Karen Kunc

(American)

transformation by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Transformation, 1997

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at the shoreline by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

At the Shoreline, 2010

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insight by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Insight, 2005

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incessant white noise by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Incessant White Noise, 2013

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vastness by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Vastness, 2014

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vorticity by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Vorticity, 2014

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biocosmic wave by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Biocosmic Wave, 2013

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persian flower by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Persian Flower, 2014

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plant architecture by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Plant Architecture, 2016

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oscillation shift by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Oscillation Shift, 2015

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whelming waters by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Whelming Waters, 2011

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transformation by karen kunc

Karen Kunc

Transformation, 1997

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Biography

Timeline

1975
BFA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
1977
MFA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1985 - 1989
Assistant Professor in Printmaking, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1987
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California-Berkeley, spring
1988 - 1991
Art & Art History Gallery Director, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1989 - 1998
UNL Study Abroad Program, Santa Reperata Graphic Art Centre, Florence, Italy, summer 1994,1997, 1999, 2001, 2003
1989
Dayton Hudson Distinguished Visiting Artist/Teacher, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
1993
Research Fellow, Kyoto, Japan, Spring
1995
Guest Professor, Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Reykjavik, Iceland
1998 - 2003
Professor of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Exhibitions

2015
Karen Kunc Exhibitions in 2015:
Constellation Studios, Lincoln Nebraska
“Fertile Ground: Midwest Printmaking Traditions,” Swope Art Museum, Terra Haute, Indiana
“Women in the Atrium,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“Wintry Mix,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“3-Person Show,” Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas
2014
Karen Kunc Exhibitions in 2014:
“Mokuhan Zomeki/What Happened in Japan?” Curated International Exhibition, University of the Arts Museum, Tokyo, Japan
“Summer Rotation,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“An Exhibition of Excellence: Four Great Artists: Kunc (USA), Denysenko (Ukraine), Bongibault (France), Ciuha (Slovenie),” L’Estampille Gallery, 9th Triennale, Chamalieres, France
2013
Karen Kunc Exhibitions in 2013:
Gallery 101, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (solo)
“8th Biennale Internationale de’estampe,” Contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
2012
Layers and Lines, Keichel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
RED, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
AAF-Los Angeles, Atrium Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Guanajuato 2010, Boston Printmakers Collaborative Workshop in Mexico, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, Egypt
Abstraction and Color: the Prints of Margo Humphrey and Karen Kunc, Blackburn 20/20, New York, NY
Abstraction & Color, Blackburn 20/20, New York, NY

Public Collections

Heileman Brewing Company, Chicago, IL
Cleveland Institute of Art
Columbus Chamber of Commerce, OH
Colorado College
County/City Building, Lincoln, NE
Doane College, Crete, NE
Denver Public Library, CO
Felix Jenewein Galerie, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
Panstwowe Muzeum Na Majkanku, Majdanek, Poland
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Literature

2010
Lark Books, Masters: Book Arts, Eileen Wallace & Terry Taylor, (forthcoming)
2009
Prentice Hall, Printmaking: Theory and Practice, Beth Grabowski & Bill Fick
2008
Margaret Suchland, editor, PaperWorks, Journal of the Sonoran Collective of Book and Paper Arts, Tucson, AZ
Douglas Max Utter, Worlds in Transition, Cleveland Free Times Arts, June 18
David Acton, 60 Years of North American Prints 1947 – 2007, The Boston Printmakers
Lark Books, 500 Handmade Books
Dorothy Shinn, Printing layers of beauty, Akron Beacon Journal