O'Connor Home and Museum, Milledgeville GA
2015 The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2014 The Painting Center, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, New York, NY
2014 "Women Painting Women" 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC
2014 Alumni Exhibition, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton NY
2013 "Making Faces", invitational exhibit: Long Island University, Salena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Sag Harbor Fine Art Center: "Halfway There: The Self Portrait Drawings of Karen Kaapcke"
2012 Zhou B Art Center: "From Motion to Stillness", Chicago, IL
2012 Gillock Gallery: "Selected Paintings", Evanston, IL
2011 The Butler Institute of American Art, "Midyear Exhibition", Youngstown, OH
2011 Fontbonne University “Figure Now 2011”, St Louis, MO
2010 Robert Lange Gallery “Women Painting Women – 50 Female Painters”, Charleston, SC
2010 National Arts Club CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibit, New York, NY
2010 Fort Wayne Museum of Art “Contemporary Realism Biennial 2010”, Fort Wayne, IN
2010 Broome Street Gallery, CLWAC Members Exhibition, NYC
2010 H. Pelham Curtis Gallery, Solo Show, New Canaan, CT
2009 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2009 The Butler Institute of American Art, “Midyear Exhibition”, Youngstown, OH
2009 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2009 National Association of Women Artists: National Small Works, NYC
2008 Fort Wayne Museum of Art, “2008 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism”, Fort Wayne, IN
2008 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York, City
2008 Neighborhood Holistic, Solo Show, New York City
2008 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2007 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2007 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2006 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2006 Pen & Brush: “Art Translating Women’s Issues: from Intuition to Reality”, New York City
2006 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2005 Gallery Henoch, Winter Group Show, New York City
2005 Gallery Henoch, Summer Group Show , New York City
2005 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2004 Park Avenue Armory, “Art of the 20th Century”, New York City
2004 Gallery Henoch, Gallery Group Show
2004 Art Student’s League, Member’s Juried Exhibition, New York City
2004 Salmagundi Club, Audobon Artists Annual Exhibition, New York City
2004 Salmagundi Club, Non-Members Juried Exhibition, New York City
2004 Broome Street Gallery, New York City
2004 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
2002 Two07Art, “Artists Observing 9/11”, Three Person Show, New York City
2002 Papp Gallery, Group Show, New York City
2002 Papp Gallery, Three Person Show, New York City
2000 Forum Gallery, “Drawings: 20th Century Contemporary and Modern Masters”, New York City
1999 South Nassau Unitarian Church, Solo Show, Freeport, NY
1998 Sundance Gallery, Figurative Exhibition, Bridgehampton, NY
1998 The Alternative Museum, National Showcase Exhibition, New York City
1998 First Street Gallery, National Competition Exhibition, New York City 1
997 Salmagundi Club, American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, NYC
1997 Sundance Gallery, Juried Competition Exhibition, Bridgehampton, NY
1997 National Arts Club, CLWAC Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City
1997 Guild Hall, Easthampton, NY
1996 Guild Hall, Easthampton, NY
1995 The Gallery, Gallery Artist, Greenwich, CT
1995 Washington Square East Galleries, “Small Works”, New York City
1994 Gallery Les’Arts, “5 American Artists”, Vihiers, France
Publications and Archives:
"When Painting Meets Classical Music", Article and Interview with Pat Rogers, Hamptons Art Hub
"50 Memorable Painters, 2015", selected by John Seed, critic; Poets and Artists Magazine
"Heightened Perceptions", curated by John Seed; Poets and Artists Magazine
Professional Artist Magazine, August/September 2013: "A Sketch A Day: The Self Portrait Drawings of Karen Kaapcke"
Fine Art Connoisseur, 2013: "The Interior Self-Portrait"
The Huffington Post, 2013: "Crisis and Transformation in the Art of Karen Kaapcke"
Poets & Artists Collaboration Issue, Summer 2011
Poets & Artists Magazine, January 2010
National 9/11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center: registry.national911memorial.org
American Arts Quarterly, November 2008
American Artist, online edition, January 2008
The Artist’s Magazine, November 2007
International Artist Magazine, April/May 2006
The New York Post, October 2005
Awards, Scholarships and Residencies:
2012 First Place, Portrait Society of America: Self Portrait
2012 Finalist, American Artist Magazine, Self Portrait Competition
2012 Finalist, The Artits’s Magaine
2011 First of “Ten Memorable Paintings of 2011”, Huffington Post
2010 Lilian Ciaravino Memorial Award for Graphics, NYC
2010 Honorable Mention, Portrait Society of America: Member’s Showcase
2009 Honorable Mention, The Butler Institute of American Art
2008 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine Competition, Portrait/Figure Category
2007 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine Competition, Portrait/Figure Category
2007 AAPL Award for Representational Painting
2006 Margaret Dole Portrait Award, NYC
2005 Gold Medal of Honor, National Arts Club, NYC
2004 Forbes Magazine Award, NYC
1997 Salmagundi Award, NYC
1997 Sundance Gallery Third Place Cash Award, Bridgehampton, NY
1997 Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal, National Arts Club, NYC
1994 Milton Avery Scholarship and Cash Award, Nat. Academy of Design
1994 Dorland Mountain Art Colony, Temecula, CA: Residency
Teaching:
Founder and Director: Young Urban Artists (YUA) teen art explorations
Ongoing private and group lessons
2003 - 2005 Crosby Street Studio
2001 - 2002 Figure Drawing Workshops, studio of the artist, France
1999 - 2003 Parsons School of Design
Education:
1993–1994 National Academy of Design School of Fine Art, NYC
1990–1992 Ecole Albert Defois, Vihiers, France
1988–1990 Art Students’ League, NYC
1980–1986 State University of NY, Binghamton, MA : Philosophy
Professional Affiliations:
The Portrait Project
Cecelia Beaux Forum
Portrait Society of America
Art Student’s League, Life Member
