Karen Vance

(artwork images coming soon)

Education

Lincoln College, Lincoln, Illinois
Northern Illinois University
Art Institute of Chicago
Village Art School, Skokie, Illinois
Art Student’s League of Denver
Loveland Art Academy, Loveland Colorado

Selected Awards & Honors

2008/2009 – “Award of Excellence” from Women Artists of the West
2008 - Best of Show Nomades del Arte
2002 through 2006  Best of Show, Publisher’s Choice, Director’s Choice, Award of Merit
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Show
2005 – Honorable Mention - Best Painting Award
and People’s Choice Award – Buffalo Bill Cody Show
2002 – Best Painting Award - People’s Choice - C. M. Russell Show and Auction
2001 – Collector’s Choice Award – Colorado Governor’s Invitational
2000 & 2001 – Guest Artist  - Plein Air Painter’s of America

Selected Exhibitions

C. M. Russell Show & Auction
Buffalo Bill Cody Show & Auction
Windows to the Divine - Invited Artist
Howard Mandville Gallery Landscape Invitational
Texas Art Gallery Auction
Colorado Governor’s Invitational
Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum Invitational
Tweed Art Museum
National Arts Club
Le Jeune Salon
Salon du Musee
Gilcrease American Art in Miniature
Plein Air Painter’s of America
Premiere Art Auction
Bennington Center for the Arts

Selected Collections

University of Denver
Wells Fargo Bank of Denver
First Interstate Bank of  Wyoming
First Interstate Bank of Montana
Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort
Dean and Adrienne Singleton
Russell Chatham
Quang Ho

Selected Affiliations

National Arts Club
American Women Artists – Master Signature Member
National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters – Signature Member
Plein Air Painters of Colorado – Master Signature Member
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters – Emeritus Signature Member
California Art Club – Painting Member

Selected Publications

Periodicals:
“Western Art Collector” August 2009
“Art of the West” -  What’s News May/June 2008
“Art of the West“ – “A Sense of Intimacy”  Jan/Feb2006
“Southwest Art” – “A Natural Calling” February 2005
“Southwest Art” – “Best of the West” May 2003
“Art of the West – “One on One” May 2003
“Wildlife Art” – Up and Coming: Artists with Presence January 2003
“Southwest Art” – Artists to Watch March 2001

Books

The History of  Plein Air Painting on Santa Catalina Island by Jean Stern, Roy Rose and Molly Siple
Landscapes of Colorado Mountains and Plains  by Ann Daley and Michael Paglia