Karen Klosky

		Artist National & Regional Art Showings Instructor Multi-Media Artistic Display & Demonstration Public & Private Art Showings Photography Workshops Watercolor & Drawing Workshops Retail Gift Shop Display Musician Composition & Arrangement Guitar Instruction Vocal Instruction Solo & Group Performances Writer Newspaper and Magazine Articles Nationally Published Poetry Regional Arts Column
				Karen Klosky Bradenton, FL 34205 (941) 747-0093
					Private Showings Upon Request

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Karen Klosky

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST, MUSICIAN, & WRITER — Vitae

EDUCATION

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Master's classes in fine arts, 1982.
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock; B.A. in fine art, 1979.
• Pasadena City College; Pasadena, Cal.; classes in voice, piano, modern women writers, 1972
• East Tennessee State University; Johnson City, Tenn.; art and English major, 1964-67.
   

EMPLOYMENT

• Instructor, Art League of Manatee County, Bradenton, Fla., 1998-present.
• Curator, Gallery Artrust of Florida, Sarasota, Fla.; 1996.
• Candle maker, retail assistant manager, Pirate Pete's Candle Factory, Bradenton Beach, Fla.; 1995.
• Front Office Manager, Glenn Oaks Hospital, Bradenton, Fla.; 1989-90.
• Instructor of Spanish and Music, Lighthouse Academy, Bradenton, Fla.; 1984-85.
• Traveling Artist and Photographer, National Endowment for the Arts, Arkansas, 1982-83.
• Ceramic Sculpture Instructor, Maumelle Community Center, Maumelle, Ark.; 1980-81.
• Theater Box Office Manager, Arkansas Arts Center; Little Rock, Ark.; 1975-76.
• Assistant Manager, Spencer's Gifts; North Little Rock, Ark.; 1973-75.
• National Telephone Surveyor, Burke, Inc.; Cincinnati, Ohio; 1971.
• Montessori teacher's assistant, Martha Gartrell, specialized with Down's Syndrome students; Cincinnati, Ohio; 1969-70.
• Dental assistant, chairside, Dr. William Spindel; Cincinnati, Ohio, 1969.
• Proofreader, Specialized Service and Supply; Cincinnati, Ohio; 1968.

MUSIC

• Guitar player, vocalist, and songwriter, 1964-present.
• The Fatted Calf; established a campus coffeehouse featuring art, music, and poetry readings; 1964.
• Official Judge for the World Champion Fiddlers Convention, Union Grove, N.C.; 1968.
• Weekly jam session; founder, Leffis Key, Anna Maria Island, Fla.; 1992.
• Friends of Florida Folk weekly jam session-, member-, Sarasota and Manatee counties-, 1995-present.
• Produced DAT(Digital Recording) of musical compositions and arrangements; 1995-1997.

PUBLICATIONS

• Columnist and founder of the Counter Culture Chronicle, Little Rock, Ark.; 1982-93.
• Published Poet and Honorable Mention Winner in National Poetry Contest, "D.C.B."; World of Poetry, 1987.
• Newspaper columnist for various area newspapers, Beachcomber, Island Sun, Island Free Press, Sarasota Arts Review; 1991-94.
• Published Poet; Semi-finalist in 1996, North American Open Poetry Contest; “Dear Senator;” The Colors of Thought, published 1997.

COMMUNITY

• Volunteer at Artists Guild of Anna Maria Island, Holmes Beach, Fla.; 1991-93.
• Secretary, Board of Directors, Anna Maria Island Art League, 1992-93.
• Volunteer at Tingley Library, Bradenton Beach, Fla.; 1994.
• Volunteer at Wildlife, Inc., Bradenton Beach, Fla.; 1994.
• Volunteer at Art League of Manatee County, Bradenton, Fla., 1998-present.

EXHIBITS

• Rutgers National Drawing, abstract charcoal drawing: "Untitled," Rutgers University Art Gallery, New Brunswick, N.J., Stedman Art Gallery, Camden, N.J., 1979.
• Governor's Award Show, Arts, Crafts, and Design Fair, Little Rock, Ark., merit award, oil pastel drawing: "The Girl Who Stopped By," 1981.
• The Selective Eye, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, a black-and-white photograph: "Yes, Once I Was a Child, and Someday I'll Be a Grandmother, But For Now I want to Dance," 1982-83.
• Northern Trust Bank Show, "E.E.H.I. Xll," Longboat Key, Fla., 1995.
• Small Works Show, Manatee County Art League, two ink and watercolor "Rage On" and "Beach Scene," Bradenton, Fla.
• Figuratively Speaking Show, Manatee County Art League, acrylic: "Climacteric" and pastel: "D.D.B.," Bradenton, Fla., 1996.
• Embedded Metaphor Show, Ringling Museum, small representational object and statement on "Life," Sarasota, Fla., 1996.
• Art Target's Members Show, acrylic: "Checks and Balances,” Sarasota, Fla., 1990.
• Anything Goes Show, Manatee County Art League, sculptural installation: "Free U.S. Lunch," Bradenton, Fla., 1997.
• Speaking Space, Art League of Manatee County, sculptural installation: “She Speaks Like Silence,” Bradenton, Fla., 1998.

ONE WOMAN SHOWS

• Omni, Territorial Restoration, Little Rock, Ark., 1979.
• One Woman Show, Artspace Gallery, Little Rock, Ark., 1981.
• Retrospect, Island Branch Library, Holmes Beach, Fla., 1986.
• Omni II, VIP Gallery, Holmes Beach, Fla., 1986.
• Altered Images: The New Art, Central Library, Bradenton, Fla., 1986.
• Working American Artist, Manatee Players Theater, Bradenton, Fla., 1988.
• Omni III, The Gallery, I Holmes Beach, Fla., 1992.
• Retrospect II and New Review, Women's Resource Center, Sarasota, Fla., 1992.
• Exemplary Work: Early '90's, Island Branch Library, Holmes Beach, Fla., 1993.
• Creative Candles, Island Branch Library, Holmes Beach, Fla., 1996.
• Present Tense, Sarasota’s Warehouse Workshop and Galleries, Sarasota, Fla., 1999.

GALLERIES

• The Drawing Room, private gallery owner Little Rock, Ark., 1979.
• Artspace Artists Gallery, Little Rock, Ark., 1981.
• Perch Gallery, Knoxville,Tenn., 1984.
• Rags and Old Iron Gallery, Knoxv ville, Tenn. 1994.
• Glen Member's Gallery, Longboat, Fla., 1985.
• 88 Company Gallery, Bradenton, Fla., 1989.
• Artists Guild of Anna Maria Island, Holmes Beach Fla., 1989-present.
• Chroma Gallery, Little Rock, Ark., 1991-present.
• Karen Klosky's Closet Gallery, private gallery owner, Bradenton Beach, Fla., 1994-95.
• Moss Gallery, Charlotte Harbor, Fla., 1996-1998.
• Sarasota’s Warehouse Workshop and Galleries, Sarasota, Fla., 1999.
• Art Frenzi’e, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 1999.