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About our Juror

 

Our Juror this year is Karen Roehl

ARTIST BIO
Originally from Montreal, Canada, Karen Roehl now lives in Denver, CO and maintains a studio in the vibrant RiNo Arts District.
Roehl completed the graphic design program at the Art Institute of Colorado in 1987. She then enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist for over 20 years, the last eight of which were spent running her own design business. 
Satisfying a life-long desire to expand her creative talents into the fine arts, she entered the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at University of Colorado at Denver in 2004. She was the recipient of the Colorado Scholar’s scholarship award in 2007, UCD’s Fellowship award in 2006 and 2007, and completed her BFA degree in December 2007, graduating magna cum laude.
Now known for her paintings inspired by abstract expressionism, Roehl has work in many private and national collections. Roehl also enjoys combining realism and her abstract mark-making to create contemporary western genre paintings, primarily using horses as inspiration.
Roehl joined the faculty at Art Student’s League of Denver in 2011, where she hosts classes in basic and abstract painting. She was also a founding member and served on the Board of Denver’s acclaimed Ice Cube Gallery in the RiNo Arts District. She regularly participates in group, juried and invitational exhibitions.