KAREN MATHEIS
PAINTING
B. 1965 USA
Karen uses the Kansas prairie as inspiration for her vibrant and meditative paintings.
Color and pattern
interweave to create distinctive works.
Karen Matheis captures the natural harmony of the open spaces of land near her home in Lawrence Kansas. Geometric pattern document human infrastructure. Karen’s color palette is guided by season observations,
nostalgia, and peaceful balance.
AVAILABLE WORK
KAREN MATHEIS CV
Piece Work/Peace Work, Solo Exhibition. Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri, Spring 2022
River Meander Solo Exhibition, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, Spring 2019
Color Block Solo Exhibition, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, Spring 2016
Chronic City Solo Exhibition, The Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas. November 14 -January 3, 2015.
I Feel Love Solo Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas June 27-July 26, 2014
Only The Best Group Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas November 2013-February 2014
Works on Paper: Summer Solo Show, Wheatfields: June 1-August 11, 2013
Roadscapes: A View from Here to There: Solo Show, Pachamamas, April- May, 2013
Make Love Group Show: The Percolator Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas January 25-Feruary 19, 2013
The Story of Chickens: Group Show: Percolator Gallery: Lawrence, Kansas March 30- April 21, 2012
Dannon Art Project: A Living Studio: Group Show: The Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas January 23-March 29, 2012
New Works by Karen Matheis: Solo Show Landmark, Lawrence, Kansas, January 20-April 7, 2012
Landscapes: Wheatfield’s, Solo Show Lawrence, Kansas, 2011, June 5-August 7, 2011
Dr. Sketchy, Kulter-Etage, Hannover, Germany, February 26-April 12, 2011
Fresh Start, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas, January 28-March 11, 2011
K-10 Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, Kansas, December1- December 31, 2010
University of Kansas Inspired Works of Art: Kansas Union Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas, May, 2009
Trees I have Known: Juried Exhibition, Percolator Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas March 14-May 3 2009
Art Stamps; Percolator Gallery; Group Exhibition; Lawrence, Kansas, May, 11-June 8, 2008
Conversations with a Pink Chair; Solo Exhibition; Wheatfield’s; Lawrence, Kansas, May, 2007
LOYO (Lawrence Own Your Own): Juried Group Show, Lawrence Arts Center Gallery; Lawrence: December, 2006
Notable Collections:
University of Kansas Hospital, Cambridge Tower, Commission for Lobby, Kansas City, Kansas
Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
Albrecht- Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, Missouri
Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
PNC Mortgage, Louisville, Kentucky
Landmark Bank, Lawrence, Kansas
Citizen’s Bank, Belleville, Kansas
Missouri Bank, Kansas City, Missouri
Waddell and Reed Financial, Inc, Overland Park, Kansas
Federal Home Loan of Topeka, Topeka, Kansas
Contemporary Printmaking Collection: Bowling Green State University
Education:
BFA Painting, University of Kansas, 1991
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