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Karen Gunderson

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Born 1943, Racine, Wisconsin

Education
1968 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, MFA in Intermedia
1968 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, MA in Painting
1966 The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, BS Ed

AWARDS
2001 Lorenzo Magnifico Second Prize in Painting, Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
2000 Washington Park High School Hall of Fame, Racine, Wisconsin
1994 E.D. Foundation Grant
1984 Distinguished Alumni Award, The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
1967 & 1968 Graduate School Assistantships, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016
Karen Gunderson: Process, Practice and Light, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2016
Karen Gunderson: Past and Present, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY
2015
Karen Gunderson: Paintings and works on paper, March 4-28, Waterhouse & Dodd, London
2013
Karen Gunderson: Tibet, Rain, Water, and Constellations, November 13 – December 7, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York
2013
Karen Gunderson: Reflective, February 3 – April 14,Racine Art Museum, RAM, Racine, WI
2011
Karen Gunderson: Constellations, Moons, and Water, May 5 – June 11,Clamp Art, New York, NY
2010
Karen Gunderson: Bridge Into the Night, November 1 – December 6, National Museum of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain
2010
Karen Gunderson, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2009
Karen Gunderson, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2009
OBAMA 100 Days in Office Celebration, April 29, Artist’s studio, 16 Beaver Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY
2008
Karen Gunderson, August 23 – September 14, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2007
Karen Gunderson: Black Paintings, February 21 – March 31, ClampArt, New York, NY
2006
Karen Gunderson: Light + Day, August 22 – November 11, The Park School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
2006
Karen Gunderson: Mountains and Constellations, January 11 – February 18, Artists Space, New York, NY
2004
Karen Gunderson – Las Pinturas Negras (The Black Paintings), July 13 – August 29, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
2004
Karen Gunderson, October 7 – November 6, Crossman Gallery, (two one person exhibitions with David Bushman), Whitewater, WI
2003
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, Government of the Ministry, “The Military Club”, Sophia, Bulgaria
2003
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, Curated by Sol and Carol LeWitt, Chester, CT
2002
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, October 6 – November 17, Cornell College Gallery, Mt. Vernon, Iowa
2002
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, Brattleborough Museum Art Center, Brattleborough, VT
2002
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, Skirball Museum, Cincinnati, OH
2001
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, Holocaust Museum, Houston, TX
2000
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, October 4 – November 2, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY
2000
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, March 13 - June21, Hebrew Union College, New York, NY
1998
Karen Gunderson: Kings, November 18 – December 19,Donahue/Sosinski Art, New York, NY
1995
Karen Gunderson, Michael Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
1995
Gunderson/Holt: Collaboration, LaGuardia Gallery, Brooklyn College, NY
1994
Karen Gunderson: Night Garden Sunflowers, October 18 – November 12, E.M. Donahue Gallery, New York, NY
1994
Karen Gunderson: Night Garden Sunflowers, The Weatherspoon Art Gallery, June 12 – August 14, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1994
Karen Gunderson: The Danish Rescue Cox Gallery, Drury College, Springfield, MO
1993
Karen Gunderson, The Pierre, New York, NY, for JFCR Benefit
1991
Karen Gunderson: Light, January 31 – May 28, Saint Peter’s Church, New York, NY
1990
Karen Gunderson: Black Paintings, Cherry Stone Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
1988
Karen Gunderson, Simone Stern Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1988
Karen Gunderson, Simone Stern Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1988
Karen Gunderson, Gremillion Gallery, Houston, TX
1988
Karen Gunderson, Paintings, An Installation, January 5 – February 3,Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1987
Karen Gunderson, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1986
Gunderson, March 1 – March 26, Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1985
Gunderson, April 26 – May 31,Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
1985
Gunderson, June 7 – July 7, Charles A. Wustum Art Museum, Racine, WI
1985
Gunderson, September 15 – October 4, Armstrong Art Gallery, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon , IA
1984
Karen Gunderson, Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1978
Karen Gunderson, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1977
Karen Gunderson, Gloria Cortella Gallery, New York,
1972
Karen Gunderson, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1971
Karen Gunderson, Plexiglas Constructions, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
1970
Karen Gunderson, Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
1969
Karen Gunderson, Wustum Art Museum, Racine, WI

