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ARTIST STATEMENT

My goal is to create both intrigue and harmony on the canvas, infusing energy while maintaining a sense of calm. I paint from memory, drawing on inspiration and emotion, with the act of losing myself in the moment being a vital part of my process. It’s about surrendering, trusting my intuition, and responding to what unfolds — allowing for experimentation, play, and feeling as I work.

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I enjoy experimenting with unconventional tools, like sticks and feathers, and I love working with my hands, connecting directly to the canvas. As the painting develops, traces of the initial layers often remain, subtly influencing the final piece, adding depth, character, and a sense of curiosity. For me, a painting is complete when I can look at it with both interest and calm, no longer feeling the urge to add to it.

"Senses of the real and the abstracted … inspiring both still life explorations of light and form as well as raw, abstract works, I aim to express the essence rather than the actual; I paint what I feel".

Karin is a mixed media painter, working predominantly with acrylics, also infusing the canvas with natural pigments made from ash, charcoal, rocks and sand. Influenced by her Scandinavian heritage, she leans towards a calming and neutral palette and uses texture, tone and subtle layering to achieve a sense of movement, depth and interest. Although she paints with a lot of energy she likes to evoke a sense of calm in the final output. She is inspired by her travels as well as her every day environment: the beach, ocean, bush and rural landscape. 

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The main studio is located on the mid-coast of NSW.

ARTIST BIO

EXHIBITIONS / REPRESENTATION

  • Martine Gallery 2015- 2025

  • The Toowoomba Gallery 2025

  • The Wellington Gallery, Waterloo, March 2021

  • Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2020

  • St Thomas Art Fair 2019

  • Boorowa Art Fair 2019

  • Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2019

  • Lindfield Art Show 2019

  • Paper Pear Pop Up group show at Corner Store Gallery , Orange 2019

  • EMSLA Still Life Award finalist 2018

  • St Thomas Art Show 2018

  • Toowoomba Grammar Art Show 2018

  • Lindfield Art Show 2018

  • Panoply Gallery, Melbourne

  • Out Of The Blue, Eramboo Creative Space, 2018

  • Pacific Bondi Beach apartments group exhibition, 2017​

  • Still and Silent Life exhibition, AK Bellinger Gallery, Inverell, 2017

  • Art For Epilepsy, Purple Day, online fundraising auction 2017

  • Lindfield Art Show 2017

  • RAVO Art Market, group exhibition, Sydney, 2016

  • Balmain Art and Craft Show, group exhibition, 2016

  • 'Thirty by Thirty', finalist, group exhibition, The Colour Trap Gallery, Avalon, 2016

  • Wenona Art Fair, group exhibition, 2016

  • ‘Art In The Hills’, group exhibition, Oakhill College, 2016

  • Lindfield Art Show, group exhibition, 2016

  • ‘Little Things Exhibition’ finalist, Saint Cloche Gallery, Paddington, 2015

  • Wenona Art Fair, group exhibition, 2014

2021, 2018

Fearless Abstract Painting Workshop 

Samantha daSilva, Atlanta 

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2022, 2020, 2019

Creative Visionary Program CVP

Nicholas Wilton Art2Life

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2017

The Artist's Journey 'Three Secrets of the Masters' 

Nancy Hillis

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2015

Bloom True, Abstract Painting

Flora Bowley

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2000 - 2008

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/MARKETING

University of Canberra     

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1981      

FASHION AND TEXTILE DESIGN

Sydney College of The Arts

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EDUCATION

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