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Karen Kunc Biography
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MFA, Ohio State University, 1977
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BFA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1975
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Purchase Award, “The Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial,” Juror, Roberta Waddell, Curator Emerita, New York Public Library, 2009
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"Printmaker Emeritus Award 2007," Southern Graphics Council, Kansas City, MO, 2007
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Prize of the Director of the State Museum, VII International Art Triennale Majdanek, Lublin Poland, 2004
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2nd Place Award, 6th Triennale Mondiale D'Estampes Petit Format, Chamalieres, France 2003
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Lance Prize, 178th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design Museum, New York 2003
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Juror's Award, Boston Printmakers 2003 North American Print Exhibition
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UNL Humanities Center Annual Research and Creative Achievement Award, 2002
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Fabriano Award of Distinction, Third Minnesota Print Biennial, 2001
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Purchase and Juror's Merit Award, 28th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, 2001
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Sponsor’s Prize, 5th Sapporo International Print Biennial, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan
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Purchase Award, Sixty Square Inches, National Print Exhibition, Perdue University, IN
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Best of Show, “Impressions,” Blandon Memorial Art Museum, Perdue University, IN
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Artist of the Year, 2000 Governor's Arts Awards, Nebraska Arts Council
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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volumina, Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE (solo)
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2009
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Printedness, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (solo)
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2009
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Small, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2009
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The Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial, Boston University 808 Gallery, Boston, MA; Juror, Roberta Waddell, Curator Emerita, New York Public Library
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2008
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Choose One, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2008
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Small Works, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2008
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Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH (solo)
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2008
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Minia University, El Minia, Egypt (solo)
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2007
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Journey, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo)
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2007
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Walter Gropius Mast Artist Series, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV (solo)
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2007
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Lyrical Legacy: The Prints of Karen Kunc, Leed-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO (solo)
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2007
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Karen Kunc: Sensory Source, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE (solo)
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2006
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10 for 20, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2006
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Paper, Paper, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2006
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Piano Nobile Gallery, Rynek Glowny, Krakow, Poland (solo)
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2006
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Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland (solo)
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2005
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Visionary Evidence, Contemporary Print and Drawing Center, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA (solo)
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2005
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Featured Artist Project, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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Recent Prints,” Kathy Carraccio Print Studio, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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Holiday Group Show, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2005
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With Spirit, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2004
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Mentors: Inspiration, Influence, Expertise, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO
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2004
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Chesterfield Arts Gallery Exhibit, Chesterfield, MO
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2004
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Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (solo)
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2004
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SNAP Gallery, Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (solo)
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2003
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Gallery APA, Nagoya, Japan (solo)
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2003
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Hartmann Center Art Gallery, Bradley University (solo)
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2003
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Atrium Gallery at HOK, St. Louis, MO
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2003
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Atrium at the Plaza, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2002
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Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA (solo)
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2002
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Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE (solo)
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2002
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Printmaking Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
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2002
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Scale It, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2001
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The 3rd Minnesota National Print Biennial, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
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2001
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Woodcut Prints, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2001
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Evoking Time, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo)
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2001
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Deluce Gallery, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO (solo)
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2000
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Galerie Dumont 18, Geneva, Switzerland (solo)
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2000
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Walker Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE (solo)
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2000
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Unbound: Reshaping Artist's Books, Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center New York, NY
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2000
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Recycled Paper III, Atrium Gallery St. Louis, MO
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1999
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The 174th Annual Exhibition, National Academy Museum New York
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1999
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Working Riddles, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo)
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1998
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Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY (solo)
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1998
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The 4th Sapporo International Print Bienniale, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art Sapporo, Japan
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1998
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Between Nature and Culture: American Prints, Jyvaskyla Art Museum Jyvaskyla, Finland
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1998
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Forty-Eight Contemporary American Printmakers, Art Museum of the Central Fine Arts Institute China
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1997
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Raw Vision, Raw Word: Book Art as Process and Power, Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
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1997
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Intangibles, Atrium Gallery St. Louis, MO (solo)
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1996
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Felix Jenewein Gallery, Municipal Museum of Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (solo)
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1996
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Galleri Unbra, Rekjavik, Iceland (solo)
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1996
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Galleria Hormonia Jyvvaskyla, Finland (solo)
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1996
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Abstraction: Monoprint/Monotype, University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA
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1995
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USA Within Limits, Documenta, Galeria de Arte Sao Paolo, Brazil
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1995
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Recent Acquisitions of Paper, National Museum of American Art Washington DC
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1995
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20/21: Karen Kunc, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE (solo)
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1995
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Gallery APA Nagoya, Japan (solo)
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| Links to further information |
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