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016
Summer Exhibition - Post War and Contemporary artists, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY
Evil: A Matter of Intent, HUC, New York, NY
“Art Wynwood”, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
“BLACK IS THE NEW BLACK”, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
“PAINTING AFTER POSTMODERNISM BELGIUM” - USA, Curated by Barbara Rose, Vanderborght Building, Brussels, Belgium
“WATERWAYS IV”, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
2015
“Michael J. Fox Foundation Benefit Exhibiiton”, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY
“Evil: A Matter of Intent”, Hebrew Union College Museum, New York, NY
“Summer Group Exhibition”, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY
“Art Miami”, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
“Karen Gunderson / Miya Ando”, 212 Gallery, Aspen, CO
Art Wynwood, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
Scope, New York, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY
London Art Fair, Waterhouse & Dodd, London, England
“Nebulous: Abstract Works from RAM’s Collection”, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
2014
“Waterways III”, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
“Karen Gunderson / Liat Yossifor”, 212 Gallery, Aspen, CO
London Art Fair, Waterhouse & Dodd, London, England
Art Miami, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
Art Wynwood, Miami, FL
“Art In A Box Benefit”, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY
2013
“Waterways II”, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
“Still Life”, Waterhouse & Dodd, London, England
Scope New York, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY
“Fluid”, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“This is Water”, The Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts, Chester, VT
L.A. Art Fair, Waterhouse & Dodd, Los Angeles, CA
Art Palm Beach, Waterhouse & Dodd, Palm Beach, FL
Art Palm Beach, Contessa Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
Art Miami, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
Art Wynwood, Miami, FL
Pulse, New York / Miami Contemporary Art Fair, Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY
2012
Art Southampton, Waterhouse & Dodd, Southampton, NY
Art Greenwich, Contessa Gallery, Greenwich, CT
“Particles + Waves”, Iliad Gallery, New York, NY
“Cherrystone Gallery”, Provincetown Work Center, Provincetown, MA
Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Waterhouse & Dodd, Abu Dhabi, AE
Art Miami, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
Art Palm Beach, Waterhouse & Dodd, Palm Beach, FL
L.A. Art Fair, ClampArt, Los Angeles, CA
“Art In A Box Benefit”, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY
2011
“Scope”, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
Art Miami, Waterhouse & Dodd, Miami, FL
Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Waterhouse & Dodd, Abu Dhabi, AE
Art Southampton, Waterhouse & Dodd, Southampton, NY
“Art In A Box Benefit”, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY
2010
“Mostly Monochrome”, McKenzie Fine Art Inc., New York, NY
“Clinics in Schools”, Las Vegas, NV
Art Miami, ClampArt, Miami, Florida
“Art In A Box Benefit”, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY
2009
“Funny Face”, Jonathan O’Hara Gallery, New York, NY
“Prethunderdome”, White Flag Projects, New York, NY
“Art In A Box Benefit”, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY
2008-9
“Envisioning Maps”, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum, New York, NY
2008
“New Artists New York”, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“ACA Galleries Celebrates the Earth”, ACA Gallery, New York, NY
“15th Anniversary!”, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
“Seeing and Believing: 200th Anniversary Exhibition”, Frost & Reed Gallery, London, England
Art Hamptons, Frost & Reed Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Bridge Art Fair, Frost & Reed Gallery, New York, NY
Art Miami, ClampArt, Miami, FL
Bridge Art Fair Miami, Greene Contemporary, Miami FL
2007
“Options Within Realism”, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY
Scope Hamptons, Frost & Reed Gallery, Wainscott, NY
“Places”, Luxe Gallery, New York, NY
“Sensi” auction, Meir Panim, Simon de Pury, New York, NY
Group Show, Frost & Reed Gallery, New York, NY
“Firescape”, Northcutt Steele Gallery, Billings, MT
2006-7
“New Old Masters”, Curated by Donald Kuspit, Palace Museum, Gdansk, Poland
2006
“Art In A Box Benefit”, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY
“35 @ 35”, Cherrystone Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
“ARTLOVE”, Tribes Gallery, New York, NY
“NEVERLAND”, curated by Stephan Stoyanov, Luxe, New York, NY
“Transcending Everyday Reality”, The Hewitt Gallery of Art, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY
“Night of 1,000 Drawings”, Artists Space, New York, NY
“Reflections: Water as Metaphor and Muse”, curated by Mona Dukess, Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA
“Neverland”, Luxe Gallery, New York, NY
2005
“PAINT IT BLACK”, The Shoreline Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ
2004-5
“Work from The LeWitt Collection”, Real Art Ways Theater, Hartford, CT
2003-4
“The Art of Aging”, Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College, New York, NY
2001
“Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea”, Florence, Italy 2000
Faculty Show, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2000
‘Snapshot: An Exhibition of 1,000 Artists’, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
1999
“Racine Area Artists in the Permanent Collection”, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
1998
“Legacy”, Armstrong Hall and The Visual Arts, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
1997
“Looking For the Pieces”, Isis Conceptual Laboratory, Inc., West Branch, IA
1996-97
“Boats”, Pratt Institute both in Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY
1996
“Major Miniatures”, Cox Gallery, Drury College, Springfield, MO

