Karen Roehl

Originally from Montreal, Canada, Karen Roehl moved to Denver as a youngster, in 1967. She has enjoyed living in the growing and vibrant Mile-High City, where she raised her two daughters, Vesla and Andria.

Roehl began her artistic career when she completed a design program at the Art Institute of Colorado in 1987. She enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist for over 30 years, the last eight of which were spent running her own design business.

Satisfying a life-long desire to expand her creative talents into the fine arts, she entered the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at University of Colorado at Denver in 2004. She was the recipient of the Colorado Scholar's scholarship award in 2007, UCD's Fellowship award in 2006 and 2007, and completed her BFA degree in December 2007, graduating magna cum laude.

Besides maintaining a studio where she paints full time, Roehl is involved in a number of activities in Denver's art community. She is a founding member of the co-op which runs the popular Ice Cube Gallery in the RiNo Arts District. In 2011, she joined the faculty at Art Student's League of Denver where she teaches classes in basic and abstract painting and participates in talks and demonstrations throughout ...

BFA from CU Denver, 2007