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KAREN KLINEDINST

fine art photography

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Solo exhibitions

January–February 2020. East/West, solo exhibition, The Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, MD

September–October 2019. The Emotional Landscape,  solo exhibition, Camerawork Gallery, Portland, OR

March–April 2019. Tidal Dreams, solo exhibition, Project 1628, Baltimore, MD

August–October 2018. The Emotional Landscape, solo exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography at Greater Boston Stage Company. Stoneham, MA.

November–December 2017. The Emotional Landscape. Solo exhibition. Through This Lens Gallery, Durham, NC.

April 2017. Resurrection. Solo Exhibition. South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, GA

December 2016. Four Seasons: Landscapes from Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge. Solo Exhibit. Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Laurel, MD

March –June 2015. The Emotional Landscape, solo exhibition, Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery, Greenbelt, Maryland

June –August 2013. Walking Into Light, solo exhibition. Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, Maryland


Group exhibitions

June-September 2019. In Your Mother Tongue: A Word and Image Dialogue. Group exhibition curated by Paula Tognarelli. Griffin Museum of Photography at Lafayette Center, Boston, Massachussetts.

May-July 2019. Women’s Work. Full Circle Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.

January-March 2018. Tree Talk. Group exhibition curated by Paula Tognarelli. Griffin Museum of Photography at Lafayette Center, Boston, Massachussetts.

June-August 2016. Nature Three Ways: Three Artists’ Interpretations of the Natural World, Fleckenstein Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

June-July 2016. The Group Show. Y:Art, Baltimore, Maryland

March-April 2016. Loose Threads. Group exhibition with Peggy Fox, Sydney Hopkins, Andrea Huppert, Karen Klinedinst, Cathy Leaycraft, Dan Shapiro and Liz Swanson. MAXgallery, Baltimore, Maryland

April 2015. Earthwork. Group Exhibition. Massoni Art, Chestertown, Maryland

April–June 2014. The New Pictorialists. Two-person exhibition with Cathy Leaycraft. Full-Circle Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

September 2013. land/scape: three views. Group exhibition with Karen Rand Anderson and James Mullen. Krause Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island


Juried exhibitions

December 2019–March 2020. 4th Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Exhibition. University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, MD

July–August 2019. Fifth Annual Group Show, curated by Paula Tognarelli, director of the Griffin Museum of Photography. Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY.

January-February 2019. Focal Point. Group exhibition curated by Jay Gould, MICA. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.

February–April 2019. 2019 Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Juried Exhibition, curated by Tess Vinnedge, regional director of the Edwynn Houk Gallery, Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown, MD

August 2018. Fragility: Juried Photography Show. Chestertown RiverArts Gallery, Chestertown, MD.

July–August 2018. Fourth Annual Group Show, curated by Paula Tognarelli, director of the Griffin Museum of Photography. Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY.

January-February 2018. Focal Point. Group exhibition curated by Adam Davies. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.

April 2018. Illuminate. Group exhibition curated by Peggy Sue Amison, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado

November–December 2017. Vistas. Group exhibition curated by Dan Burkholder. A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX.

October–November 2017. PHOTO ’17. Group exhibition curated by Molly Roberts, National Geographic. Multiple Exposures Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA.

October–November 2017. Click! Juried Photography Exhibition: Resist. Group exhibition curated by Michael Pannier, director of the South East Center for Photography. Watts Grocery Gallery, Click! Photography Festival, Durham, NC.

August 2017. Juried Photography Show. Chestertown RiverArts Gallery, Chestertown, MD.

July–August 2017. Third Annual Group Show, curated by Paula Tognarelli, director of the Griffin Museum of Photography. Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY.

July–August 2017. The Summer Show. Group exhibition curated by Julie Grahame. South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia

June–July 2017. Biggs Picture: Landscapes by Regional Artists. Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, Deleware

April 2017. The Art of Stewardship. Juried exhibition. juror: Greg Mort. Chestertown RiverArts Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland

March 2017. Southern Landscapes. Juried Exhibition. juror: Elizabeth Avedon. Brickworks Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

February 2016. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. juror: Hamidah Glasgow, director of the Center for Fine Art Photography. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

October 2016. Water Works Juried Exhibition. Annapolis Maritime Museum, Annapolis, MD

September-December 2016. 3rd Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Exhibition. University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

September-October 2016. 2nd Annual Group Show. juror: Paula Tognarelli. Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY

July-August 2016. 22nd Juried Show: The Peter Urban Legacy Exhibition. juror: Elizabeth Avedon. Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA

June-September 2016. Biggs Shot: Juried Photography Exhibition. Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, Delaware

April 2016. The Art of Stewardship. Juried exhibition. juror: Greg Mort. Chestertown RiverArts Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland

February 2016. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

December 2015-January 2016. Illuminate: Juried Exhibition. juror: Elizabeth Avedon. The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO

