Karen Woodward
Artist Bio
Karen Woodward is a mixed media artist specializing in the creation of glass sculpture. Karen lives and works in Austin, TX, where she maintains a private studio at Canopy Austin. Karen received her BA in Art History from the University of Texas and her MFA in Sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis in 2000. Prior to moving to Austin, Karen was faculty at Craft Alliance Education Center in St. Louis, MO, where she was chair of the Glass Department. Karen has been a studio art instructor for over 10 years and has taught all levels glass sculpture to both children and adults. She has served as an instructor for several studio art courses including foundry casting for bronze, centrifugal casting for jewelry, as well as 2 and 3D Design.
Karen has exhibited her work in numerous venues both nationally and internationally. Her work has been featured in several publications including the Corning Museum of Glass New Glass Review, the Urban Glass Art Quarterly, LAMMAGA Magazine of the Kobe Lampwork Museum, and Glasss4 Book of Lampworkers. In addition to gallery exhibitions and art fairs, Karen also received a public art grant to create a neon and glass installation for the City of St. Louis, which was part of an urban revitalization project on the Delmar Loop in University City.
When Karen is not in the studio or participating in art related activities, she enjoys spending time with her family and an assortment of feathered friends.
Artist Statement
My work is an upbeat, colorful celebration of life. With hot sculpted glass and mixed media collage, I create lively portraits that explore the absurdity of life and the multiplicity of our being. Comical, gem-like glass characters, as well as mixed media portraits on panel comprise the majority of my current work. With glass, I create unique portraits that exhibit a wide range of personality, expression, and attitude. While some sculptures appear cheerful and ridiculous, others appear slightly grumpy, bad-tempered or even introspective. When these sculptures are displayed as an installation, they create new narratives as the characters relate to one another. With mixed media collage, I create vibrant, imaginative portraits with both light and glass. Color changing LEDs illuminate each piece from within to create an exciting, visual experience. This internal light source also suggests the notion of thought, mood, or state of being. Above all, I believe that art does not need to appear serious to be meaningful.
CV
Education
MFA in Sculpture, Washington University in St. Louis, 2000
BA in Art History, The University of Texas at Austin, 1993
Professional Experience
2011 – present Studio Artist, Austin, TX
2001 - 2010 Craft Alliance Education Center, St. Louis MO, Chair and Instructor in Glass
1999 Washington University, Instructor, St. Louis, MO
1994-1997 UT Health Science Center Houston, Research Assistant II, Department of Neurology
1993-1994 UT Health Science Center Houston, Research Assistant I, Department of Nephrology
1991 UT Southwestern Medical Center, Research Assistant I, Department of Psychiatry
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Work, Play, and Somewhere In Between, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2016 Mental States, Art for the People Gallery, Austin, TX
2015 Mental States Pop Up, Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, St. Louis, MO
2014 Welcome to Easy Town, Canopy #107, Austin, TX
2010 The Birds and the Bees, PHD Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2009 Karen Woodward, Third Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, MO
2008 People, Planets, and Places, Bonsack Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2008 Karen Woodward, Third Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, MO
2006 New Work, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Group Exhibitions
2018
CHAOS, Ro2Art, Dallas TX
SPACELAB, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
CraftTexas Biennial, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston TX
Spin it Your Way, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
Narrative Offerings, Gallery Verde at San Angelo Museum of Fine Art
Unforeseen, CAMIBA Gallery, Austin, TX
GIFC, MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
The Art of Celebration, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
3Ps, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
2017
The Art of Plasma, Museum of Neon Art, Glendale, CA
New Glass Review 38, Corning Museum of Glass, NY
