Three Rivers Community College Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Norwich, CT
About
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, I grew up in the New England village of Tariffville, nestled at the foot of the Metacomet Trail in the Farmington River Valley. Nature always offered me expansive views with solace and soon became my closest confidant. Today, my studio is located by a woodland pond in the shoreline town of Clinton, Connecticut. This area is known for its luminous atmosphere that stretches across the forests, fields, marshes, and shores. This epic natural world that inspires my paintings is just under two hours from Manhattan and Boston.
Karen Bartone
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Paintings, Clinton Art Gallery, Member, Clinton, CT upcoming Fall
2023 Paintings, Clinton Art Gallery, Visiting Artist, Clinton, CT
2022 Paintings, CAS Exhibition Winner, juror Florence Griswold Museum Curator Amy Kurtz Lansing, Clinton, CT
2019 Paintings, Three Rivers Gallery at Three Rivers Community College, Pondering Series, Norwich, CT
2014 Paintings, Connecticut Hospice, Art Space, Shoreline Art Alliance, CCCT, Branford, CT
Paintings, Niche Gallery, Tondo Art, Middlesex Community College (MxCC), Middletown, CT
Paintings, Shoreline Art Alliance, CT Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCCT), Tondi, Guilford, CT
2013 Paintings, Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum, Derby, CT*
2012 Paintings, Erector Square, City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
2011 Installation, Vermont Studio Center, Open Studios, Johnson, VT
Paintings, Alternate Space, City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
2009 Painting, WCSU Student Center, Wind Power, WCSU, Danbury, CT*
Paintings, two-person exhibition, WCSU Dean of Visual Arts, Danbury, CT*
2008 Painting, WCSU Student Center, Wind Power, WCSU, Danbury, CT*
Painting, the Jane Goodall Institution, Focus the Nation, WCSU, Danbury, CT*
2007 Painting, Seaport World Trade Center, Aesthetics of Wind Power, Boston, MA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Boston Art Inc., Boston Seaport Design District, Boston, MA
David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Show, online, davidlussiergallery.com
Clinton Art Gallery, member, Clinton, CT
2023 David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Holiday Show, in Kittery, Maine
Florence Griswold Museum, 10 new artist invited to the holiday exhibit, Nov/Dec 2023
Clinton Art Gallery, Visiting Artist, Clinton, CT
Clinton Art Society, Elected Artist Member show, Clinton, CT
David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Show, online, davidlussiergallery.com
2022 David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Holiday Show, in Kittery, Maine
Clinton Art Society, Clinton, CT, Juror Curator Amy Kurtz Lansing, 1st & 2nd prize
2021 Three Rivers Community College, Art Faculty Exhibition, Norwich, CT
2020 Eastern Connecticut State University, The Art Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Willimantic, CT
2019 Three Rivers Community College, Art Faculty Exhibition, Norwich, CT
2018 Stillman Gallery, LACFA Alumni Show, Old Lyme, CT, The Cooley Gallery**
2017 LACFA, Metamorphosis, Lyme Alumni, Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT, Susanna Coffey**
2016 Guilford Art Center, Faculty Exhibition, Mill Gallery, Guilford, CT
2015 LACFA Alumni Exhibition, Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT**
Guilford Art Center, Faculty Exhibition 2015, Mill Gallery, Guilford, CT
Western Connecticut State University, Looking Forward, Higgins Gallery, Danbury, CT
2014 AKUS Gallery Eastern Connecticut State University, Faculty Exhibition, Willimantic, CT
EBK Gallery, Tondo Art, Hartford, CT
Cooley Gallery, All Paintings Great and Small, Old Lyme, CT
Silvermine Art Center, Faculty Exhibition, New Canaan, CT
2013 Cooley Gallery, All Paintings Great and Small, Old Lyme, CT*
Silvermine, Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
CT Art List Exhibit, Six Emerging Artists, EBK Gallery, West Hartford, CT*
