Artist Bio - Karen Price

Artist's statement, Karen Price

I have loved art as long as I can remember.  I fell in love with painting about 24 years ago.  Originally working with watercolour, I have explored and expanded my repertoire to include acrylics, gouache, mixed media and alcohol inks.

Art has been a great motivator for enriching my life.  I have participated in many painting trips overseas as well as exploring local sources of subject matter.  Variety is the spice of life and I am inspired by a vast range of subject matter.  Travel, local landscapes, seascapes and architecture, flora and fauna, people, rusty old vehicles and still life all interest and intrigue me.

I am an active member of the Painting Maribyrnong and Art Tribe community painting groups.  I also do voluntary craft work with the residents of a Moonee Valley nursing home and immerse myself in the local and manmade environment along the Maribyrnong River.

My solo exhibitions include:

• 2021-2022: 'Those Who Served' at the Sam Merrifield Library, Moonee Ponds
• 2018: 'Here Today, Gone Tomorrow' at the Avondale Heights Library 
• 2016: 'Old Rusty' at 69 Smith St Gallery
• 2014:  Solo exhibition at the Clocktower Gallery in Moonee Ponds

My group exhibitions include:

• Artspace at Spcae2b in St Kilda in November 2022, 2023 and April / May2025
• Fairfield Primary School Annual Exhibition in 2022, 2023 and 2024
• The Moonee Vally Art Show in 2022, 2023 and 2024 * I won Second Prize for Best Moonee Valley Artist in 2024
• Arts in the West Exhibition at the Loius Joel Gallery in Altona in 2020
• The Camberwell Art  Show in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025
• The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show at the Royal Exhibition Building in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• The Contemporary Art Society A4 exhibitions in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and their Burnley Harbour Exhibition in 2015 and 2016
• Group shows at 69 Smith St Gallery in 2015 and 2016 * I won a Highly Commended award in the 2015 End of Year Show.

My Artshow Awards

		Artshow: The Moonee Valley Art Show 2024 Title: Cool Blue Fabrics And Oranges Award: Best Moonee Valley Artist (any medium) Second Prize Sponsor: Moneyplan Australia Prize: 250