Build Hope, Not Walls, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX
Saint Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Unleashed, Cherry Cola Dog Gallery, Austin, TX
The Mighty Vignettes, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
People, Pets, and Places, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
2016
Glass National 2016, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton Virginia
Make Believe, MASS Gallery Austin, TX
Group Hug, 107 Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2015
FIRED, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
The New Glass Review 36, Corning Museum of Glass, NY
Human 20/20, Invenio, Austin, TX
Minutiae, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Spring Art Show, Metropolitan Gallery, Austin, TX
2014
SOFA EXPO Chicago, PISMO Gallery
Movement, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Keeping Dreamtime, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Five x Seven, The Contemporary Austin, Austin, TX
DUE EAST, Big Medium Gallery at Canopy, Austin, TX
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Glass Weekend, PISMO Gallery at Wheaton Arts Cultural Center, NJ
DUE EAST, Big Medium Gallery at Canopy, Austin, TX
The People’s Gallery, City Hall, Austin, TX
Five x Seven, AMOA Arthouse, Austin, TX
Eyes Got It! Group Show, Pump Art Project, Austin, TX
2012
Whimsy, Charak Gallery at Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, St. Louis, MO
Eyes Got It! Group Show, Pump Art Project, Austin, TX
Glass Invitational, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
5 x 7, AMOA Arthouse, Austin, TX
2011
St. Louis Contemporary Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
EAST, group show and studio tour sponsored by Big Medium, Austin, TX
2010
Perspectives: Traditions and Innovations in Glass Beads, Kobe Lampwork Museum, Kobe, Japan
Glass Invitational, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
On a Roll, Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
City Wide Open Studios, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 23, St. Louis, MO
Wish You Were Here 9, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Wall Ball, Neo, St. Louis, MO
2009
Perspectives: Traditions and Innovations in Glass Beads, Glass Art Society, Corning, NY
Glass Invitational, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton, MO
Craft Alliance Faculty Biennial, St. Louis, MO
City Wide Open Studios 2009, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 22, St. Louis, MO
2008
Strange Bedfellows, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton, MO
Out of the Box: Pushing the Boundaries of the Glass Bead, Ohio Glass Museum, Lancaster, OH; Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda, CA; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
City Wide Open Studios, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Generations IV, Biennial Invitational, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 21, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
JANUS 2008, Art Coop, St. Louis MO
2007
Trajectories: An Exhibition Exploring Contemporary Glass Beadmaking, The Bead Museum, Glendale, AZ, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue)
City Wide Open Studios, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Biennial Faculty Invitational, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Wish You Were Here, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 20, St. Louis, MO
Plaza Contemporary Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
The Gnu Show, Art Coop, St. Louis MO
2006
Six Sensational Female Artists, Windows off Washington, St. Louis, MO
Wall Ball, City Museum, St. Louis, MO
The Art of Food, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Plaza Contemporary Art Fair 75, Kansas City, MO
CraftBoston Contemporary Art Fair, Boston, MA
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 19, St. Louis, MO
2005
Biennial Faculty Invitational, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Hot Glass, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL
Glass Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Laumeier Contemporary Art Fair 18, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
Wish You Were Here, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Venus Envy VII – St. Louis, MO
2004
A Well Hung Show, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Spatial Synergy, Washington University School of Medicine, Public Art
The Sheldon Art Gallery, St. Louis Painters and Sculptors Invitational
Venus Envy VI – St. Louis, MO
2003