“Light & Dark” Deep Space Gallery, New York, NY
“Provincetown, two persons show,” Bank Street Gallery, Provincetown, MA
“Summer Exhibition”, ACA Gallery, Munich, Germany
“Summer Exhibition”, Cherrystone Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
1995
“Mostly Flowers”, Bank Street Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Gunderson/Holt Collaboration, Courtland-Jessup Gallery, Provincetown, MA
“Starving Collectors Exhibition”, Brett Mitchell Collection, Cleveland, OH
1994
“Landscape”, Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
“Skies & Horizons”, Cherrystone Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
1993
“4 in 2 and 1 in 3”, Carone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Solar Flair”, Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery, New York, NY
1991
“Open Mind: The Lewitt Collection”, Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT
“Pant’ing”, Maryland Art Institute, Fox Building, Baltimore, MD
“Centennial Biennial Invitational,” O.K. Harris Gallery, New York, NY
1990
“New York at Night”, May-Sept., curated by Gerrit Henry at 1 Dag Hamerschold Plaza, New York, NY
1989
“Romantic Landscapes”, September, curated by Gerrit Henry for Lafayette College, Easton, PA
“The Transformative Vision: Contemporary American Landscape Painting”, June 1- 19, curated by Robert G. Edelman for Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburg, PA, an activity of the Carnegie Museum of Art
“The Natural Image: Nature as Image in Contemporary Art”, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT
1988
“Drawn From Life: Contemporary Interpretive Landscapes”, Seawall Art Gallery, Rice University, Houston, TX
“Utopian Visions” in Spring at Garnett Collection, Inc., New York; Summer at Pfizer Inc., New York, organized by Art Advisory Service Exhibitions of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
“Nature and Art”, One Penn Plaza, New York, NY curated by Peter Frank
1987
“Per Amor Del Cielo”, Galleria d’Arte Moderna (Empedocle Restivo), Palermo, Italy
“Group Show”, Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1986
“Art on Paper”, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
“Grimaldis and Friends”, Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
“Summer Issue”, Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1985
“Annual Visiting Artist Show”, Maryland Art Institute, Baltimore, MD
“Group Show”, Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
“Group show”, Bologna Landi Gallery, East Hampton, New York, NY
“Newscapes”, Land and City/States and Minds, One Penn Plaza, New York, NY
“Clouds and Trees”, Witkin Gallery, New York, NY
1983
“Found Objects”, Marisa Del Re Gallery, New York, NY
“Group Show”, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
“Women Painters Today”, Rahr-West Museum, Manitowac, Wisconsin
“Group Show”, Fischbach Gallery, New York
“Points of View (A Painting Exhibition)”, College of Mount St. Vincent, Riverdale, NY
“Hudson River Update; A new look at the old river”, The Gallery at Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
1982
“Gallery Artists’ Choice”, chosen by Esteban Vicente, Gruenebaum Gallery, NY
“Twelve Women Artists”, Newhouse Gallery, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY
“The Legacy of Hoyt Sherman”, Colorado Institute of Art, Denver; traveled to Ohio State University, Columbus
“Cloudworks”, Stewart Neil Gallery, curated by Peter Frank, New York
“Elaine de Kooning and her Inadvertant Collection”, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
“The Hudson River Update”, The Municipal Building, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
1981
“Combinations”, sponsored by Empire Safe Company, New York, NY
“Group Show”, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1980
“Paperworks for the Serious Collector”, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
1979
“Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition”, College of Mount St. Vincent, Riverdale, NY
1978
“Color, small works in color”, curated by the Organization of Independent Artists and Department of Correction, Department of Correction on Centre St, New York, NY
1977
“Space Windows”, sponsored by NASA, Providence, Rhode Island
“Group Show”, Gloria Cortella Gallery, New York, NY
1976
“Women Artists”, Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
1973
“Faculty Exhibition”, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1971
“Group Show”, Galerie Chat Bernard, Chicago, IL
“Group Show”, Martin Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
“Ohio State University Faculty Painting and Sculpture Exhibition”, Hopkins Hall, Columbus, Ohio
“Group Show”, The Westminster Gallery of Detroit, Detroit, MI
1970
“Group Show”, Suzanne Kohn Gallery, St. Paul, MN
1969
“Group Show”, Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
1968
“Seven Young Talents from Iowa”, Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL

