22 St Stephens Hill
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 8HN
UK
01566 777328
07759252808
karenhowse@yahoo.com
https://www.axisweb.org/p/karenhowse/
https://www.instagram.com/khartistexplorer/
| 2010 | MA in Fine Art, Contemporary Practice, Falmouth University. |
| 1989 | BA Hons in Textile Design, Winchester School of Art |
| 2016/17 | Foundation Course in Art Therapy, Insider Arts, Exeter, Devon. |
| 2019 | National Trust Artist Residency at Dunsland North Devon. Poetic mapping of place, throughout one year. |
| 2017 | Cyprus Well Residency for the Causley Trust. Artist Residency at the home of Poet Charles Causley in Launceston during his centenary celebrations. |
| 2000 | David S. Smith Packaging Company - 3 month residency in a paper factory, Year of the Artist funded Project. |
| 2019 | Evolving the Forest, Dartington Space as part of Art.earth conference June 19th - Sept 2nd 2019 (2 installations of drawings) |
| 2018 | Nature, Our Nature, Terre Verte Gallery, Altarnun (group show) |
| 2016 | Closely Observed Nature, Terre Verte Gallery, Altarnun, (group show) |
| 2007 2019 | Open Studios Cornwall |
| 2000 | Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro. “Maps for the Millennium”. North Cornwall Museum and Gallery, 2 person show, with Printmaker Mary Gillett. |
| 1997 | The Museum of Textile History, Boras, Sweden. ‘Wild Beasts!’ Exhibition from Fibre II workshop at the Nordic Ark, Sweden |
| 1993 1995 | The Ice House Gallery, Holland Park, London (solo show) |
| 2019 | National Trust interview - Dunsland Artist Residency
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| 2010 | Artist Newsletter blogger interview
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| 2002 | World of Embroidery magazine review ‘River lines and Waterworks’ Exhibition, The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington (vol. 53) |
| 1996 | The Art - BBC2 schools programme. The Art of People and Places. (featured artist) |
| 1995 | The World of Embroidery Magazine Article, ‘Inspiration and Intuition - Karen Howse’ (Autumn 1995 vol.46 no.3.) |
| 1994 | Artists Newsletter Magazine. Front Cover Image, May issue. |
COLLECTIONS/AWARDS
| 2020 | Awarded Bright Sparks funding (FEAST and Cornwall Museums Partnership) for the People's Herbarium Project. |
| 2018 | 2 Monoprints purchased by the Charles Causley Trust for Cyprus Well. |
| 2017 | Charles Causley Trust, Art work installed at Cyprus Well, Cornwall. |
2007-19 | Art for Life, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust |
| 2006 | South West Tourist Board offices, Exeter, purchase of ‘Corrie’. |
| 2000 | D.S. Smith Ltd. Launceston. ‘Artist Factory Map’ for Company Foyer. |
1997 | South West Arts Grant to attend Northern Fibre II workshop/exhibition, Sweden. |
| 2020 | Series of walks, printmaking and drawing workshops throughout the year for The People's Herbarium in partnership with Lawrence House Museum, Launceston. |
| 2018/19 | Art Teacher, part time, St Josephs School, Cornwall. |
| 2011 | Drawing Exploring workshop for the Big Draw at Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, Haldon Forest. |
| 2012 | Appledore Visual Arts Sound Mark Tour: Artist led participatory event. |
| 2014/19 | Drawing from the Land - Walkshops in mindful drawing. |
| 2017 | Drawing in Causley’s Footsteps, poetic drawing walk. Moments to See - Mindful drawing workshop and exhibit with D. Moss. Part of Thinking Tantra exhibition, Peninsula Arts Plymouth University |
| 2014 | 365 Days in Moments, a year trying to notice: Collaboration with Duncan Moss, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and mindfulness tutor, Plymouth University. |