Karen Heagle Explained

Karen Heagle (born 1974) is an American artist, known for autobiographical and art historical subject matter. Her work comments on contemporary culture through a queer perspective with a focus on feminist agendas.[1]

Life and education

Heagle was born in Tomah, Wisconsin and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BFA from the University of Wisconsin - Stout, and an MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute. She also attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[2]

Work and Exhibition History

Past notable solo exhibitions include, Let Nature Take Its Course and Hope It Passes at I-20 in 2011,[3] [4] and Battle Armor at Churner and Churner in 2013.[5] [6] Heagle's group exhibitions include Paper at the Saatchi Gallery in 2013,[7] Interior Dialogue at Sargent's Daughters in 2014,[8] [9] and “Found: Queer Archaeology; Queer Abstraction” at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in 2017.[10]

Heagle's work is included in Judith Rothschild Contemporary Drawing Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York,[11] the Saatchi Gallery in London, the Deste Foundation in Athens, Greece, and part of The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.

In 2019, Heagle was included in Nylon Magazine's "Ten Contemporary Artists to Get to Know" by Kari Adelaide.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feminist Art Base: Karen M Heagle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719102953/https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/about/feminist_art_base/karen-m-heagle . 19 July 2023 . 1 January 2015 . . Brooklyn Museum.
  2. Web site: Art Registry - Karen Heagle - Participant 1997 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231040401/http://www.skowheganart.org/?page=art-registry&art_work_selected=2610 . 31 December 2014 . 1 January 2015 . .
  3. News: Smith . Roberta . Roberta Smith . 27 October 2011 . Karen Heagle: 'Let Nature Take Its Course and Hope It Passes' . registration . live . https://archive.today/20240519-032429/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/arts/design/karen-heagle-let-nature-take-its-course-and-hope-it-passes.html . 19 May 2024 . 1 January 2015 . The New York Times.
  4. Web site: Neyenesch . Cassandra . 18 October 2011 . Uncertain Narrative: Q+A With Karen Heagle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327031359/https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/interviews/karen-heagle-i20-56235/#! . 27 March 2024 . 19 May 2024 . . en-US.
  5. News: 13 June 2013 . Museum and Gallery Listings for June 14-20 . live . https://archive.today/20240519-032921/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/design/museum-and-gallery-listings-for-june-14-20.html . 19 May 2024 . 18 May 2024 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Moon . Grace . 7 June 2013 . Karen Heagle's Battle Armor at Churner & Churner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323051808/https://velvetparkmedia.com/karen-heagles-battle-armor-at-churner-churner/ . 23 March 2023 . 19 May 2024 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Street . Ben . Karen Heagle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520025306/https://www.saatchigallery.com/artist/karen_heagle . 20 May 2024 . 1 January 2015 . Saatchi Gallery.
  8. Web site: 2014 . Interior Dialogue . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005917/http://www.sargentsdaughters.com/exhibitions/interior-dialogue . 5 March 2016 . 1 January 2015 . Sargent's Daughters .
  9. Web site: Zimmer . Amie . 13 February 2014 . Interior Dialogue at Sargent's Daughters . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402004752/http://adht.parsons.edu/blog/interior-dialogue-at-sargents-daughters/ . 2 April 2016 . 19 May 2024 . Insights - The School of Art and Design History and Theory . Parsons School of Design.
  10. News: Cotter . Holland . Holland Cotter . 23 August 2017 . Art Once Shunned, Now Celebrated in 'Found: Queer Archaeology; Queer Abstraction' . registration . live . https://archive.today/20240520-033645/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/arts/design/review-leslie-lohman-museum-of-gay-and-lesbian-art-found-queer-archaeology-queer-abstraction.html . 20 May 2024 . 19 May 2024 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: Artists - Karen Heagle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161103093913/https://www.moma.org/artists/28655 . 3 November 2016 . 1 January 2015 . Museum of Modern Art.
  12. Web site: Razdow . Kari Adelaide . 4 October 2019 . 10 Contemporary Artists To Get To Know . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501124123/https://www.nylon.com/10-contemporary-artists-to-know . 1 May 2024 . 19 May 2024 . Nylon.

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