Karen Marston

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Madison, WI
Lives: Brooklyn, NY

Education
1986 BFA, San Francisco Art Institute
A.I.C.A. New York Studio Program

Solo Exhibitions
2007 Dam Stuhltrager, Curated by David Gibson, Williamsburg, NYC
2007 Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, NYC
2005 Taller Boricua Gallery, Julia de Brugos Cultural Center, Curated by Marcos Dimas, NYC

Group Exhibitions
2006 Newark Between Us, Curated by Rupert Ravens, Newark, New Jersey
2006 Reconstruction, Curated by Leah Oates, Chashama Gallery, New York City
2005 Beautiful Dreamer, Curated by David Gibson for SPACES, Cleveland, Ohio
2005 Marking Time, Curated by Anat Litwin for Makor Gallery, New York City
2005 Wrestling Elephant Thoughts, The Living Art Gallery, New York City
2005 Lost in Place, Curated by David Gibson for Planet Thai in Williamsburg, NY
2004 Small Works, Curated by Leah Oates for artSPACE@16 in Malden, MA
2004 In the Face of Others, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York City
2004 Generations .04, A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
2004 100 x 100, Collaborative Concepts, Beacon, NY
2003 Noah�s Ark, Islip Art Museum, Curated by Catherine Valenza, East Islip, NY
2003 Small Works, Space Station Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Salon, Brooklyn Fireproof in Manhattan, New York City
2000 Generations II, Woman Artists at the Millennium, A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
1996 Keep Breathing/Keep Shouting, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York City
1996 Desolation and Glee, Curated by Gina Bonati, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York City
1995 The Language of Art: Res Ipsa Loquiter, Curated by Steven Rosenberg of
Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art for the New York County Lawyers Association, NYC
1991 Williamsburg Artists: North and Southsides, The Right Bank Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
1991 Brooklyn Artists, Brand Name Damages, Williamsburg, NY
1988 Overview, San Francisco Art Institute Alumni Annual,
Curated by Nathan Olivera, San Francisco, CA
1987 First Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Curated by Sidra Stitch, John McCarron, and
Robert Tomlinson, Emmeryville, CA


Bibliography
K�an Jeff Baysa, Myth and Medicine, art::pulse, online magazine www.artpulseny.com, Fall 2005
Dakota Lane, Marston�s Heart of Darkness, The Woodstock Times, p.15, March 18, 1993
Mima'amakim, Volumne VI, 2005, p.36, Visual Arts Editor Shlomo Ryzinski
And Then, Volume 12, 2004, p. 68, Published by Ourselves, Edited by Robert Roth and Arnold Sachar
Mybrary Book, Special Edition, 2003, pgs 19 & 27, Edited by Elliot Lessing, in association with Build art space


Grants/Awards
2005 Artist-in-Residence, Makor Steindhardt Center, 92nd Street Y
1997 Vermont Studio Center

Projects
2002-present
Board of Trustees of NURTUREart Non-Profit, Inc., Muse Fuse Coordinator
Instrumental in the opening of the NURTUREart Gallery and Emerging Curators Resource Center in Williamsburg Brooklyn; planning and hosting Muse Fuse, an informal monthly salon fostering an art community for the NURTUREart Registry Artists and Curators; speakers have included many notable curators, gallerists and writers.