Karen Hopkins
Karen an exhibiting artist for 17 years has works in numerous corporate and private collections both nationally and internationally. Her recent abstract paintings draw on themes inspired by nature, emotions, and virtues within us. Using colour, texture, form and rhythm she aims to take the viewer on a journey and explore the deeper levels that connect us all.
Solo exhibitions:
2001 Transformational Moods ( Moores Gallery Fremantle Western Australia)
2003 Journeys (Gallows Gallery Mosman Park Perth Western Australia)
2004 Vineworks (Houghton winery Gallery Swan Valley Western Australia)
2005 Aquaessence (Gallows Gallery Mosman Park Perth Western Australia)
2005 Vines 2(invitation exhibition for Spring in the Valley at Houghton Winery)
2005 Something fishy @ Riseborough (Riseborough Winery –Gingin WA)
2007 Earth Monart Studio Gallery Dalkieth
2007 Artopia studio open
2009 Moments Kingfisher Gallery West Perth
Selected group exhibitions:
1992 Paper, People, Planet, (Singapore)
1993 Frames of Mind, (Singapore)
1995 Great Gifts (Johannesburg)
1998 Artists against Racism (Pica Perth)
1999 Mosman Moods Art Awards
2000 Woolstores Art Awards (Fremantle)
2001 City of Melville Art Awards
2002 City of Stirling Art Awards
2002 Second Biennial Art Exhibition East Fremantle Primary School
2003 Mosman Moods Art Awards
2003 Newman Arts Festival (Newman College Perth)
2003 Eclectic exhibition (Gallows gallery Mosman Park Perth)
2003 Feature artist of the month ( Gallery 360 Subiaco & Mt Lawley)
2004 Mosman Moods Art Awards(Mosman Park)
2004 Hale Art Exhibition (Hale School)
2004 Artitude (Burswood resort)
2004 Mount Lawley The Journey (Gallery 360 Mt Lawley)
2004 Third Biennial Art Exhibition East Fremantle school
2004 Rivers and Parks a Personal Perspective (Constitutional centre of WA)
2005 Stirling Art Awards WA
2005 Mosman Moods Art Awards WA
2005 Artitude Perth Convention Centre WA
2005 Vincent Art Awards-WA- Winner award of recommendation
2005 Rich Memories-Artplace gallery studio WA
2005 Code Red Art-Christmas exhibition
2006 Feature artist of the month Gallery 360 Subiaco
2006 Hale Art Exhibition
2006 Gallerie B Ballingup
2006 Perth College Art exhibition
2006 Artitude Perth convention centre
2006 St Hildas Art Exhibition
2006 Treasure Box Monart gallery Dalkeith
2007 Fine Art at Hale
2007 MLC centenary exhibition
2007 Artitude
2007-Jan 2008 Beyond Blue Lumiere gallery Cottesloe
2008 Perth College Art Exhibition
2008 Artitude
2008 Fine Art at Hale
2008 Kingfisher Gallery
Corporate commissions:
Saatchi & Saatchi- Singapore
Space Partnership Singapore
Deutche Bank Singapore
Kiwi Crafts Singapore
Concord Shopping Centre-Singapore
Art 2 Singapore
Naesa Collection Singapore
DS Designs Sydney
Collections
People Solutions Subiaco Perth (paintings entrance)
Barrack and Associates (Subiaco)
Azure Capital Exchange Plaza Perth
Kalbarri Visions Resort
Various Private collections in Perth Melbourne Brisbane
Singapore, South Africa, UK, Germany and New Zealand