karen ciaramella

Lives and works in Montclair, New Jersey

Selected Exhibition

2010 “Departures” Ben Shahn Gallery, Wayne, NJ

           Phong Bui, Juror

2009 “Uncommon Threads”, Walsh Gallery, South Orange, NJ

           Jeanne Brasile, Howard Hurst, Curators (catalogue)

2009 “Knitted, Knotted, Netted”, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ

           Hildy York, Curator (catalogue)

2009 “Continuum”, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey

           Patterson Sims, Curator

2008 “Transformations”, New Jersey State Arts Annual, NJ State Museum, Trenton, NJ

2008 “Led By Thread”, Torpedo Factory Art Center , Alexandria, Virginia

2008 “Tribal Roots in the Garden State” Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ

           Twig Johnson, Janet Taylor Pickett, Curators (catalogue)

2007 “Nature of Duality”, Brennan Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey

2007  NYU Masters Thesis: “Questioning Duality”, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, NY

2007 “New Work”, The Commons, New York University, NY

2006 “Works in Progress”, IUAV Tolentini, Venezia, Italia (catalogue)

2005 “Projects”, Oratorio di San Ludovico, Venezia, Italia

2003 “Group Show”, Gallery 3 1/2, Montclair State University, New Jersey

Education

2007 MA Studio Art, New York University, New York

Magna Cum Laude

2003 BAFAE, Montclair State University, New Jersey

Summa Cum Laude

2000 Study of Eastern Philosophy, Ganeshpuri, India

1987 ASAS Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

Awards

2006 NYU Scholarship Study Abroad

2005 NYU Scholarship Study Abroad

2003 MSU Excellence Art Education

Bibliography

“Where Fiber Meets Hot Fudge Sundaes”, New York Times, January 8, 2010, Benjamin Genocchio

“abigaildoan.blogspot.com/.../east-west-fleece-by-karen-ciaramella.html”: Abigail Doan         October 27, 2009

“Tribal Roots in the Garden State”, The Montclair Times, February 20, 2008

“Shri Kundalini”: Frederico Repetto, Venezia vista dal giovani artisti  della New York University: dipinti, fotografie, e installazioni in mostra”, Il Gazzettino, August 24, 2006

“Shri Kundalini”: “Mostra allo IUAV con la NY University,” La Nuova, August 25, 2006

Lectures

2010 Knitted, Knotted, Netted, Tying Up Loose Ends, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton NJ

         Artist Demonstration and Discussion

2008 Montclair Art Museum, Divine Goddess, Tribal Roots Artist Talk Montclair, NJ

2007 Jersey City Art Museum, Nature of Duality Artist Talk, Jersey City, NJ