SELECTED PUBLIC PROJECTS

2008-2011
Art in Embassies Program, Ambassador Adam & wife, Marina Ereli to the American Embassy in Manama, Bahrain
2008
Water Edges #1: (Homage to Sol LeWitt), Keofitt, Odense, Denmark
2005
Benefit for Friends of Migdal Ohr at Safra Synagogue
2000-2003
Art in Embassies Program, Ambassador Carl & wife, Barry Hofmann to the American Embassy in Togo, West Africa
1996
Gunderson-Holt Collaboration , 50 Broad Street, New York, NY
Aren’t We All Beautiful Colors, 25 Broad Street, New York, NY
1995-96
Permanent installation of paintings entitled Clouds of Witnesses, for chancel area of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Racine, WI

TELEVISION/RADIO/FILM

PUBLICATIONS

JUROR

2015
Invited Juror for the selection of winners for the 14th edition of the Hestia ArtisticJourney. This is a competition for Art students from all of the Colleges, Universities and Art Schools in Poland. Via digital media from the United States.
2014
Invited Juror for the selection of winners for the 13th edition of the Hestia ArtisticJourney. This is a competition for students from all of the Art Schools in Poland. Warsaw, Poland
2012
Invited Juror for the selection of winners for the 11th edition of the Hestia ArtisticJourney. This is a competition for students from all of the Art Schools in Poland. Warsaw, Poland
2011
Invited Juror for the selection of winners to the 4th edition of the Grand Tour Contest. This is a competition for students from Valencia and it is done in conjunction with the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia and DKV Seguros and Denia’s Hospital. It took place in Valencia, Spain.
Invited Juror for the selection of winners for the10th edition of the Hestia Artistic Journey. This is a competition for students from all of the Art Schools in Poland. Sopot, Poland
2010
Invited Juror for the selection of winners for the 9th edition of the Hestia Artistic Journey. This is a competition for students from all of the Art Schools in Poland. Gdansk, Poland
2009
Invited Juror for the selection of winners for the 8th edition of the Hestia Artistic Journey. This is a competition for students from all of the Art Schools in Poland. Gdansk, Poland

