Education

Le Mars Community H.S., Le Mars, IA [1971]

A. A. Waldorf College, Forest City, IA [1973]

Employment

* 1987-Present Self-employed Visual Artist. Works in clay,
watercolor, collage, sculpture, fused glass, abstract mixed media painting

* 1998-2000 Conceptualized, developed, organized and opened The
Fourth Street Gallery, Sioux City, IA. Assistant manager/exhibiting
artist/gallery juror

Shows and Exhibits

* Countryside Village, Omaha, NE
* Clinton Art Assoc., Clinton, IA
* Rockbrook, Omaha, NE
* Arts on Grand, Spencer, IA [one-woman show]
* Adventure in Art, Omaha, NE [one-woman show]
* Artsplash, Sioux City, IA
* Sidewalk Art Show, Sioux Falls, IA
* Le Mars Arts Council, Le Mars, IA [one-woman show]
* Tulip Festival, Orange City, IA
* Spirit Lake Art, Spirit Lake, IA
* Omaha Art Festival, Omaha, NE
* Agora Gallery, Chelsea & Soho, NY [exhibition show]
* The Fourth Street Gallery, Sioux City, IA [exhibition show]
* Sioux City Art Center, IA [exhibition show]

Galley Representations [past and present]

* Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, NE
* aVENue Gallery, Omaha, NE
* Agora Gallery, Chelsea & Soho, NY
* Heller Art Images, Omaha, NE
* Ravenwood Gallery, Norfolk, NE
* Hotopps, Le Mars, IA
* Le Mars, Arts Council, Le Mars, IA
* Arts on Grand, Spencer, IA
* Lynn Swan, Spencer, IA
* The Fourth Street Gallery, Sioux City, Gallery
* Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
* The Octagon, Ames, IA
* Meggies, Spirit Lake, IA
* Adventure in Art, Omaha, NE
* The Culture Shop, Santa Monica, CA
* Tis the Season, Spirit Lake, IA
* The Barst Collection, catalogue, VT
* Niche, Omaha, NE
* Village, Egg Harbor, WI
* Eclipse, Omaha, NE
* Crane, Omaha, NE
* Swerve Gallery, Blair, NE
* Home Collections, Des Moines, IA
* Independent Thought Gallery, Des Moines, IA

Statement

"Coloring outside the Lines" has been the approach that I take towards my
artwork. I love experimenting with new uses for materials and tweaking old
techniques. I have been mostly self-taught as a result of my disliking the
confines of structured art classes and instructors. My work is
non-objective abstracts, using bold strokes and vivid colors unexpected
ways. I use mostly acrylics, oil crayon, pencil and other mediums. The
paintings are finished with several high-gloss coats that make the colors
"pop" and give the pieces a sleek, contemporary feel. My goal is to create
artwork that is innovative, colorful and fresh. Art is so individual and so
inviting. I can't imagine life without it.

Karen Schnepf