LACFA Alumni Exhibition, Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT**
Gallery One at the Guilford Art Center, guest artist, Guilford, CT*,
Connecticut Women Artists Member’s Show, “UN CUT”, ArtSpace, Hartford, CT
2012 Connecticut Women Artists, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT, Cathy Malloy**
Select Collections
2023 Florence Griswold Museum, invitation for painted palette collection, Old Lyme, CT
2019 Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT
2014 Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation, Willimantic, CT
2009 Western Connecticut State University, Foundation, Danbury, CT
2007 North East Sustainable Energy Association, Boston, MA
Education
MFA 2009 Painting Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), Danbury, CT
BFA 2007 Painting Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, (LACFA), Old Lyme, CT
Concentration in Illustration, Sculpture and Art History
Academic Appointments - Online and Traditional Classroom (TRAD)
2018-present, Lecturer Visual Arts, Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT, Global Art History I and II, History of Women in the Arts, 2D Design, and Studio Art Introduction, (Online and TRAD)
2010-present, Lecturer Visual Arts, Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU), Willimantic, CT, Drawing I, 2D Design, Color Theory, Studio Art Introduction and Expression with Color Media, (Online and TRAD)
2011-18 Mentoring Program, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT, BFA Painting Students
2008-09 Teaching Assistant, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, Drawing I and Painting I
Professional Development Awards and Honors
ECSU 2024 AAUP Professional Development Grant, painting research on Monhegan Island, Maine
TRCC 2023 CSCU Professional Development Grant, painting research on Monhegan Island, Maine
TRCC 2022 CSCU Professional Development Grant, David Lussier, painting workshop, Ogunquit, Maine
Certificated 2023 CSCU Spring, iTeach Online, Connecticut State Colleges, Best Practice of Online Pedagogy
Certificated 2017 GOLDEN Artist Educator - Golden Artist Color, Inc. Kevin Greeland & Patti Brady
ECSU 2016 AAUP Professional Development Grant for Artist Residency in Paris, France
ECSU 2012 AAUP Travel Grant for postgraduate research with Hugh O’Donnell, Boston, MA
CV Updated May, 7 2024
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Paintings, Clinton Art Gallery, Member, Clinton, CT upcoming Fall
2023 Paintings, Clinton Art Gallery, Visiting Artist, Clinton, CT
2022 Paintings, CAS Exhibition Winner, juror Florence Griswold Museum Curator Amy Kurtz Lansing, Clinton, CT
2019 Paintings, Three Rivers Gallery at Three Rivers Community College, Pondering Series, Norwich, CT
2014 Paintings, Connecticut Hospice, Art Space, Shoreline Art Alliance, CCCT, Branford, CT
Paintings, Niche Gallery, Tondo Art, Middlesex Community College (MxCC), Middletown, CT
Paintings, Shoreline Art Alliance, CT Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCCT), Tondi, Guilford, CT
2013 Paintings, Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum, Derby, CT*
2012 Paintings, Erector Square, City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
2011 Installation, Vermont Studio Center, Open Studios, Johnson, VT
Paintings, Alternate Space, City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
2009 Painting, WCSU Student Center, Wind Power, WCSU, Danbury, CT*
Paintings, two-person exhibition, WCSU Dean of Visual Arts, Danbury, CT*
2008 Painting, WCSU Student Center, Wind Power, WCSU, Danbury, CT*
Painting, the Jane Goodall Institution, Focus the Nation, WCSU, Danbury, CT*
2007 Painting, Seaport World Trade Center, Aesthetics of Wind Power, Boston, MA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Boston Art Inc., Boston Seaport Design District, Boston, MA
David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Show, online, davidlussiergallery.com
Clinton Art Gallery, member, Clinton, CT
2023 David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Holiday Show, in Kittery, Maine
