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biography - statement
- Apr 8, 2022 —CV
- Apr 7, 2022 —Artist Statement
- Nov 8, 2016 —Biography
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essay
- May 23, 2021 —Essay by Richard Speer
- Nov 8, 2016 —Essay by Peter Frank
- Nov 8, 2016 —Review by Ann Landi
KAREN SILVE– Curriculum Vitae:
Solo Exhibitions
2023 The Sea and Shore— Finding Balance, Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington DC
2021 Rejuvenation: My Bouquet - Confluence of Courage and Hope,
2021 Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington DC
2019 Transitions, Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington DC
2018 Conversations, CYNTHIA-REEVES, The Barn, Walpole, NH,
2017 Beijing Trees, Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington DC,
2015 Contemporary Abstractions from the Pacific Northwest, Knight Webb Gallery, London
2015 Memories: The In-Between, Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington DC
2013 Found Meditations, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC
2012 Synaesthetic Impressions, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC
2011 Synaesthetic Impressions, Texas A&M University, MSC Forsyth Center Gallery
2011 Within Nature – K Silve, Visual Art Center of Northwest Florida
2011 Karen Silve, Gallery KH, Chicago, IL
2010 Karen Silve - West Linn Public Library, West Linn, OR
2007 Karen Silve - Hunter Kirkland Contemporary - Santa Fe, NM
2007 Karen Silve, New Works - Lawrence Gallery - Salishan, OR
2006 A New Look at the Cellist, Lawrence Gallery - Portland, OR
2005 Karen Silve - Exhibition at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts - OR
2005 Karen Silve - New Works - Lawrence Gallery - Portland, OR
2004 New Works Inspired by Music - Lawrence Gallery - Portland, OR
2004 Karen Silve - Gallery Oscar - Sun Valley, ID
2003 Les Violoncellistes - Roche Bobois - Portland, OR
2003 Fresh Paint - Belinki & Duprey Art Gallery - Portland, OR
2002 Musician Series - Belinki & Duprey Art Gallery - Portland, OR
2002 Musicians - The Blue Monk - Portland, OR
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Personal Structures, April 20 - November 24th (in conjunction with the International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, European Cultural Center, Venice Italy
2022 Madison Avenue Gallery Walk and Exhibition presented by ArtNews. Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Summer Group Show: Featuring Karen Silve, Jennifer Hornyak, Kevin Kearns and Geoffrey Johnson. Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Abstractions, Calloway Fine Art & Consulting, Washington DC.
2021 Art in Embassies - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 2019-2021
2019 Summer Interlude: A Celebration of Color, Summer, 2019, Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington DC
2018 Art New York, Pier 94, NYC, with CYNTHIA-REEVES – Booth ANY301,
2018 A Year in Review, Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington DC, January 13th – February 9th.
2017 Women Painters featuring Jane Booth, Mel Davis & Karen Silve, Madison Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2016 London Art Fair, London, January 2016 with the Mark Jason Gallery
2015 American Gestural, Hubert Gallery, NYC
2014 The AAF, London with Mark Jason Gallery, and New York with Portland Fine Art
2014 DC Design House – Washington DC
2013 Sketches of Time, Abstract Expressionism Now – Knight Webb Gallery, London
2013 A Gift of Art - Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
2013 The AAF, Hong Kong and Singapore - Mark Jason Gallery, London
2012 Abstract - Group Exhibition, Gallery KH, Chicago, IL
2012 The AAF, New York City (2010, 2011 and 2012) - Portland Fine Art, Portland OR
2011 Art in Embassies - Doha, Qatar (2009-2011)
2011 Art Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY - Turner Barnes Gallery
2010 28th Annual Visual Art Showcase Exhibition - Beaverton Public Library, Beaverton, OR
2010 Art for Life, Oregon Convention Center - Portland, OR (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)
2009 First Thursday - Thursday’s Art Gallery - Portland, OR
2009 Group Exhibition - Heidi McBride Gallery - Portland, OR
2009 Holiday Show - Anka Gallery - Portland, OR
2008 Portland Art Open - Open Studio - Portland, OR
2007 Holiday Exhibition - Hunter Kirkland Contemporary - Santa Fe, NM
2007 Something Red - Artists in Action Juried Exhibition, Historic District - Salem, OR
2007 Lake Oswego Chronicle Invitational - Lake Oswego, OR
2006 The Art of Music, Mills Pond House Gallery, NY
2006 Lancaster County Art Association Art Exhibition - PA
2006 Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts - Lake Oswego, OR
1995 Group Exhibition- The Institute for American Universities Leo Marchutze Gallery - Aix-en-Provence, France
1994 Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall - Talladega, AL
1994 New Works - Tuscaloosa Performing Art Center - Tuscaloosa, AL
Publicity
— "2024 Venice Art Biennial, Personal Structures–Beyond Boundaries", 7th Edition book by the European Cultural Center, pages 156-157.
