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Resume For Karen MazzarellaKaren Mazzarella, a self-taught oil painter, is a native of High Point, North Carolina. She started painting at the age of 15 and had already won numerous local and regional awards in art by the time she graduated high school. At 18, she joined the Army as a linguist and in Germany she met the love of her life in the form of an Air Force Sergeant. Married at 22, she traveled all over the US with her husband, raised their daughter, completed her BS in Sociology from Excelsior College, NY, and earned a Certificate to Teach English as a Foreign Language from Georgetown University, Washington DC. Karen has participated in many group and solo shows and has won several awards of distinction including a “Best of America” award from the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society. Her work was the feature image of the 51st International Film Festival in Valladolid, Spain. She has had works displayed in various galleries in Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, California, North Carolina, Missouri, and Minnesota, and has completed numerous private and corporate commissions. Her paintings and prints are collected throughout the US and internationally.
Karen and her husband Chuck live in Alexandria, Virginia. ---> 6 paintings are on display at Mint, 1724 California Street NW, Washington D.C., DC 20009 (202) 328-6468
---> 24 paintings are on display at Alexandria Art and Frame, 694 North Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria, VA 22304, (703) 837-9055
---> Fall/Winter, 2010/2011: Karen has painted 50 "Elementals" (miniature abstract oil paintings) which are being dispensed from the Art-O-Mat at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.
FINE ART SHOWS AND JURIED COMPETITIONS:
● May, 2011, "Cityscapes" Exhibition, Light Space Time, Special Recognition Award for "St Paul Sunset" www.lightspacetime.com/cityscapes-art-exhibition-may-2011/
● March, 2011, "Animals" Exhibition, Light Space Time, Special Recognition Award for "Grace" www.lightspacetime.com/animals-exhibition-march-2011/
● December 11 - January 11, 2009 5x5x(5) Miniatures Juried Exhibition, Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA ● December 2008, "Small Wonders" Juried Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD ● August 22 - September 7, 2008, "A Portrait of America" Juried Exhibition, AZ Gallery, St Paul, MN
● July 9 - August 2, 2008, "My Space on 7th", Touchstone Gallery, 406 7th Street NW 2nd Floor Washington, DC
● April - May 2008, Artery 717, Alexandria, VA
● April 2008, Minneapolis vs. Saint Paul Juried Exhibition, Altered Esthetics - Minneapolis, MN
● January 2008, All Media Membership Show, The Art League - Alexandria, VA ● October - November 2007, City Life, Country Life – Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts (2 paintings), Fredericksburg, VA ● December, October 2007, All Media Membership Show, The Art League – Alexandria, VA ● August 2007, Art with Heart Community Action Council Art Fair, Burnsville, MN (invited to create original oil painting used in promotion of this annual event) ● April 2007, St Paul Art Crawl – AZ Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
● February – March 2007, Elk River Area Arts Alliance “Arts in Harmony” Juried Exhibition
● February - March 2007, 10th Annual National Juried Show, Gallery-West, Alexandria, VA
● February 2007, Digigraphics Twin Cities Artist Spotlight
● November 2006, “Mini Show” – AZ Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
● October-November 2006, Altered Esthetics Juried Show, Minneapolis, MN
● October 2006, Saint Paul Art Crawl – AZ Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
● Fall 2006, Winner of Saint Paul Art Crawl Media Competition
● September 2006, Artspace Art Party, Golden Valley, MN
● August 2006, Art with Heart Community Action Council Art Fair, Burnsville, MN
● July 2006, Feature Solo Show, AZ Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
● May 2006, Winner of California Best of Artists and Artisans 2005 Juried Book Series
● April 2006, St Paul Art Crawl – AZ Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
● February – March, 2006, Elk River Area Arts Alliance “Arts in Harmony” Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention
● December 2005, Small Works Exhibition, Monterey Museum of Art
● November 2005, 39th Annual Adult Art Competitive, Seaside, CA
● October-November, 2005, National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society Best of America! 2005. Selection for national competition. Won “Award of Excellence”
● October 2005, Central Coast Art Association Annual Competition Exhibit, Seaside, CA, 2nd place award ● May 27-July 7, 2005 Solo Exhibition in Boyer Gallery, Pacific Grove Art Center
● April – May, 2005 Central Coast Art Association Juried Competition, won (2) 3rd place awards
● January-April, 2005 Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
● November 2003, 37th Annual Adult Art Competitive, Seaside, CA
OF NOTE: The organizers for the 51st Annual Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain used my painting, «OSIO CINEMA, MONTEREY» as their Festival poster in late 2006. It was on the cover of their catalogs, brochures, and postcards. The Festival ran from October 20-28, 2006.
COMMISSIONS: (references available)
2010/2011: Many private commissions for businesses and pet portraits.
2010: Cherry Blossoms (24x30) & Backyard Swing (30x30) for a hospital in Colorado.
2008: Wedding Scene: Ring Ceremony, 9x12 original oil painting, private collecton.
2008: NYC Skyline from Upper Ease Side, 18x36 original oil painting, private collection
2007: J. Baier Beer Brewery, 20x34 original oil painting, private collection.
2007: Grande Market Square, 18x24 original oil painting for City of Burnsville, MN. 2007: 5 original oil paintings for private collection. 2005: Pacific Grove Pink Cottage, 18x24 original oil painting, private collection.
2004: Osio Cinema 18x24 original oil painting.
1995: Limited Edition series of pen and ink drawings for Historic Preservation efforts in North Carolina.
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