Karen Landrigan

BIO
I was born in the city of St. John’s on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. I grew up on the shores of a lake and learned to swim at a very young age. All of my fondest memories always include water. If I have a first love it is mathematics. My fascination with numbers and calculation led me into the engineering program at Memorial University in Newfoundland. After two years of studying engineering, I left to attend the Alberta University of the Arts where I studied Visual Communications. After graduating, I got a job in advertising and went on to earn my living in corporate graphic design, including developing corporate identities for some of the largest corporations in Canada. Painting is the current love of my creative life.
My work has been accepted into a number of national and international juried shows and won many awards including Third Prize Winner for “International Artist” Magazine, People & Figures. My work has been featured in several publications and I have pieces in private and public collections across the United States, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Azerbaijan and Paraguay.

Artist Statement
I've dealt with a great deal of adversity over the years and even now, at times I feel as though I exist in a strange state s...

2010, Alberta College of Art + Design, Bachelor of Design, Visual Communications Design
1982-1986, Alberta College of Art, Diploma in Visual Arts, Visual Communications
1978-1980, Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Selected Courses
2007-2008, Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, USA
1994, Design Management Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
1994, University of Calgary, Executive Development Program, The Banff Centre, AB, Canada
1978-1980, Art correspondence, Famous Artists School, Westport, CT, USA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Society of Canadian Artists International Open Juried Online Exhibition

2022
Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Irving Art Center, TX
2021
Flagler County Art League Online Exhibition, FL
2020
Society of Canadian Artists, Elected Members’ Juried Exhibition
Society of Canadian Artists International Open Juried Online Exhibition
2019
10th Annual International Society of Acrylic Painters Open International Online Exhibition
Fine Point: Juried Colored Pencil Exhibition at the Northville Art House, Northvillle, MI
2018
International Society of Acrylic Painters 3rd Annual All-Members Online Exhibition
International Society of Acrylic Painters 9th Annual Open International Online Exhibition
Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) International Open Juried Exhibition
2017
National Oil & Acrylic Painting Society (NOAPS) Fall International Online Exhibition
International Society of Acrylic Painters 2nd Annual Online All-Member Exhibition
SOLO Artist Showcase, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
2016
The International Gallery of the Arts (IGOA) 2nd Annual "Art of Humanity" Online Art Exhibition
International Society of Acrylic Painters 1st Annual Online All-Member Exhibition
International 6th Annual “SeaScapes...