— “United States Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan”, Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State Catalog published by the ART in Embassies Program, 2020, pages 14-15.
— “Gallery on the Sea”, Voyage Magazine, Winter 2019-2020, pages 33-34.
— “Our Words, Our Worlds: Writings on Black South African Women Poets, 2000-2018” edited by Makhosazana Xaba published by UKZN Press Women’s imprint, January 21, 2020. Cover image of Karen Silve’s Market Painting.
— “Casual Chic, A design team brings form and function to a faded house in Foxhall Crescent” by Catherine Funkhouser. Photography by Gordon Beall, Home & Design, January/February 2016 issue, Page 149
— “Creative License Living Room, cues from a famed fashion house result in a dynamic design by Robert Passal Featuring sumptuous fabrics and stand out colors”, LUXE Interior & Design Magazine™, September/October 2015 Palm Beach issue, page 246
— Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State, “Monterrey Mexico, Art Collection of the U.S. Consulate General”, 2015, pages 4, 56 and 57.
— “Modern Classic: Edda Elias Injects a Fun, Fresh Aesthetic into and Old-World Apartment in the Landmarked Apthorp” New York Spaces Magazine, May/June 2014
— “Tranquil Relief Through Nature, The art of Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center”, 100 page art book of their permanent collection. Kaiser Permanente® thrive, 2013
— “K Silve: Synaesthetic Impressions” a review by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, Friday, May 18, 2012
— “Marshal Arts” Traditional Home Magazine, April 2012
— United States Department of State, 2012 desk calendar featuring my work, one of fifty two Art in Embassy Program exhibition artists
— “River North” featured artwork, Chicago News Gallery, April-August 2011, Vol. 26
— “Almost Live: Cascade AIDS Project Art Auction’s New Digs a Hit” by Richard Speer, Willamette Week,News and Culture, May 4th, 2010
— United States Embassy Doha, Qatar, Art in Embassies Exhibition Catalog by Camille Benton, Curator. Published by the ART in Embassies Program, US Department of State, Washington, DC, April 2009
— “Studio Art Direct shares research on art for senior care” by Studio Art Direct, Art Scuttlebutt powered by Art Calendar, September 4, 2009
— “On view: Portland Art Open” by D.K. Rowe, The Oregonian, September 25th, 2008
— “Eye on Design” Editors “Hot Picks”, Portrait of Portland, Vol. 15, Summer 2008
— “Which way is Up”, by Rebecca Herren, Pelican Post, Winter 2007
— “Notable Impressions” CD by Musician Michael Allen Harrison, 2006. A CD of music inspired by art including Silve’s artwork titled “Oisin”.
— “Blindfolding the Nearsightedness of the Body” by Christopher A. Keller, published 2006. A book of poetry which includes one poem about Silve’s artwork titled, “Violincelliste I”.
— “On The Road”, Eugene Weekly, June 24, 2004
Awards
2023 Career Opportunity Grant Recipient: the Oregon Arts Commission and the Ford Family Foundation
2011 Artist Residency, Texas A&M University
2011 Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council
1992 Scholarship, University of Denver
1988 Scholarship, University of Alabama
Education
1992 BFA, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1992 The Institute for American Universities, Leo Martchutz School - Aix-en-Provence, France
1992-93 Graduate Studies, University of Denver - Denver, Colorado
2011 Artist in Residence: Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas
Karen Silve
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2023
Karen Silve: The Sea & Shore — Finding Balance, May 5-June 3, 2023, Calloway Fine Art & Consulting, Washington DC.
2022
Madison Avenue Gallery Walk and Exhibition presented by ArtNews. Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
Summer Group Show: Featuring Karen Silve, Jennifer Hornyak, Kevin Kearns and Geoffrey Johnson, July 19 - August 31st, Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
Abstractions - January 20th-February 22nd, Calloway Fine Art & Consulting, Washington DC.
2021
Karen Silve - Rejuvenation: My Bouquet - Confluence of Courage and Hope, May 21-July 5th, Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington DC
Art in Embassies - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 2019-2021
2019
Karen Silve: Transitions, May 4 - June 15th, Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington DC
Summer Interlude: A Celebration of Color, Summer, 2019, Calloway Fine Art and Consulting, Washington DC
Art in Embassies - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 2019-2021
2018
Karen Silve: Conversations, April 21 - May 26th, Cynthia Reeves, Walpole, NH
Art New York, Pier 94, NYC, with CYNTHIA-REEVES – Booth ANY301, May 3-6.
Year in Review, January 13th - February 9th, Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington DC
2017
Major Works - Large Paintings from the Annex, December 19th - January 12th, 2018, Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington DC
Karen Silve: Beijing Trees, May 5th - June 3rd. Artist Talk, May 6th, 4-5pm. Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington DC
Women Painters, featuring Jane Booth, Mel Davis, & Karen Silve, April 8th - May 21st, Madison Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2016
London Art Fair, London, January 2016 with the Mark Jason Gallery
2015
Karen Silve – Contemporary Abstractions from the Pacific Northwest, November 20th 2015 – January 30th 2016, Knight Webb Gallery, London
American Gestural, March 21 - May 31 2015, Hubert Gallery, NYC
Karen Silve - Memories: The In-Between, Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington DC
2014
The AAF, London with Mark Jason Gallery, and New York with Portland Fine Art
DC Design House 2014 – Washington DC
2013
K Silve: Found Meditations, Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC
Sketches of Time, Abstract Expressonism Now – Knight Webb Gallery, London
A Gift of Art - Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
The AAF, Hong Kong and Singapore - Mark Jason Gallery, London
2012
K Silve: Synaesthetic Impressions, Susan Callaway Fine Arts, Washington DC
Abstract - Group Exhibition, Gallery KH, Chicago, IL
The AAF, New York City (2010, 2011 and 2012) - Portland Fine Art, Portland OR
2011
Synaesthetic Impressions – K Silve, Texas A&M University, MSC Forsyth Center Gallery
Within Nature – K Silve, Visual Art Center of Northwest Florida
K Silve, Gallery KH, Chicago, IL
Art in Embassies - Doha, Qatar (2009-2011)
Art Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY - Turner Barnes Gallery
2010
K Silve - West Linn Public Library, West Linn, OR
28th Annual Visual Art Showcase Exhibition - Beaverton Public Library, Beaverton, OR
Art for Life, Oregon Convention Center - Portland, OR (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)
2009
First Thursday - Thursday’s Art Gallery - Portland, OR
Group Exhibition - Heidi McBride Gallery - Portland, OR
Holiday Show - Anka Gallery - Portland, OR
2008
Portland Art Open - Open Studio - Portland, OR
2007
K Silve - Hunter Kirkland Contemporary - Santa Fe, NM
Karen Silve, New Works - Lawrence Gallery - Salishan, OR
Holiday Exhibition - Hunter Kirkland Contemporary - Santa Fe, NM
Something Red - Artists in Action Juried Exhibition, Historic District - Salem, OR
Lake Oswego Chronicle Invitational - Lake Oswego, OR
2006
A New Look at the Cellist, Lawrence Gallery - Portland, OR
The Art of Music, Mills Pond House Gallery, NY
Lancaster County Art Association Art Exhibition - PA
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts - Lake Oswego, OR
2005
Karen Silve - Exhibition at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts - OR
Karen Silve - New Works - Lawrence Gallery - Portland, OR
2004
New Works Inspired by Music - Lawrence Gallery - Portland, OR
Karen Silve - Gallery Oscar - Sun Valley, ID
2003
Les Violoncellistes - La Maure - Provence, France
Les Violoncellistes - Roche Bobois - Portland, OR
Street of Dreams - Portland, OR
Parade of Homes - Vancouver, WA
Fresh Paint - Belinki & Duprey Art Gallery - Portland, OR
2002
Musician Series - Belinki & Duprey Art Gallery - Portland, OR
Musicians - The Blue Monk - Portland, OR
1995
The Institute for American Universities Leo Marchutze Gallery - Aix-en-Provence, France
1994
Juried Art Show - Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall - Talladega, AL
New Works - Tuscaloosa Performing Art Center - Tuscaloosa, AL
Publicity
“United States Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan”, Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State Catalog published by the ART in Embassies Program, 2020, pages 14-15.
