Karen Berman-Mulligan
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Biography:

Karen was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 50's. Her childhood was spent in both Massachusetts and Maine. Portland, Maine became her home for high school years, living right on the Casco Bay. Summers were sometimes spent at Nantasket Beach, in Massachusetts, Old Orchard Beach, in Maine, or in the woods of Millinocket, Maine. Whether hiking Mt. Katahdin, dancing in ballet classes, or ice skating on any frozen park or rink, movement was always a joy. College came, and the emergence of computers, complex software, and the practicalities of adult life. Karen studied math and computer science. She wanted to be prepared to earn a living in a growing field, where jobs would be plentiful. Visualizing the execution of computer software as trees and pathways helped her be successful in that field. Art had to be in the background of her life until she was able to work part-time as a senior software engineer.

Summers spent in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, were a strong influence. She studied the rhythms, and undercurrents in waves, and patterns in sand. She had always been very impressed with Degas' dancers and Renoir's figures. But they felt too static once her own hand held a brush. Water movement and changing light was what really fascinated her. The challenge of capturing them, portraying them as they are in a given moment, became her passion.

Her work can be found in many private collections.

Exhibitions:

Rockport Art Association
Gallery Twist, Lexington, Ma (several juried exhibits)
Grace Chapel, Lexington, Ma (several juried exhibits)
Lexington Open Studios
Brookhaven Senior Living - solo show
Cambridge Art Association - "Scapes" show
Bedford Arts & Crafts Society - First Place in Juried show
Pisces Gallery Gloucester, and Rockport
Cambridge Art Association - Mary Schein Show
Kitchen on the Common restaurant - solo show Topsfield Library group show - juried
Tufts Health Plan Administration, Watertown, Ma - solo show
Cary Memorial Library group exhibits
Cary Memorial Library solo exhibit - juried Cambridge Art Association Blue Show - University Place - juried
Trident Bookstore and Cafe solo exhibit
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society Painter's Show
Brookline Bank - Lexington Ma solo exhibit
2005 - Eclectic Treasures Medway, MA - juried
Newton Open Studios
Sign of the Dove Artist's Co-op - juried
Bodhi Cafe Newbury St. Boston solo exhibit

Education:

Classes with private artists
DeCordova Museum School 2000 - 2010 various studio classes
Massachusetts College of Art
Museum School at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI

Boston University BA - Math, Computer Science 1980

 
     
 
 
 

 

updated May 13, 2023
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