Florence Griswold Museum, 10 new artist invited to the holiday exhibit, Nov/Dec 2023
Clinton Art Gallery, Visiting Artist, Clinton, CT
Clinton Art Society, Elected Artist Member show, Clinton, CT
David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Show, online, davidlussiergallery.com
2022 David Lussier Gallery, Invitation, Small Works Holiday Show, in Kittery, Maine
Clinton Art Society, Clinton, CT, Juror Curator Amy Kurtz Lansing, 1st & 2nd prize
2021 Three Rivers Community College, Art Faculty Exhibition, Norwich, CT
2020 Eastern Connecticut State University, The Art Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Willimantic, CT
2019 Three Rivers Community College, Art Faculty Exhibition, Norwich, CT
2018 Stillman Gallery, LACFA Alumni Show, Old Lyme, CT, The Cooley Gallery**
2017 LACFA, Metamorphosis, Lyme Alumni, Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT, Susanna Coffey**
2016 Guilford Art Center, Faculty Exhibition, Mill Gallery, Guilford, CT
2015 LACFA Alumni Exhibition, Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT**
Guilford Art Center, Faculty Exhibition 2015, Mill Gallery, Guilford, CT
Western Connecticut State University, Looking Forward, Higgins Gallery, Danbury, CT
2014 AKUS Gallery Eastern Connecticut State University, Faculty Exhibition, Willimantic, CT
EBK Gallery, Tondo Art, Hartford, CT
Cooley Gallery, All Paintings Great and Small, Old Lyme, CT
Silvermine Art Center, Faculty Exhibition, New Canaan, CT
2013 Cooley Gallery, All Paintings Great and Small, Old Lyme, CT*
Silvermine, Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
CT Art List Exhibit, Six Emerging Artists, EBK Gallery, West Hartford, CT*
LACFA Alumni Exhibition, Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT**
Gallery One at the Guilford Art Center, guest artist, Guilford, CT*,
Connecticut Women Artists Member’s Show, “UN CUT”, ArtSpace, Hartford, CT
2012 Connecticut Women Artists, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT, Cathy Malloy**
Select Collections
2023 Florence Griswold Museum, invitation for painted palette collection, Old Lyme, CT
2019 Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT
2014 Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation, Willimantic, CT
2009 Western Connecticut State University, Foundation, Danbury, CT
2007 North East Sustainable Energy Association, Boston, MA
Education
MFA 2009 Painting Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), Danbury, CT
BFA 2007 Painting Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, (LACFA), Old Lyme, CT
Concentration in Illustration, Sculpture and Art History
Academic Appointments - Online and Traditional Classroom (TRAD)
2018-present, Lecturer Visual Arts, Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT, Global Art History I and II, History of Women in the Arts, 2D Design, and Studio Art Introduction, (Online and TRAD)
2010-present, Lecturer Visual Arts, Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU), Willimantic, CT, Drawing I, 2D Design, Color Theory, Studio Art Introduction and Expression with Color Media, (Online and TRAD)
2011-18 Mentoring Program, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT, BFA Painting Students
2008-09 Teaching Assistant, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, Drawing I and Painting I
Professional Development Awards and Honors
ECSU 2024 AAUP Professional Development Grant, painting research on Monhegan Island, Maine
TRCC 2023 CSCU Professional Development Grant, painting research on Monhegan Island, Maine
TRCC 2022 CSCU Professional Development Grant, David Lussier, painting workshop, Ogunquit, Maine
Certificated 2023 CSCU Spring, iTeach Online, Connecticut State Colleges, Best Practice of Online Pedagogy
Certificated 2017 GOLDEN Artist Educator - Golden Artist Color, Inc. Kevin Greeland & Patti Brady
ECSU 2016 AAUP Professional Development Grant for Artist Residency in Paris, France
ECSU 2012 AAUP Travel Grant for postgraduate research with Hugh O’Donnell, Boston, MA
CV Updated May, 7 2024