BOARD MEMBERSHIP

2005-2015
Advisory Board for the School of Arts & communications, The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin

INSTALLATIONS, PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2008
“Water Edges #1: (Homage to Sol LeWitt)”, Keofitt, Odense, Denmark
2006-2011
Art in Embassies Program, Ambassador & Mrs. Adam Ereli exhibit paintings in the Residency in Manama, Bahrain
2005
Benefit for Friends of Migdal Ohr at Safra Synagogue
2000
Art in Embassies Program, Ambassador Karl & wife, Barrie Hofmann to the American Embassy in Togo, West Africa
1996
“Gunderson-Holt Collaboration” 50 Broad Street, New York, NY “Aren’t We All Beautiful Colors” 25 Broad Street, New York, NY

Permanent installation of paintings entitled “Clouds of Witnesses”, for chancel area of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Racine, WI

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2015
Solo Exhibit, Karen Gunderson 4-28 Mar 2015 at Waterhouse & Dodd Gallery in London, WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL, London, UK
MutualArt.com, ART STACK, “Karen Gunderson, Waterhouse & Dodd, Albemarle Street,” London, UK
2014
MutualArt.com, “Alex Rennie and Karen Gunderson”, Waterhouse & Dodd, Albemarle Street, London, UK
2013
Dunigan, Peggy Sue, MONUMENTAL IMAGES; Racine Art Museum Marks 10 Years, Shepherds Express, Visualart Preview, A&E Visual Art, January 24
What’s Happening, Art, RAM exhibit highlights work by Gunderson, Sorenson, THE JOURNAL TIMES, January 31
Roberts, Lee B., Out & About: Gunderson & Sorensen at RAM, Cover Story, Homegrown Talent, THE JOURNAL TIMES, Racine, WI page 2,3 March 7
Racine, The Racine Art Museum brings together two acclaimed artists. March 10
2010
Rywalt, Chris, January 7, 2010: Mostly Monochrome at McKenzie Fine Art, NYC ART, 11 January
Leiner, Barri, Gold Standard, CHICAGO HOME & GARDEN, Jan-Feb, p. 70
Art Show by US Artist, DT SOCIETY, 29 October
Putting You in the Picture, GULF DAILY NEWS, Manama, Bahrain, 30 October
US Artist’s Expo Opens, GULF DAILY NEWS, Manama, Bahrain, 4 November
US Envoy Hosts Reception, DT SOCIETY, 8 November
2009
Abatemarco, Michael, Art in Review, PATATIEMPO, Santa Fe New Mexico, September
2008
Fischer, Zane, From Darkness Light, Gunderson Pulls Visual Tactility From Pure Black, SANTA FE REPORTER, November
Russo, Kim, Decorative, for Better or for Worse, JOURNAL SANTA FE, November
Stern, Melissa, Map Quest, NEW YORK PRESS, December
2007
Cohen, Mark, The Trick of the Light, HYPERION: THE FUTURE OF AESTHETICS, Vol.II, Issue I, February
Baker, R.C., Best in Show: Karen Gunderson, THE VILLAGE VOICE, March
2006
Keever, Kim, Transcending Everyday Life, THE HEWITT GALLERY OF ART, Marymount Manhattan College, NY, 17 January
Rattemeyer, Christian, Mountains and Constellations, Artists Space, 11 January
McCarthy, Gerard, Karen Gunderson at Artists Space, ART IN AMERICA, September
Kuspit, Donald, New Old Masters, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF GDANSK, Dpt. of Art-Abbots’ Palace in Oliwa
2005
Spike, John T., Closer Look, Night Light: Karen Gunderson Paints it Black, ART & ANTIQUES, April, p. 104
2004
Genocchio, Benjamin, Le Witt the Collector, Filling Up a Warehouse, NEW YORK TIMES, 1 January
Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid ‘Pinturas Negras’ de Karen Gunderson, LICEUS, 10 July
El Verano Sucumbre al Arte, a la Artesania y a la Historia, MALIGA, Madrid, Spain, 15 July
Gunderson, CANDENCIA LATINA, Madrid, Spain, 10 July
