Karen Klucowicz

Karen is a Canadian, expressive figurative artist. Her paintings explore ideas of who we are and act as a catalyst for conversation. Working in two series simultaneously, she explores the strength of individuals and how that strength affects relationships.

Figures and a neutrality to those figures, are essential to sharing her concept-driven artwork. “I believe there is no better way to demonstrate inner strength, characteristics, relationship challenges and personal development, than to strip away ideas of an individual or culture and reveal the essence of being. The shade of skin, shape of body, sexuality and environment that surround the figure(s), must be accessible. To that end, I work with body-positive images — skin tones that neutralize bias and stereotyping, sometimes intimate body details or poses, often bold and expressive colours — allowing the act of painting to dictate the level of abstraction and technique required to move through the painting.”

Karen’s love of abstract expressionism and studies of color associated with the key energy points in our Chakra system, heavily influence her techniques and palette. Working primarily in oil paints, the manipulation and expressive qualities of the medium exemplify her conc...

Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Ontario
Humber College, Toronto, Ontario
Artist Mentorship Program under Jason Horejs, Xanada Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

Selected Exhibitions
2024
Solo Exhibition, Synonym, Hamilton, Ontario
I Hear Music, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, Ontario
Beyond the Surface, Orillia Museum of Art & History, Ontario
Square Foot Exhibition, John Mann Gallery, Niagara, Ontario
Yoonyen Magazine, Ontario, Canada
Dundas Valley School of Art Auction, Dundas, Ontario
The Holy Art Gallery, New York Artwork Innovations Exhibition, US

2023
Exhibition No.37, Art in the Workplace, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, ON
Exhibition No. 2, Art at Seven, McMaster Technology Centre, Hamilton, ON
"Swarm", James St. Gallery, Hamilton, ON
“Open-Ended” City of St. Catharine’s Annual Juried Exhibition, St. Catharine’s, ON
“Where We Are Now”, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
Art at Seven, Exhibition No. 1, McMaster Technology Centre, Hamilton, ON
“Art is” Kefi Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Stereotype Smash” King Museum, King City, ON
2022
“and all of a sudden” Juried exhibition, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON