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Karen
Roberson Powell, Marshall, N.C. received her M.F.A. at the University
of North Carolina in Greensboro in 1988 with a concentration in
sculpture. She pursued additional training in Italy, Wales, and
England . In 1993 she took a year’s leave from her university
position to attend the Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop near Cardiff
Wales. While there she was featured on BBC television and radio
for her installation at Cardiff Bay for a piece entitled “The
Voyage”.
Professionally,
she served as an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University
of Texas At Tyler for ten years . As head of the sculpture program
she taught courses in sculpture, life drawing, and bronze casting.
Currently, she is teaching sculpture at Warren-Wilson College in
Asheville, NC and working in her own studio in Marshall.
She
received the Howard Scholarship in Art while a student at UNCG and
also was awarded a teaching assistantship while pursuing her Masters
degree. She has received awards for her work in juried competitions
in Dallas, Georgia, and Texas.
Her
exhibitions have ranged from the U.S. to Wales and Italy and her
works have been purchased by collectors in the U.S. in Texas, New
York, North Carolina, New Mexico, California, Tennessee, Georgia,
and Florida. Internationally, they are in collections in Wales,
Canada and Belgium.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
Master of Fine Arts
Concentration in Sculpture 1985-1988
UNIVERSITY
OF GEORGIA’S STUDIES ABROAD
Cortona, Italy Summer, 1986
BERLLANDERI
SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Raglan, Wales, Great Britain 1993-1994
AWARDS
HOWARD
SCHOLARSHIP IN ART 1986-1987
AWARD/THIRD
PLACE, Annual ‘Small Works’ Exhibition, Gaddis Geeslin
Gallery, Sam Huston State University, Huntsville, TX
Juror: Donald Kuspit February, 1998
PURCHASE
AWARD, LaGrange National Biennial, Lamar Dodd Art
Center, La Grange, Georgia April, 1998
NC
REGIONAL ARTISTS PROJECT GRANT 2003
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
June,
1995 Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Wales, U.K.
May,
1995 Mold Making Seminar, Houston, Texas
July,
1994 Armatures and Maquettes, Polly Loxton Art Studio, London, England
October,
1993 Portrait Modeling Master Class, Berllanderi, Wales
July,
1992 Academy of Realist Art, Workshop in Life Drawing, Santa Fe,
New Mexico
January, 1992 International Sculpture Center, Tech Shop on Metal
Fabrication by Dan Dykes, San Antonio, TX
Summer, 1991 Green Mountain Foundry, Crowley, Texas
Spring,
1991 Metal Casting Workshop, Corpus Christi State University, Corpus
Christi, Texas
Summer,
1988 Greensboro Art Foundry, Greensboro, North Carolina
Summer,
1987 The Carving Studio, Proctor, Vermont
Summer,
1985 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
EMPLOYMENT
WARREN
WILSON COLLEGE, Asheville, NC. Fall 2004 to present
Half time teaching position in Sculpture
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER, Tyler, Texas
Department Chair Fall 1998-January, 2000
Associate Professor of Art Fall 1989-January, 2000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
Greensboro, North Carolina
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN SCULPTURE 1987-1988
OTHER
Adjunct teaching positions at Salem College, Winston Salem, NC,
and High Point College, NC, and extension courses for the University
of North Carolina Greensboro taught in Roxboro, NC and Asheboro,
NC.
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
FORM AND SUBSTANCE
ELDER ART GALLERY, Charlotte, NC
Karen Roberson Powell and Leandro Manzo June 2005
BACK HOME IN NORTH CAROLINA
ELDER ART GALLERY, Charlotte, NC.
Karen Roberson Powell and Gina Gilmour November, 2003
BALANCE: AN EXHIBITION OF FIGURATIVE BRONZE SCULPTURE
THE HAND ARTS GALLERY
Truchas, New Mexico June, 2000
PASSING THROUGH
Sculpture by Karen Roberson Powell
Watercolors by Dr. Bill Stephens
Cultural Activities Center
Temple, Texas February, 1999
FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE
By Karen Roberson Powell
Casa D’Artes Gallery November-
Shreveport, Louisiana December, 1998
SCULPTURE BY KAREN ROBERSON POWELL
Brazosport College Gallery
Lake Jackson, Texas August, 1996
SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
By Karen Roberson Powell
Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw Gallery
Llanbedrog, Pwllheli, Wales July, 1994
OPEN STUDIO, BERLLANDERI SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Raglan, Wales July, 1994
“THE
VOYAGE” OUTDOOR INVITATIONAL INSTALLATION
PERMANENT WAVES ARTS FESTIVAL
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff, Wales March, 1994
RECENT WORKS
By Karen Roberson Powell
TEMPLE JUNIOR COLLEGE
Temple, Texas March, 1994
EXIT AND RETURN
By Karen Roberson Powell
PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE ART GALLERY
Paris, Texas March, 1993
SCULPTURE
Sculpture by Karen Roberson Powell, Paintings by Ann Allbright
DISHMAN GALLERY
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas September, 1991
CHRYSALISES
Sculpture by Karen Roberson Powell
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER GALLERY
Tyler, Texas November, 1989
M.F.A. THESIS EXHIBITION
WEATHERSPOON GALLERY
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina May, 1988
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Christmas