On and On Till the Break of Dawn (Critical Mass of St. Louis), Mossa Center Gallery
Uno Annum, Art Coop, St. Louis, MO
From These Hands, Faculty Invitational, Craft Alliance Education Center
Venus Envy V, City Museum, St. Louis, MO (catalogue)
Daughters, WCA Midwest Regional Invitational Traveling Exhibition, Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL; Iowa City Art Center; Colfax Cultural Center, Nebraska
Dada One, Art Coop, St. Louis, MO
2002
Ecstasy: Mind, Body, and Spirit, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, juried by Meg Linton
A is for Art, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
17th Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Art Center Gallery, Warrensburg, MO
Educators in Art, Art in Educators, St. Peters Arts Center, St. Peters, MO
Ideas, Visions, & Translations, O’Fallon Cultural Arts Center
Blue, Crowe T. Brooks Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Venus Envy, IN/FORM Gallery, catalogue
3" x 3"- Annual Faculty Exhibit, Meramec Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2001
Heavy Petting, IN/FORM Gallery, performance (9/8/01), curatorial committee
Faculty Exhibition, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis MO
Outside the Box, IN/FORM Gallery, performance, (6/9/01)
Honor Awards 2001, Art St. Louis, curated by Patrick Schuchard
Little People, Borders Books, Clayton, MO
La Petite VIII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
Snapshot, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Conn., Arcadia University Art Gallery, organized by Gary Sangster
Faces on Places, St. Louis Art Guild, St. Louis, MO, juried by Gregg Kruetz
Inspired By Another, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis MO
Mixed Bag, Art St. Louis, St Louis, MO, juried by Joan Hall
2000 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Steinberg Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Honors, Awards, Grants
First Place Award, Glass National, Workhouse Arts Center, 2016
Eyes Got It! Competition, Austin, TX, Top 10 Award Recipient, 2015
Eyes Got It! Competition, Austin, TX, Top 10 Award Recipient, 2012
First Place in Sculpture, St. Louis Art Fair, 2011
Award in Glass, St. Louis Art Fair 2008
Award of Excellence, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2008
Annealer Magazine Design Competition Award, 2007
Outstanding Local Artist, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2007
Highland Arts Council Award in Glass, 2007
Award of Merit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2006
Arts in Transit Grant Award Recipient for Public Art Project, 2004-2005
The New Glass Review 25, Corning Museum of Glass, 2004
Award of Excellence, and participation in Honor Awards Show at Art St. Louis, 2001
Commission Award from Ritenour High School, St. Louis, MO, 2000
Juror’s Award at Slight of Hand Show, St. Louis Artist Guild, 1999
Other Professional Experience
2015 Visiting Artist + Workshop, Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, STL
2012 - 2015 Judge, Art City Austin, category of glass
2009 Juror, Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
2008 Artist Lecture, John Burroughs School
2001-2004 Women’s Caucus for Art, National Board of Directors
Bibliography / Media
Almost Real Things Magazine, Artist Spotlight p. 40-41, Issue 01, 2016
Miriam Steger, GLASSS4 Book of Lampworkers, Featured Artist p. 54-55, 2015
The Flow Magazine: Winter 2014, 10th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, p. 25
Durango Weddings Magazine, "Whimsicle Fun in Durango" p. 27, 2014 issue
The Flow Magazine: Winter 2013, 9th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, p.25
Daily Art Muse, “Karen Woodward’s Flameworked Attitude”, Susan Lomuto, 1/17/12
LAMMAGA, Quarterly Magazine of Kobe Lampwork Museum, featuring ISGB Perspectives Exhibition, January 2011
Watson, Lisa, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "Art Fair Draws a Crowd", 5/8/10
Vital Voice Magazine, "Scene & Styling", images p. 26, Volume 11, Issue 4, April, 2010
Ave, Melanie, St. Louis Post Dispatch, "Artists’ Muse Starts a Creative Journey", Lifestyles, p L5, 8/22/09
Riggle, Sarah, The Glass Bead Magazine, "Perspectives", Vol XVI, Issue 3, Summer 09, p. 27
The Flow Magazine: Winter 2008, 4th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, p.15
Needle and Clay online review, http://needleandclay.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/karen-woodward/
GLASS Magazine, The Urban Glass Art Quarterly Education Issue, Volume 98, p. 10, Spring 2005
