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Karen Kunc Biography
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1975 |
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BFA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
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1977 |
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MFA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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2000 |
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Nebraska 2000 Governor's Arts Award, Artist of the Year
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2000 |
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Purchase Award, Sixty Square Inches, National Print Exhibition, Purdue University
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2001 |
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Fabriano Award of Distinction, Third Minnesota Print Biennial
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2001 |
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Purchase and Juror's Merit Award, 28th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition
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2002 |
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UNL Humanities Center Annual Research and Creative Achievement Award
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2003 |
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2nd Place Award, 6th Triennale Mondiale D'Estampes Petit Format, Chamalieres, France
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2003 |
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Lance Prize, 178th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design Museum, New York, NY
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2003 |
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Juror's Award, Boston Printmakers 2003 North American Print Exhibition
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2004 |
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Prize of the Director of the State Museum, VII International Art Triennale Majdanek, Lublin, Poland
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2005 |
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Honor Award for Mirror of the Wood catalogue, Nebraska Book Awards
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2006 |
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Omaha Entertainment Awards, Visual Arts
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2007 |
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Printmaker Emeritus Award 2007, Southern Graphics Council, Kansas City, MO
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2009 |
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Purchase Prize, 2nd Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Thailand
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2009 |
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Fulbright Specialist Grant, for teaching and exhibition, Finnish Academy of Fine Art
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2010 |
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Honorable Mention Award, The Assignment: National Juried Artist Book Exhibition, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
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2010 |
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Senior Artist in Resident, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
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2010 |
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Hixson-Lied Senior Faculty Research/Creativity Award, UNL College of Fine and Performing Arts
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2009 - 2013 |
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Fulbright Specialists Roster, 5 year term
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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Layers and Lines, Keichel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
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2012
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RED, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2012
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AAF-Los Angeles, Atrium Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2011
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Mokuhanga Innovative, Art Forum Jarfo, Kyoto, Japan (solo)
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2011
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An Eden, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo)
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2011
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Abstraction & Color, Blackburn 20/20, New York, NY
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2011
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SILVER, 25th Anniversary Show, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2011
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Abstraction and Color: the Prints of Margo Humphrey and Karen Kunc, Blackburn 20/20, New York, NY
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2011
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, Egypt
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2011
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Guanajuato 2010, Boston Printmakers Collaborative Workshop in Mexico, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA
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2010
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Printedness, Beard Gallery, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (solo)
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2010
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Sense of Place, Art Zone Gallery, Cairo, Egypt (solo)
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2010
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Karen Kunc/Blue Heron Press Artist Books and the BHP Collection, Clare M. Eagle Fine Arts Gallery, Murray State University, Doyle Fine Arts Building, Murray, KY (solo)
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2010
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Prints, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2010
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Flora, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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2010
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Under the Influence, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
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2009
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Kaiku Gallery, Finnish Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki (solo)
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2009
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Order, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA (solo)
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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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| Selected Public Collections |
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Panstwowe Muzeum Na Majkanku, Majdanek, Poland
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
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Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
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Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland
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Walker Art Center Library Collection, Minneapolis, MN
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Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center, TX
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Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
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Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
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Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
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Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
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National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
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Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, KS
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New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
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New York Public Library, New York, NY
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Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
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Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
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Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
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Institute of Fine Art, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
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J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Library, Los Angeles, CA
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Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
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Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
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Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL
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Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan
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Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX
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Butler Museum of American Art, Youngstown, OH
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC
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Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
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Daum Contemporary Art Museum, Sedalia, MO
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Elvehjem Art Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT
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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Hatcher Library, Special Collections, University of Michigan
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Achenbach Foundation for Graphics, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco, CA
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Allen Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Alvar Alto Museum, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
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Art Museum of Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
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Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne, Australia
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Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
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Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
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| Links to further information |
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