Madrid, LA RAZON, Madrid, Spain, 16 July
Madrid, CABALLO VERDE, 20 July
La Coleccion ‘De Pictura’ Resume 50 Anos de Arte Espanol, HERALD TRIBUNE, 7 October
Circulo des Bellas Artes, Karen Gunderson Pintura, GUIA DEL OCIO, 6 August
El Arte Que Se Despide en Agosto, Pinturas, Negras, EL MUNDO, Madrid, 9 August
Karen Gunderson, LA CLAVC, 13 August
De las Fuentes, Alberto, Nueva Luz Sobre el Negro, EL MUNDO ES METROPOLI, 19 August
Pinturas Negras, ABC, 26 August
Sobisch, Pablo, La Sala Minerva Alberga Pinturas Negras, GUIA DEL OCIO, 27 August
Exposiciones Karen Gunderson Pinturas, EL PAIS, Madrid, 29 August
Nomblot, Javier Rubio, Cuadros Negros de Karen Gunderson, EL PUNTO DE LAS ARTES, Madrid, 2 August – 9 September
Kuspit, Donald, The End of Art, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, p.183
2003
Dresner, Mara, The Importance of ‘Moral Courage’, JEWISH LEDGER, 28 November
Frank, Elizabeth, Karen Gunderson and the Art of Courage, GOVERNMENT OF THE MINISTRY, Sophia, Bulgaria, Brochure essay, March
2002
Conlan, Maureen, Stopping Evil, ‘Holocaust Awareness’ Salutes Help by Bulgaria, Denmark, THE POST, Cincinnati, OH, 7 April
Robertson, Jeffrey, Karen Gunderson, American Artist Abroad-Lome, THE ART IN EMBASSIES PROGRAM, Washington, D.C., Brochure excerpt, September
Cornell College opens new gallery, CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, Mount Vernon, NY November
New Cornell art facility to be celebrated at homecoming; 7 alumni to be recognized, CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, Mount Vernon, NY November
Moral courage examined in art show at Cornell College, CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, Mount Vernon, NY 3 October
2001
Cisa, Jordi, Between Darkness and Light: en el HMH, EL DIA, 3 April
Accounts of Rescue and Moral Acts During Nazi Occupation, JEWISH HERALD-VOICE, 11 April
Howard, Aaron, Review of Karen Gunderson’s Between Darkness and Light, HADASSAH MAGAZINE, June/July
Between Darkness and Light exhibition to open at HMH’, JEWISH HERALD-VOICE, 21 March
Kahn, Pica, Museum Hosts Holocaust Exhibit, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 25 April
2000
Night Passage to Sweden, THE JEWISH FORWARD, 17 March
Recent Openings, Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, THE JEWISH WEEK, 24 March
Young, James. E, Karen Gunderson’s Black Portraits of Rescue, HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, NY, Brochure Essay, 13 March – 21 June
Johnson, Ken, Karen Gunderson at Hebrew Union College, THE NEW YORK TIMES ART GUIDE, 12 May
Moral Courage During World War II: Denmark and Bulgaria, ANTIQUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY, 12 May
Moral Courage During World War II, Paintings and Drawings by Karen Gunderson, ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES, May
Mendelsohn, John, THE JEWISH WEEK, 19 May
Giuliano, Mike, Faculty Exhibition, CITY PAPER, 18 October
Fressola, Michael J., Art Exhibit is Testimony to ‘Moral Courage’, STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE, 20 October
Between Darkness and Light Exhibition to Open at HMH, JEWISH HERALD-VOICE, 21 March
Abrams, Carol K., Small HUC gallery big on content, CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS, 9 June
1999
Goodman, Jonathan, Karen Gunderson at Donahue/Sosinski, ART IN AMERICA, NY July
1998
Glueck, Grace, Art in Review:Karen Gunderson, THE NEW YORK TIMES: WEEKEND, 4 December
