Karen C. Thomas

Artist

I grew up in Austin Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin and received my BFA in Arts Education. I have a great passion for making work; specifically work that delves into the grotesque, erotic, and figurative. I moved to the Bay Area to attend graduate school at the San Francisco Art Institute and received my MFA in Printmaking. I currently live and make art in San Francisco.

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Education:

BFA, Visual Arts Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2006

MFA, Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute, 2008.

Solo Exhibitions:

From the Beast to the Blonde, WE ART SPACE, Oakland, CA, 2011;

Lovely Ladies, Pure Beauty Salon, san Francisco, CA, 2010;

Go Be A Beast, Cowboys and Angels Salon, San Francisco, CA, 2007;

Drawings, Paintings, and Prints: New Works by Karen Thomas, Flood Gallery, University of Texas at Austin, 2005;

Two Person Exhibitions:

never forever- Paintings by Gina M. Contreras and Karen Thomas, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2016;

Flesh, Fetish and Fairytales - Kerry Kelly and Karen Thomas, Center of Sex and Culture, San Francisco, CA 2014;

Selected Group Exhibitions:

In My Absence, Ube Art Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2016;

#Holding Onto SF, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2015;

Stop Being Poor, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2014;

_______vs_______ (& everything that falls in b/w), The Old Mint, San Francisco, CA, 2014;

Doing Your Dirty Work Two: A Sampler of Contemporary Art About Sex, Center of Sex and Culture, San Francisco, CA, 2013;

Black Glitter, Submission Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2012;

Face Me, Sebastopol Center For The Arts, Sebastopol, CA, 2012;

Doing Your Dirty Work, Center of Sex and Culture, San Francisco,CA, 2012;

It’s Gonna be Queer 2, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2012;

Know,You, Hive mind Projects, Oakland, CA 2011;

It’s Gonna Be Queer, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2011;

Eye of the Beholder, Root Division, San Francisco, CA 2011;

Beauty is the Beast, Good vibrations, San Francisco, 2011;

Dirty Jokes, Indie Industries, San Francisco, CA, 2009;

Group Show, Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2009;

Art-a-Thon: ArtSeed Instructors and Students, ArtSeed, San Francisco, CA, 2009;

Erotic Art Show, The Kinsey Institute Gallery, Bloomington, IN, 2009;

In Dreams, Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, NY, 2009;

Negotiations, Clara Street Projects, San Francisco, CA, 2008;

Fast Track, The Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2008;

Vernissage, Herbst Pavilion Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, 2008;

Composing Biology, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2008;

Token Woman Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2007;

Los Angeles Printmaking Society 19th National Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA 2007;

Making An Impression, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2007;

Continuing MFA Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2007;

Evolution, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, CA 2007;

SFAI Now, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA, 2007;

What You See Galore, The Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA 2007;

Dirty Candy bar, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, CA 2007;

Terror? An international interdisciplinary project, Intersection for the Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006;

One Night Exhibition, Triple Base Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2006;

Senior Studio Show, Creative Research Lab at Flatbed Press, Austin, TX, 2006;

Artists and Future Art Teachers, Creative Research Lab at the Flatbed Press, Austin, TX 2005;

School of Fine Arts Exhibition, Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX, 2005;

300lbs Per Square Inch: Advanced Intaglio Show, University of Texas at Austin, 2005;

Intermediate and Advanced Intaglio Exhibition, University of Texas at Austin, 2004;

Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards Exhibition, Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington D.C. 2002;

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