July-August 2015.  American Landscapes. Juried Group Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

July 2015. Phone-ography Exhibtion. Juried Group Exhibition. juror: Dan Burkholder. FotoFoto Gallery, Huntington, New York

July 2015. National Photography Juried Exhibition. juror: Elizabeth Avedon. Soho Photo Gallery, New York, New York

March 2015. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

February –March 2015. 2015 Art Competition: Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Juried Exhibition. Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, Maryland

November –December 2014. NEXT: New Photographic Visions. Juried Exhibition. juror: Elizabeth Avedon. Castell Photography, Asheville, North Carolina

November 2014. The Art of Stewardship. Juried Exhibition. juror: Rebecca Hoffberger, director, American Visionary Art Museum. Chestertown RiverArts Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland

September –October 2014. Imagaine This: Art by Smart Devices. Juried Exhibition. Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York

August-September 2014. American Landscapes. National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

June–August 2014. Cell Phone Photography III: Beyond The Camera. Juried Exhibition. juror: Nate Larson, Professor of Photography, Maryland Institute College of Art. Texas Photographic Society

June 2014. Nature’s ARTcade: A Regional Art Exhibit inspired by the natural world of Southern Maryland. Juried Exhibition. Flag Ponds Nature Park, Lusby, Maryland

May–July 2014. Biggs Pictures: Landscapes by Regional Artists. Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, Deleware

May–June 2014. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography. National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

February–March 2014. 15th Annual Art Competition: Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Juried Exhibition. Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, Maryland

February–March 2014. MFA@Gallery B: Creative Connections. Juried Exhibition. Gallery B, Bethesda, Maryland

November 2013–January 2014. Second Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Exhibition. University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland

November 2013–January 2014. NEXT: New Photographic Visions. Juried Exhibition. Castell Photography, Asheville, NC

September –October 2013. Uninhibited: Art by Smart Devices. Juried Exhibition. Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York

September –October 2013. MAP Regional Juried Exhibition. juror: Kristen Hileman, Curator of Contemporary Art and Department Head at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Maryland

September 2013. Chestertown RiverArts Juried Exhibition, Chestertown RiverArts Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland

June –August 2013. MD Art @ College Park. Juried Exhibition, juror: Dan Mills, Director of Bates Museum of Art. The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

February –March 2013. 2013 Art Competition Exhibition. Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, Maryland

February 2013. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

May –June 2012. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland

February–March 2012. 2012 Art Competition Exhibition. Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, Maryland

December 2011–April 2012. Group Exhibition. Work by Platte Clove artists-in-residence alumni. Erpf Gallery, Catskills Center for Conservation and Development, Arkville, New York


Education

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 
BFA


Awards

PLAYA, 2022. 
Two-week artists’ residency awarded by PLAYA, Summer Lake, OR

2019 Critical Mass Top 200. Photolucida

2018 Critical Mass Top 200. Photolucida

First place Leon Andrus Award, 2018. Adkins Arboretum Art Competition

Juror’s Honorable Mention, 2017. Vistas. A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX

Finalist, Cell Phone Photography Series. 10th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award

Finalist, Cell Phone Photography Individual Image. 10th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award

First Place, Juror’s Choice Award, 2016. The Art of Stewardship Juried Exhibition. Chestertown RiverArts Gallery

First Place, Juror’s Choice Award, 2016. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art

Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award 2015

Juror’s Choice Award, 2015. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art

First place Leon Andrus Award, 2015. Adkins Arboretum Art Competition

Best of Show, 2013. Chestertown RiverArts Juried Exhibition

Second place Leon Andrus Award, 2013. Adkins Arboretum Art Competition

Juror’s Choice Award, 2013. Focal Point: Fine Art & Creative Photography National Juried Exhibition. Maryland Federation of Art

Acadia National Park Artist-in-Residence, 2006. 
Three-week artists’ residency awarded by Acadia National Park, National Park Service, Maine

Platte Clove Artist-in-Residence, 2004. 
One-week artists’ residency awarded by the Erpf Gallery, Catskills Cultural Center, Arkville, New York.


Press

Picture This: Mood Indigo by Michael Yockel, April 2016 Baltimore Style Magazine

Circle Gallery exhibit focuses on best of North American photo contest, February 2, 2016. Capital Gazette

Art Review: Earthwork at Massoni Gallery by Mary McCoy, April 15, 2015. The Chestertown Spy.

Walking Into Light, Landscape iPhoneography By Karen Klinedinst, At Adkins Arboretum, June 21, 2013.
The Chestertown Spy.

Focal Point: Fine Art and Creative Photography at the MFA Gallery by Anna Fine Foer, February 14, 2013, bmore art.


Curatorial

2021, Juror: fotofoto gallery, 16th National Photography Competition

2017, Curator: The Mobile View, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD

2017, Juror: Certain Places, L.A. Photo Curator


Collections

National Park Service

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