From my earliest memory I always made things. My study of art began at Rutgers University where I received a BA in art education. The focus of my work at that time was on making narrative collages. A life changing experience impelled me to switch to painting. The first paintings were figurative and about the change that can happen to the human body. Eventually the paintings became more than a portrait of the physical body; the figures dissolving and merging with the space of the painting. In my recent work, I have shifted from a focus on the body to nature and the physical world while continuing to explore a personal imagery.

My paintings have been exhibited in solo shows at Johnson & Johnson Headquarters Gallery, New Brunswick; the Brodsky Gallery - ETS, Princeton; the Frederick Gallery, Spring Lake, the Mattison Gallery, Asbury Park; the Oyster Point Hotel, Red Bank; and at the Gallery on Grant, Deal. I have also participated in many group shows throughout the Eastern U.S. The Noyes Museum has selected me as one of their “Signature Artists”.

In addition, I have been awarded grants from the Puffin Foundation, Meridian Healthcare Foundation, and the Capelli diAngeli Foundation to further my work and have received awards from the Monmouth Museum in recognition for painting and sculpture.

In addition to being an working artist, I am a certified dementia practitioner facilitating art workshops for people with age-related memory loss in adult communities and assisted
living facilities.

My work and resume can be viewed at: www.karenstarrett.com