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KAREN WOODS
Born 1963, Seattle, Washington  

EDUCATION

B.F.A., California College of the Arts, Oakland, 1987 (with High Distinction) 
Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy, 1985 
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1984 

EXHIBITIONS 
2013  George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012  The Cityscape Show II, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012  Twenty Five, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
2012  Urban Intersection, Quidley & Company Fine Art, Boston MA
2012  Artist Dialogue with Karen Woods, Surel’s Place, Garden City ID
2011  The Cityscape Show, George Billis Gallery, Los Angles, CA
2011  The Dallas Art Fair, Stewart Gallery, Dallas TX
2010  Is Anybody Out There?, Group Invitational, Stewart Gallery, Boise ID 
2010  Urban Stages, CornerHouse Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA 
2010  Idaho Triennial, Boise Art Museum, Beth Sellars, juror (catalogue) 
2010  More Than a Pretty Face, Boise Art Museum, Boise ID 
2009  Inside Looking Out, Stewart Gallery, Boise ID (solo exhibition) 
2009  Idaho Paints Idaho, Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls ID 
2009  Modern Art, Modern Hotel, Boise 
2008  Karen Woods: New Works, Stewart Gallery Summer Group Exhibition, Boise, ID 
2008  R-Value: Revive Restore Reuse, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN 
2008  Modern Art, Modern Hotel, Boise, ID 
2007  20/20, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID 
2007  Small Works, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA 
2007  The Curious City Show, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN 
2007  Canopy: New Work by Elyce Elder and Karen Woods, Harrison Center for the Arts,
          Indianapolis, IN 
2006  Five by Five, Stewart Gallery, Boise ID 
2006  Karen Woods, Harrison Center for the Arts Gallery Annex, Indianapolis, IN 
2006  Karen Woods/Michael Miller, Friesen Galleries, Nampa, ID 
2005  Fine Things, Stewart Gallery, Boise 
2004  Contemplation: A Day in May, Stewart Gallery, Boise 
2001-2003  A Day in May, Stewart Gallery, Boise 
2000  Summer Group Exhibition, Stewart Gallery, Boise 
2000  On the Horizon: Emerging Artists Annual Exhibition, Stewart Gallery, Boise 
1999  City of Trees, Noodles Restaurant, Boise 
1996  Boise Sketchbook, Noodles Restaurant, Boise 
1995  Tablerock With a View, Noodles Restaurant, Boise 
1994  Brand XXIII, Glendale, CA, Juror: Sylvia White 
1991  Earth Day, Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA 
1990  25th Annual, San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA 
1990  Intimate Spaces, Gallery 57, Fullerton, CA 

SELECTED PROJECTS 
2010  Commissioned artwork, Quintessential Boise, an Architectural Journey, Charles Hummel 
          et al. Boise State University, College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, publisher. 
2009  Commissioned artwork, Traffic Control Box Cover Design, Capitol & Main Sts, Boise ID 
2000  Mural, River of Time, Boise State University 

REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS 
2010   Corriel, Michele, “Illuminations: Ones to Watch”, Western Art & Architecture, Summer/Fall.
2010   Schnoor, Christopher, “Inside Looking Out at Stewart Gallery” art ltd, Jan/Feb.
2009   Webb, Anna, “Five Artists Will Cover an Unusual Canvas in Boise” Idaho Statesman, 
           May 31.
2009   Morgan, Tara, “Karen Woods Opening at Stewart Gallery” Boise Weekly, September 24.
2008   Schnoor, Christopher, “Heavy Traffic: New Work by Karen Woods” Boise Weekly, 
           August 20.
2008   Oland, Dana, “On the Road with Artist Karen Woods” Idaho Statesman, August 15. 
2005   Schnoor, Christopher, “Fresh Visions: Kevan Smith and Karen Woods at Stewart Gallery”
           Boise Weekly, December 28.
2004  Pettinger, E.J., “Well-Cultivated: The Women’s Show at Stewart Gallery”, Boise Weekly, 
          May 19.
2002  Frost, Jim, “Branching Out: Karen Woods” Black Canyon Quarterly, Summer.
2000  Schnoor, Christopher, “On the Horizon at Stewart Gallery”, Artweek, March.

COLLECTIONS 
Gary Bettis, Boise ID 
Driek and Michael Zirinsky, Boise ID 
Skip and Esther Oppenheimer, Boise ID 
Boise Art Museum, Boise ID 
The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho 
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids IA 
Boise Visual Chronicle 
Givens Pursley LLP, Boise ID 
Boise State University, Boise ID 
Les Bois Partners LLP, Boise ID 
Curtis Stigers and Amy O’Brien, Boise ID 
Mario Venzago, Conductor/Music Director, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra 

AWARDS AND HONORS 
2012  Nominated: Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
2012  Nominated: United States Artists Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA
2011  Visual Arts Fellowship, Honorable Mention, Idaho Commission on the Arts
2011  Nominated: Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, Portland Art Museum 
2010 QuickFunds Project Grant for Visual Artists, Idaho Commission on the Arts 
2010 Awarded Residency and Merit-based Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT 
2009 Best Abstract/Interpretive Award, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho
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