Exhibition
GREENHILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Greensboro, North Carolina December 2003
FOUR SHADOW
ELDER ART GALLERY
Charlotte, NC January 2003
GROUP EXHIBITION
THE RIVER GALLERY
Chattanooga, Tennessee March 2003
FIGURE IT OUT
BLUE SPIRAL GALLERY
Asheville, North Carolina Sept.-Oct. 2002
UTT FACULTY ART EXHIBITION
THE MEADOWS GALLERY
University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, Texas January, 1999
53rd
ANNUAL ART COMPETITION
THE GRACE MUSEUM
Abilene, Texas
Juror: Jesus Bautista Morales Sept.-Oct. 1998
LONGVIEW MUSEUM INVITATIONAL
LONGVIEW MUSEUM
Longview, Texas May, 1998
THE LaGRANGE NATIONAL BIENNIAL PURCHASE AWARD
LAMAR DODD ART CENTER
LaGrange, Georgia April, 1998
ANNUAL “SMALL WORKS” EXHIBITION AWARD/THIRD PLACE
GADDIS GEESLIN GALLERY
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas February, 1998
Juror: Donald Kuspit
FACULTY ART EXHIBITION
THE MEADOWS GALLERY
University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, Texas January, 1998
FACULTY EXHIBITION
UNIVERSITY OF TYLER AT TEXAS
Tyler, Texas November, 1996
ONE SQUARE FOOT
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART FACULTY EXHIBITION
University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, Texas April, 1995
FACULTY EXHIBITION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
Tyler, Texas November, 1994
NEW WORK, FIVE ARTISTS
THE THIRD WAVE GALLERY
Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain March, 1994
TWELFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
EL DORADO GALLERY
Colorado Springs, Colorado April, 1993
Juror: John Mendoza
47th
ANNUAL WOMEN’S NATIONAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
THE PEN AND BRUSH, INC.
New York, NY May, 1993
Juror: Domenico Facci
11th
ANNUAL WOMEN’S JURIED ART EXHIBITION
WALTON ARTS CENTER
Fayetteville, Arkansas May, 1993
Juror: Ms. Boone, Tennessee Art Commission
FACULTY EXHIBITION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
Tyler, Texas October, 1993
TEXAS SCULPTURE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS SHOW
TRAMMEL CROW CENTER GALLERY
Dallas, Texas February, 1992
DELMAR NATIONAL DRAWING & SMALL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
DEMAR COLLEGE GALLERY
Corpus Christi, Texas April, 1992
Juror: James Edwards
THE 1992 JURIED OPEN COMPETITION AWARD: FIRST
STOUT McCOURT GALLERY PLACE IN SCULPTURE
Dallas, Texas July, 1992
Jurors: Beverly Gordon, Stout McCourt
16th
ANNUAL TEXAS REGIONAL SHOW
LUBBOCK FINE ARTS CENTER
Lubbock, Texas January, 1991
Juror: Marla Price
TEXAS SCULPTURE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP SHOW
TRAMMEL CROW CENTER GALLERY
Dallas, Texas 1991 and 1992
62 GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION
SALMAGUNDI CLUB
New York, New York November, 1990
National Juried Exhbition
FACULTY EXHIBITION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
Tyler, Texas October, 1990
RENDERED REALISM
GRAHAM HORSTMAN GALLERY
Denton, Texas July, 1990
National Juried Exhibition
SELECTED WORKS FROM THE TEXAS SCULPTURE ASSOCIATION SHOW
D’ART VISUAL ART CENTER
Dallas, Texas March, 1990
Juried
GROUP INVITATIONAL
SCULPTURE SHOWPLACE
Atlanta, Georgia March, 1989
FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
SCULPTURE SHOWPLACE
Atlanta, Georgia January, 1989
SALEM COLLEGE ART FACULTY SHOW
SALEM COLLEGE
Winston-Salem, North Carolina October, 1988
GREENSBORO ARTISTS LEAGUE JURIED SHOW
FRIENDLY AUDITORIUM
Greensboro, North Carolina June, 1988
THE
THIRD DIMENSION:
“THROUGH THE SCULPTOR’S EYE”
THE NEW ART CENTER
Washington, DC March, 1988
National Juried Exhibition
Juror: Bernadette D’Amore
SCULPTURE BY THE CARVING STUDIO
CHAFFEE ART CENTER
Rutland, Vermont October, 1987
GROUP INVITATIONAL SHOW
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Athens, Georgia February., 1987
MOSTRA ESTATE, INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
PALAZZO VAGNOTTI
Cortona, Italy August, 1986
BALANCE-
An Artist's Statement
Living
is balancing. Our whole life is about balance: the difficulties
of reaching it, trying to maintain it, and losing it.
“Balance………..
Work and play
- A perfect equilibrium
- Precarious and shortlived
- Suspension in mid air, if only for a moment
- Harmony or contentment
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A brief moment to be treasured when all is right with the world
- A state to be desired
- A spiritual and a physical balance
-
Out of
- balance, or
- balanced in a rut…………………
- Trying to balance a hundred things at the same time
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Constantly seeking, ever desiring balance
These sculptures portray aspects of our balancing acts. They are
physical metaphors for this intangible yet ever present process.
The
figures in each sculpture are placed in symbolic environments, particularly
architectural elements. These physical elements are tied to the
individual’s home, work or spiritual life. Aesthetically,
I like using the bold structural design of the stairs, steps, windows,
doorways, etc.in contrast to the more organic form of the figure
or the round globe. I am fascinated also by the way that, sculpturally,
objects may achieve a balance, in spite of inherent physical impossibilities
.
For. perhaps ,as with everything else, balance can be real or imagined.
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