Karen Gunderson, THE NEW YORK MAGAZINE, 7 December
Glueck, Grace, Karen Gunderson, THE NEW YORK TIMES ART GUIDE, 11 December
Cohen, Mark Daniel, Review, Exhibitions-Kings, Donahue/Sosinski Art, 1 December
1997
Lee, David, Exhibit Unveils Myth of the Mysterious Isis, IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, Iowa City, IA, 27 January
Owen, Mike, Isis: New Views of the Myth at Exhibit, WEST BRANCH TIMES, West Branch, IA, 30 January
Guequierre, Nathan, Clouds of Witness, SHEPHERD EXPRESS, 1 May
Auer, James, CUE Racine Church’s Cloud Paintings Keep the Mind on Matters Above, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 May
Schreiber, Linda, “Isis’’ ‘C U SEE US’ teleconference connects artists and visitors, Hoover Library, West Branch, IA, Vol. 7, Number 22, page 15A February 12, 1997
Gosch, Dave, Goddess inspires art project, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Johnson County / vol. 115 No. 45 , Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997 page 15A
1996
Sussler, Betsy, Gunderson/Holt Collaboration, BOMB Magazine, Fall Issue
Ryan, R.M., Second Hand Clouds, LAST Magazine
1995
Velasco, Catherine Ann, Racine Native Can Begin First Phase of Cloud Mural, THE JOURNAL TIMES, Racine, WI, 16 January
Velasco, Catherine Ann, An Artist’s Inspired Gift – Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, THE JOURNAL TIMES, Racine, WI, 10 November, front page
Auer, James, Eyes on Heavens: Cloud Paintings Lift Church’s Spirit, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, Milwaukee, WI, 24 November, final edition
1994
Howell, Camille, The Danish Rescue: A ‘Schindler’s List’ on Canvas, THE NEWS-LEADER, Springfield, MO, ARTS WEEKEND, 11-13 February
Velasco, Catherine ANN, Sky’s not a limit, THE JOURNAL TIMES, Racine, WI, 4 December
Gerrit, Henry, Karen Gunderson Night Garden Sunflowers, WEATHERSPOON ART GALLERY, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, Catalogue essay, 12 June – 14 August
Taylor, Robert, Provincetown’s Magnetic Force, THE BOSTON GLOBE, 22 July
Parker, Thomas M., Clarification: Anti-Semitism isn’t just a myth regarding Karen Gunderson’s The Danish Rescue exhibition, THE NEWS-LEADER, Springfield, MO 15 February
1993
Hurlburt, Roger, New Dimensions: An Exhibit Featuring Five Artists Working in Two Different Mediums Produces a Remarkably Cohesive Show, SUN SENTINAL, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 12 December
1991
Auer, James, Gunderson in NY Showing, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL, 28 April
Brenson, Michael, Karen Gunderson, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 3 May
Brenson, Michael, In Connecticut, A Conceptualist’s Nonconceptual Collection, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 9 August
Dorsey, John, Individuality Characterizes Exhibit of Fife Painter’s Works, BALTIMORE SUN, 20 November
Murphy Nolan, Kay, An Artist’s Inspiration, Woman’s Paintings Honor Former Town of Pewaukee Pastor, THE WAUKESHA COUNTY FREEMAN, 28 December
1990
Nickerson, Cindy, A Breakthrough in Black: Artist Finds a New Way to Express Herself, THE CAPE COD TIMES MAGAZINE, 24 August
1988
Brenson, Michael, Karen Gunderson, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 8 January
Campbell, Lawrence, Karen Gunderson at Fischbach, ART IN AMERICA, May
Jinkner-Lloyd, Amy, It’s Difficult to Fine the Silver Lining Among Paintings of Clouds at Gallery, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL
