About
Karen Windness
www.mudpuppystudios.com
karen@mudpuppystudios.com
Education:
Valedictorian BFA Graduate, Illustration
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, Colorado: August 2002
Exhibitions:
- Studio 13 Gallery at Nine10Arts, Denver, Gone to the Dogs Exhibition, October-November 2009
- Ink Lounge Gallery, Denver, Colorado Alliance of Illustrators Annual Show, May 2, 2008
- BARK! Doggy Daycare Art Exhibition, May 2008 – August 2010
- Craft and Hobby Association Expo, February 10-13th, 2008
- Open Studios at Nine10Arts, November 30th, December 1st-2nd, 2007
- Mouthfuls Pet Boutique, Denver, November 2007 – present
- The Uncommon Gallery at Uncommon Scents, Denver, September-December 2007
- Pickets Display Window/Golden Fine Arts Festival, August 2007
- InsideOut07 at Nine10Arts, July-August 2007
- Colorado Alliance of Illustrators Exhibition, May 2007
- Nine10Arts Featured Artist, Show: “Who Let the Dogs Out – Of the Closet”, May 2007
- Studio 6 Coffee House, April 2007
- Holiday Art Market at Nine10Arts, December 2006
- Reed Art & Photo Gallery, Denver, Colorado: April-May 2006
- Lokken Gallery, Colorado: April-May 2006
- Hands2Hearts Gallery, Denver, Colorado: May 2005
- The Nook, Denver, Colorado: April 2005
- Sunflower Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado: April 2005 – January 2008
Affiliations:
- Illustrator Coordinator, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators www.rmcscbwi.org
- Colorado Alliance of Illustrators www.allianceofillustrators.org
- Member 910 Arts Community www.910Arts.com
- CHA – The Craft and Hobby Association www.hobby.org
- RMCAD Alumni Association www.rmcad.edu
Publications:
“Hooray for Boys and Girls” West Woods Press, April 2006
Personal:
Karen resides in Colorado with her husband, Steve, sons Finley (born 8-8-08) and Max (born 9-20-10) and fur-kids Bijou and Isaac.
