Karen Esler

Karen Esler is a visual artist living and working in Portland, Oregon, Her work is focused primarily on painting and drawing the figure and the landscape. Karen has served on art association boards and committees including Disjecta and Portland Art Center, and has exhibited locally and nationally. She has been represented by Augen Gallery for 8 years. She previously exhibited with Mark Woolley Gallery, Margo Jacobsen Gallery and Quartersaw Gallery. Karen’s work is included in public and private collections including the University of Oregon and Good Samaritan Hospital. For 14 years Karen has taught primarily painting, life drawing and drawing at Portland Community College, University of Portland, and Portland State University.

Education:

2004 MFA in Visual Arts, emphasis in studio practices and critical theory, Vermont College Union Institute & University, Montpelier, VT.
2002 B.A., Liberal Studies, Portland State University, Portland, OR, With Honors.
1998-1999 School of Realism, Seattle, WA
1993-1996 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
1995 Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA
1976-1977 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC