Karen
Hewitt Hagan
"It’s the
light that makes ordinary objects seem magical."
Gallery
Representation:
Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art Gallery,
Charleston, SC
The Conch Pearl Gallery, Marsh
Harbour, Abaco
City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC
Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
b.1960
Florence, SC
Whether
painting on location outside or inside with a model, Hagan’s paintings depict
a strong feeling of light and include rich dramatic brushstrokes. Favorite
subjects include pristine coastal landscapes and working boats drenched in
sunlight and with strong shadow patterns. Hagan’s paintings hang in
numerous private and corporate collections in the US and abroad including the
exclusive “Sanctuary Resort” at Kiawah Island, SC.
Hagan has studied with many contemporary masters
as well as studied the works of inspirational historical painters enabling her
to develop a style steeped in tradition but unique and completely her own. Karen
continues her studies drawing the figure in the traditional method from life
size plaster casts and drawing the figure from live models as well as working
out of doors, en plein air.
Hagan has been selected to participate in many invitational exhibitions and
juried shows including the Carmel Plein Air Painting Competition in Carmel
California and recently she was presented with the Award of
Excellence at the COPA Plein Air Painting event in Charleston, SC. A
long time resident of Charleston SC and an avid traveler with a love for the
water, Hagan and her husband are currently restoring and living aboard a 53-foot
boat aptly named "Plein Air" and split their time painting
in along the coastal villages of the East Coast of the US and the Bahama
Islands.
Hagan
conducts plein air painting classes in Italy, France, The Abacos, and in the US
and has just had a book published by Morton Arts Media about her
paintings. Karen Hewitt Hagan, An American Impressionist is available on
line at www.KarenHagan.com, at the
Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, Amazon.com, and through North
Light Book Club.
Education
Bachelor or Arts: College of Journalism, The University of South Carolina,
Columbia SC, 1983
Gibbes Museum Studio School
Scottsdale Artist School
Armory Arts Center
Formal Workshops & Individual Instruction
Kim
English
Dennis Aufiery
Gay Falulkenbery
John Budicin
George Strickland
John Carroll Doyle Lynn
Gertenbach
Kenn Backhaus Charles
Sovek
Professional
Affiliations
Signature Member and past President of Plein Air
Painters of The Southeast
Associate Member of Oil Painters of America
Founding Member Charleston Outdoor Painters Association
Member of The American Impressionist Society
Member of The Abaco Artist Guild
Selected
Press
Coastal Living Magazine Feature, Art on the Docks - October 2007
American Art Collector Magazine Feature in July 2007
Lowcountry Living Magazine Feature Magazine - August 2007
Plein Air Magazine,
Studio Visit Feature - September 2005
Galleries & Artists of
The South
– 7/05
Post and Courier Newspaper - PREVIEW - 6/04
SKIRT Magazine- 3/02 Cover Artist
Art & Antiques Magazine – 4/01-Carmel Art Festival Plein Air
Painting Article Inclusion
Post & Courier Newspaper -3/02 - "Ready" publication
Post & Courier Newspaper - 5/01-Carmel Art Festival Plein Air
Painting Article
SKIRT Magazine - 5/01-Spoleto Festival & Anonymous Nights Series
Pictorial
Hilton Head Island Packet – Exhibit Review
Savannah Morning News – Show Review
Connect Savannah- Show Review
Selected
Honors
Fraser Fox Award of Excellence:
COPA Paint Out; 2004
Honorable Mention Award: COPA Paint Out; 2004
Merit Award: Piccolo Spoleto: 2002
Florence Museum Silver Anniversary Exhibition, 2002
Honorable Mention Award: Juried Exhibition Spoleto USA:
Carmel Art Festival Plein Air Painting Competition, Carmel, California
Best and The Brightest Show, 2001 - Scottsdale, Arizona
Private Collection of The Sanctuary Resort: Kiawah Island, SC: 2004
Invitational,
Juried Exhibitions and Gallery Shows
2008: Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art - Small Works Show, Feb, 07
2008: Fundraiser for the Gibbes Museum - Kiawah House Tour Featured Artist
2007: Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art 3 Woman Show, Charleston, SC July 07
2007: City Art Gallery Summer Show, Greenville, NC August 07
2007: Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibit, Charleston, SC June 07
2007: Planet Bronze Small Works Show, Bozeman Montana
2007: PAP-SE Show at Richland Fine Art, Nashville, TN
2007: Live Auction Artist at American Heart Association Gala
2006: Summer Salon at City Art Gallery, Greenville NC
2006: Featured by Ella Richardson Fine Art:
Winter Art Show, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island
2006 :Iredell Museums, Statesville, NC One Woman Show
2006: American Heart Assn. Fine Art & Wine Gala & Auction
(upcoming 2/04/06)
2006: Anderson Fine Art Gallery, PAP-SE Spring Exhibition (upcoming 4/06)
2005: Middleton Place Garden Festival,
Charleston, SC
2005: Holiday Show, City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC
2005: Bank United Two Woman Show, West Palm Beach, FL
2005: CFADA Demo & Auction Benefit: Charleston, SC
2005: Featured at The Conch Pearl Gallery, Marsh Harbour Abaco
2005: The Land, The Sea & The Figure: City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC
2005: Quinlan Visual Art Center: PAP-SE Southern Light: Gainesville, GA
2005: Abaco Inn Fine Art Show: Hope Town, Abaco
2005: Abaco Beach Resort Fine Art Exhibition: Marsh Harbour, Abaco
2004:
A Moment in Time Two Woman Show - Ella Richardson Fine Art
2004: Charleston Fine Art Dealers Demo & Auction: Charleston, SC
2004: Anderson Fine Art PAP-SE Fall Exhibition
2004: Maritime Festival Fine Art Exhibition: Charleston, SC
2004: COPA Plein Air Paint Out and Exhibition: Charleston, SC
2004: Anne Irwin Summer Salon, Atlanta, GA
2004: At One's Pleasure, 2 Woman Show w/ Martha Sharp: MUSC, Charleston, SC
2004: In Honor of Johnny Mercer - Fine Art Exhibit: Savannah, GA
2004: Art for Dance Featured Artist, Charleston, SC
Teaching
2005 Private instructor on board week long plein air painting classes
2005 Co-Instructor, 5 day workshop in Hope Town, Abaco
2006 Co-Instructor, 5 day workshop in Tuscany, Italy (upcoming 6/2006)
2006 Instructor at PAP-SE Anderson Fine Art Workshop (upcoming 4/2006)
2003,
2002, 2001 and prior
Charleston Fine Art Dealers Paint Out & Auction Annual Event
Carmel Art Assoc. Plein Air Painting Competition, Carmel, CA
Southern Exposure 2 Woman Show, Ella Richardson Fine Art, Charleston,
SC
Landfall Foundation Paint Out: Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, NC
Spring Salon: Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Summer Salon & Small Works Winter Show; Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Landscape The Continuum - City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC
Boca Raton Museum of Fine Art Annual Spring Exhibition, Boca Raton Florida
Gibbes Museum of Art Spring House Tour at Kiawah Island, SC
First Union One Woman Exhibit, Charleston, SC
One Woman Show; Working Boats - Bothwell Gallery, Savannah, GA
Designer Show House, Charleston, SC
Designer Show House, Beaufort, SC
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