Karen Heagle

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Karen Heagle (born 1974) is an American artist, known for autobiographical and art historical subject matter. Her work comments on contemporary culture through a queer perspective with a focus on feminist agendas.[1]

Life and education

Heagle was born in Tomah, Wisconsin and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BFA from the University of Wisconsin–Stout, and an MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute. She also attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[2]

Work and Exhibition History

Past notable solo exhibitions include, Let Nature Take Its Course and Hope It Passes[3] at I-20 in 2011, and Battle Armor at Churner and Churner in 2013. Recent group exhibitions include, Interior Dialogue at Sargent's Daughters,[4] and Paper at the Saatchi Gallery in 2013.[5]

Her work is included in Judith Rothschild Contemporary Drawing Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York,[6] the Saatchi Gallery in London, the Deste Foundation in Athens, Greece, and part of The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art

Recently, she was included in Nylon Magazine in:"Ten Contemporary Artists to Get to Know" by Kari Adelaide.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Brooklyn Museum: Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Feminist Art Base: Karen M Heagle". Brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Skowhegan - art registry". Skowheganart.org. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Karen Heagle : Let Nature Take Its Course and Hope It Passes". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Interior Dialogue". Sargentsdaughters.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Karen Heagle". Saatchigallery.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "MoMA". MoMA.org. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ Razdow, Kari Adelaide (2019-10-04). "10 Contemporary Artists To Get To Know". Nylon.
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