“Gallery on the Sea”, Voyage Magazine, Winter 2019-2020, pages 33-34.
“Our Words, Our Worlds: Writings on Black South African Women Poets, 2000-2018” edited by Makhosazana Xaba published by UKZN Press Women’s imprint, January 21, 2020. Cover image of Karen Silve’s Market Painting.
“Casual Chic, A design team brings form and function to a faded house in Foxhall Crescent” by Catherine Funkhouser. Photography by Gordon Beall, Home & Design, January/February 2016 issue, Page 149
“Creative License Living Room, cues from a famed fashion house result in a dynamic design by Robert Passal Featuring sumptuous fabrics and stand out colors”, LUXE Interior & Design Magazine™, September/October 2015 Palm Beach issue, page 246
Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State, “Monterrey Mexico, Art Collection of the U.S. Consulate General”, 2015, pages 4, 56 and 57.
“Modern Classic: Edda Elias Injects a Fun, Fresh Aesthetic into and Old-World Apartment in the Landmarked Apthorp” New York Spaces Magazine, May/June 2014
"Tranquil Relief Through Nature, The art of Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center”, 100 page art book of their permanent collection. Kaiser Permanente® thrive, 2013
“K Silve: Synaesthetic Impressions” a review by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, Friday, May 18, 2012
“Marshal Arts” Traditional Home Magaizine, April 2012
United States Department of State, 2012 desk calendar featuring my work, one of fifty two Art in Embassy Program exhibition artists.
“River North” featured artwork, Chicago News Gallery, April-August 2011, Vol. 26
“Almost Live: Cascade AIDS Project Art Auction’s New Digs a Hit” by Richard Speer, Willamette Week, News and Culture, May 4th, 2010
United States Embassy Doha, Qatar, Art in Embassies Exhibition Catalog by Camille Benton, Curator. Published by the ART in Embassies Program, US Department of State, Washington, DC, April 2009
"Studio Art Direct shares research on art for senior care" by Studio Art Direct, Art Scuttlebutt powered by Art Calendar, September 4, 2009
“On view: Portland Art Open” by D.K. Rowe, The Oregonian, September 25th, 2008
“Eye on Design” Editors “Hot Picks”, Portrait of Portland, Vol. 15, Summer 2008
“Which way is Up”, by Rebecca Herren, Pelican Post, Winter 2007
“Notable Impressions” CD by Musician Michael Allen Harrison, 2006. A CD of music inspired by art including Silve's artwork titled “Oisin”.
“Blindfolding the Nearsightedness of the Body” by Christopher A. Keller, published 2006. A book of poetry which includes one poem about Silve's artwork titled, “Violincelliste I”.
“On The Road”, Eugene Weekly, June 24, 2004
Awards
2011 Artist Residency, Texas A&M University
Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council
2007 Third Place, Juried Art Exhibition, Historic District - Salem, OR
1994 Best in Show, Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall - Talledega, AL
1992 Scholarship, University of Denver
1988 Scholarship, University of Alabama
1987 Scholarship, Shelton State Community College
Education
Undergraduate Studies: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alabama, BFA
Graduate Studies: University of Denver, Denver Colorado
Painting School: The Institute for American Universities, Leo Marchutz School, Aix-en-Provence, France