Gerrit, Henry, Karen Gunderson: Fischbach, ARTNEWS, April
Kuspit, Donald, Karen Gunderson KINGS, DONAHUE/SOSKINSKI ART, NY, Catalogue essay, 18 November-19 December
1987
Dorsey, John, Karen Gunderson Sends in the Clouds, BALTIMORE SUN, 5 March
Dorsey, John, C. Grimaldis Gallery, ART CAPSULES, MARYLAND, 6 March
Purchase, Steve, Gunderson’s Visions are Heavenly Ones, THE EVENING SUN, BALTIMORE, 12 March
Smith, Linell, New York artist Gunderson has her head in the clouds, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, 15 April
Weisser, Tom, Karen Gunderson, New Paintings, CITY PAPER, BALTIMORE, 20-26 March
1986
Brenson, Michael, Karen Gunderson, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 14 March
Higgins, Judith, Karen Gunderson, ARTNEWS, Summer
Brenson, Michael, Why Asian Culture Answers the Needs of Western Artists, THE NEW YORK TIMES, ARTS AND LEISURE, ART VIEW, 20 April
Dunning, Jennifer, A Chance to Find If Art of Women Is a Special Art, THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEEKEND, 28 February
Auer, James, It was a good year, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL, WI, 12 January
1985
Strini, Tom, Karen Gunderson’s Art Shines Through Her Clouds at Racine, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL, July
Lyon, Christopher, Landscapes Embody Dramatic Conflicts, THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES, 3 May
Auer, James, Sky’s No Limit For Her, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL, 19 May
Nusbaum, Eliot, Show: Windows on the Heavens, DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER, 22 September
Ratcliff, Carter, Karen Gunderson, Catalogue essay for traveling one-person exhibition, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL; Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI; Armstrong Gallery, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
1984
Brenson, Michael, Karen Gunderson, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 16 March
Campbell, Lawrence, Karen Gunderson at Fischback, ARTS, March
Wolff, Theodore F., She Meets Challenges That Go Back At Least to Kline and Pollock, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, 26 April
Gerrit, Henry, Karen Gunderson, ARTNEWS, September
Slivka, Rose, Karen Gunderson at Fischbach, ART IN AMERICA, October
1983
Russell, John, Found Objects, THE NEW YORK TIMES WEEKEND, 8 July
1982
Yoskowitz, Robert, Cloudworks, ARTS, March
Glueck, Grace, Gallery Artists’ Choice, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 24 September
1981
Slesin, Suzanne, Safes as Combinations of Art and Security, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 10 April
Amdur, Richard, Downtown Artists Play It Safe, THE VILLAGER, 14 May
Beals, Kathie, A Fresh Look at the Old Hudson, December
1978
Promfret, Margaret, Karen Gunderson, ARTS, January
Spector, Buzz, Review of Karen Gunderson and Ardith Lauerman, THE NEW ART EXAMINER, July
Schulze, Franz, Critic’s Choice, CHICAGO SUN TIMES, 25 June
1977
Gerrit, Henry, Karen Gunderson, ARTNEWS, December
Conrad III, Barnaby, Karen Gunderson, ART/WORLD
1970
“Plexiglass Sculptor to be Honored at Reception”, CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, 10/11
1969
Tancill, Karen B., Young Artist Utilizes Space, RACINE JOURNAL TIMES, 17 July
1968
Barry, Edward, Karen Gunderson, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 26 May
Glauber, Robert, Karen Gunderson, SKYLINE, 12 June

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