ARTIST STATEMENT
I aim to create interest and balance on the canvas, using energy while at the same time creating a sense of calm. I paint from memory, drawing on my inspiration and emotion; being lost in the moment is a necessary part of my process. It’s about letting go, listening to my intuition, experimenting, playing, feeling, and responding to what is in front of me.
I like to experiment with anything that makes an interesting mark, such as sticks and feathers, and I love to use my hands, connecting directly with the canvas. As the painting evolves, often only a hint of the early layers are left but enough to help shape the final layer, adding character, depth and curiosity. For me my painting is finished when I find myself gazing at it with interest and calm, without the urge to make changes.
"Senses of the real and the abstracted … inspiring both still life explorations of light and form as well as raw, abstract works, I aim to express the essence rather than the actual; I paint what I feel".
Karin is a mixed media painter, working predominantly with acrylics, also infusing the canvas with natural pigments made from ash, charcoal, rocks and sand. Influenced by her Scandinavian heritage, she leans towards a calming and neutral palette and uses texture, tone and subtle layering to achieve a sense of movement, depth and interest. Although she paints with a lot of energy she likes to evoke a sense of calm in the final output. She is inspired by her travels as well as her every day environment: the beach, ocean, bush and rural landscape.
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The main studio is located on the mid-coast of NSW.
ARTIST BIO
EXHIBITIONS / REPRESENTATION
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Martine Gallery 2015- 2022
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The Toowoomba Gallery 2021
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The Wellington Gallery, Waterloo, March 2021
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Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2020
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St Thomas Art Fair 2019
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Boorowa Art Fair 2019
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Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2019
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Lindfield Art Show 2019
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Paper Pear Pop Up group show at Corner Store Gallery , Orange 2019
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EMSLA Still Life Award finalist 2018
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St Thomas Art Show 2018
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Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2018
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Lindfield Art Show 2018
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Panoply Gallery, Melbourne
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Out Of The Blue, Eramboo Creative Space, 2018
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Pacific Bondi Beach apartments group exhibition, 2017​
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Still and Silent Life exhibition, AK Bellinger Gallery, Inverell, 2017
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Art For Epilepsy, Purple Day, online fundraising auction 2017
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Lindfield Art Show 2017
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RAVO Art Market, group exhibition, Sydney, 2016
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Balmain Art and Craft Show, group exhibition, 2016
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'Thirty by Thirty', finalist, group exhibition, The Colour Trap Gallery, Avalon, 2016
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Wenona Art Fair, group exhibition, 2016
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‘Art In The Hills’, group exhibition, Oakhill College, 2016
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Lindfield Art Show, group exhibition, 2016
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‘Little Things Exhibition’ finalist, Saint Cloche Gallery, Paddington, 2015
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Wenona Art Fair, group exhibition, 2014
2021, 2018
Fearless Abstract Painting Workshop
Samantha daSilva, Atlanta
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2022, 2020, 2019
Creative Visionary Program CVP
Nicholas Wilton Art2Life
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2017
The Artist's Journey 'Three Secrets of the Masters'
Nancy Hillis
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2015
Bloom True, Abstract Painting
Flora Bowley
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2000 - 2008
BACHELOR OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/MARKETING
University of Canberra
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1981
FASHION AND TEXTILE DESIGN
Sydney College of The Arts
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