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Dec 10 2015

Karen Bloomfield

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    Artist Name:Karen Bloomfield
    Main Focus:Painting
    State:New South Wales
    Exhibits Art:Yes
    Online Sales:Yes
    Tuition:No
    Background

    Karen burst onto the local art scene in her early 40's surprising most with her ability in numerous mediums including charcoal and oil.

    Early loss & challenge led Karen to an interest in the mechanisms that inspire human behaviours and emotion. Not having studied art at school, Karen spent years travelling, photographing and experiencing life but knew this was only a foundation for something as yet intangible.

    Turning 40 heralded the recognition for Karen that life is meant for the living and corporate life was simply no longer tolerable. She spent the following 5 years working part-time and attending Fine Art studies at TAFE College where she discovered new mediums and skills and, most importantly, the confidence to share her art.

    Living and working on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW (Australia), Karen brings her interest in emotion to every medium she uses resulting in rich, piercing and at times hauntingly beautiful imagery. Karen’s influences have been early realist painter Caravaggio, surrealist painter Dali, as well as contemporary artists Georgia O’Keefe, Lucian Freud & Ben McLaughlin.

    In her first 5 years, Karen has successfully hung three solo shows, two collaborations; participated in many group shows; won awards (listed below); twice entered the prodigious Archibald Portrait Prize (NSW); shortlisted in the Hornsby Art Prize, SHE Competition, Gosford Art Prize & St George Art Awards and her art hangs on the walls of the NSW Police HQ.

    Now sought for commission work, Karen's work graces collections from Australia to Copenhagen.

    Professional Associations;

    NAVA (National Association of Visual Artists), Member since 2013.
    Art Studios Cooperative, Full Member & Resident Artist since December 2013.

    Exhibitions:

    Oct 2015           Gosford Art Prize – Finalist          Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford NSW.

    Sept 2015          The Other Art Fair                      Central Park, Sydney     

    August 2015       Animalia                                    Nanshe Studio Gallery, Hamilton, NSW.

    July 2015          Fauna, Fair & Free                     Willoughby Council Chambers, Chatswood

    April 2015         Australian Spirit                          Art Studios Gallery, Nth Gosford, NSW

    Feb 2015           Cohabitation                              Palm House Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

    Dec 2014           Art by the Sea                            Killcare SLSC, Killcare Beach

    Nov 2014           Incandescent                              TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW

    Oct 2014           St George Art Awards - Finalist    Hurstville City Museum & Gallery, NSW

    Oct 2014           Incandescent                              Art Studios Gallery, Nth Gosford, NSW

    Sept 2014          Gosford Art Prize – Finalist          Gosford Regional Gallery, NSW

    May 2014           Secret Life of Animals                 Nanshe Gallery, Hamilton NSW

    March 2014        SHE –Finalist                              Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong, VIC

    Dec 2013           Art by the Sea                            Killcare SLSC, Killcare Beach

    Dec 2013           Moments of Grace                      Factory 5, Warriewood

    Nov 2013           Hornsby Art Prize –Finalist           Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby

    Oct 2013           Mental Health Art Works - Gallery Highly Commended - Gosford Regional Gallery

    Dec 2012           Art by the Sea                            Killcare SLSC, Killcare Beach

    Oct 2012           Mental Health Art Works - Gallery Highly Commended - Gosford Regional Gallery

    Feb 2012           Virtue of Values                         Gosford Regional Gallery

    Oct 2011           Mental Health Art Works - Gallery Encouragement Award - Gosford Regional Gallery

    Oct 2011           ArtTT - Awarded 2nd place         Online – International

    March 2011        International Women’s Day Exhibition, Avoca Picture Theatre, Avoca Beach, NSW

    March 2011        International Women’s Day Exhibition, Gosford Regional Art Gallery Studio Gallery

    Feb 2011           Drawn Together                         Gosford Regional Art Gallery Studio Gallery

    Awards & Achievements Include:

    September 2015 - Gosford Art Prize, Finalist 'Arterial Flow'

    March 2015 – Faces Of Humanity, Art Competition.net, Honorable Mention, ‘The Reality of Us All (Noir)’

     October 2014 - St George Art Awards, Finalist 'Love Changes Everything'

    September 2014 - Gosford Art Prize, Finalist 'Memory Lane'

    March 2014 - SHE, Finalist 'Vivien'

    November 2013 - Hornsby Art Prize, Finalist 'Powerful Owl'

    October 2012 - Mental Health Art Works – Gosford Regional Gallery Highly Commended Award, ‘Shadowself’

    October 2011 - Mental Health Art Works – Gosford Regional Gallery Encouragement Award, ‘Fallout’

    October 2011 - ArtTT –Art Toppling Tobacco, 2nd Place, ‘Lost in a smokey haze’

    External Website:
    http://karenbloomfieldart.com

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