Karen Breneman

Born 1978, Sarasota, Florida, USA Lives and works in Edinburgh, UK

Education

BFA Hons. Drawing & Painting, 2002, University of Central Florida, USA MFA Edinburgh College of Art, UK

Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions

2006 Certain Creatures, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas (solo) Summer Group Show, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas The TOP, Gainesville, Florida

2005 Edinburgh MFA studio Garden Party, Guest Performance Gagosian, London, Guest Performance with gelitin Edinburgh Art Festival, Guest Performance in the Royal Botanic Gardens with gelitin Degree Show 2005, Edinburgh College of Art – group show Dudelsack, Duetzer-Brucke, Cologne, Germany Nosferatu, Sleeper, Edinburgh (solo)

2004 Word of Mouth, New York, USA Evolution House, MFA Exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK Big Park, Edinburgh, UK Beyond Nature- The City, Sleeper, Edinburgh, UK

Selected Experience and Awards

2005 Visiting Artist, Seacourt Printmaker’s Workshop, Bangor, North Ireland Royal Edinburgh Infirmary Public Art Commission, shortlist Highly Commended International Student Award, British Council

2004 Building a Studio, curatorial project in association with Atopia Journal Pembroke Studio Residency, London Andrew Grant Bursary

2003 Program Administrator, UCF Art Department Public Art Program

2002 Altrusa Club Award for Excellence in Art, Grant

2001 Burnett Honors College Scholarship Award for Art

Collections (selected)

Anthony d’Offay, private collection University of Central Florida Library

Bibliography

Atopia Journal, July 2005, Zoltak: A narrative work