Bennington, Vikki, The Alton Telegraph, "Hot Glass – Jacoby Arts Center" sec. B, p. 1, 3/10/05
Home Companion Magazine, "Eye Spy" p 12, October / November issue 2004
Tettinger, Corina, Passing the Flame: Spotlight on the Inner Child, images p. 2, 2004
Belling, Rebecca, South Bend Tribune, "A Female Perspective", p. C8, 10/14/02
Cuniberti, Betty, St. Louis Post Dispatch, "Do Not Be Afraid of "Venus Envy"", p. E1, 3/27/02
Manzo, Lisa, Channel 4 News, The Morning Show, 2/8/01, live interview
Gubin, Jill, Ladue News, "Hot Off the Grill", 2/2/01, p.2 photo, p.7 credits
Meyer, Michelle, St. Louis Post Dispatch Lifestyle Magazine, 1/20/01, cover image p. 1L, p. 42L credits
Show Me St Louis, Channel 5 News Program, 1/12/01
The Record, April 1, 1999 (Volume 23 No. 26) p. 4
Author/ Scientific Publications
Woodward Garcia, Karen: Museum of Neon Art: The Art of Plasma and First Plasma Artist Symposium. GASNews, Summer 2017, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 13-15
Reddy PA, Woodward KE, McIlheran SM, Hsiang BC, Latifi TN, Hill MW, Rothman SM, Ferrendelli JA, Covey DF: Synthesis and anticonvulsant activities of 3,3-dialkyl- and 3-alkyl-3-benzyl-2-piperidinones (delta-valerolactams) and hexahydro-2H-azepin-2-ones (epsilon-caprolactams). J Med Chem 1997 Jan 3; 40(1):44-9
Reddy PA, Hsiang BC, Latifi TN, Hill MW, Woodward KE, Rothman SM, Ferrendelli JA, Covey DF: 3,3-Dialkyl- and 3-alkyl-3-benzyl-substituted 2-pyrrolidinones: a new class of anticonvulsant agents. J Med Chem 1996 Apr 26; 39(9):1898-906
Wall SM, Trinh HN, Woodward KE: Heterogeneity of NH+4 transport in mouse inner medullary collecting duct cells. Am J Physiol 1995 Oct;269(4 Pt 2):F536-44
Manaye KF, McIntire DD, Smith WK, Mann DMA, Woodward K, German DC: Normal Number of Locus Coeruleus Cells in Frontal Lobe Dementia. Society for Neuroscience Abstract 1992.
Karen Woodward is a mixed media artist specializing in the creation of glass sculpture. Karen lives and works in Austin, TX, where she maintains a private studio at Canopy Austin. Karen received her BA in Art History from the University of Texas and her MFA in Sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis in 2000. Prior to moving to Austin, Karen was faculty at Craft Alliance Education Center in St. Louis, MO, where she was chair of the Glass Department. Karen has been a studio art instructor for over 10 years and has taught all levels glass sculpture to both children and adults. She has served as an instructor for several studio art courses including foundry casting for bronze, centrifugal casting for jewelry, as well as 2 and 3D Design.
Karen has exhibited her work in numerous venues both nationally and internationally. Her work has been featured in several publications including the Corning Museum of Glass New Glass Review, the Urban Glass Art Quarterly, LAMMAGA Magazine of the Kobe Lampwork Museum, and Glasss4 Book of Lampworkers. In addition to gallery exhibitions and art fairs, Karen also received a public art grant to create a neon and glass installation for the City of St. Louis, which was part of an urban revitalization project on the Delmar Loop in University City.
When Karen is not in the studio or participating in art related activities, she enjoys spending time with her family and an assortment of feathered friends.
Artist Statement
My work is an upbeat, colorful celebration of life. With hot sculpted glass and mixed media collage, I create lively portraits that explore the absurdity of life and the multiplicity of our being. Comical, gem-like glass characters, as well as mixed media portraits on panel comprise the majority of my current work. With glass, I create unique portraits that exhibit a wide range of personality, expression, and attitude. While some sculptures appear cheerful and ridiculous, others appear slightly grumpy, bad-tempered or even introspective. When these sculptures are displayed as an installation, they create new narratives as the characters relate to one another. With mixed media collage, I create vibrant, imaginative portraits with both light and glass. Color changing LEDs illuminate each piece from within to create an exciting, visual experience. This internal light source also suggests the notion of thought, mood, or state of being. Above all, I believe that art does not need to appear serious to be meaningful.
CV
Education
MFA in Sculpture, Washington University in St. Louis, 2000
BA in Art History, The University of Texas at Austin, 1993
Professional Experience
2011 – present Studio Artist, Austin, TX
2001 - 2010 Craft Alliance Education Center, St. Louis MO, Chair and Instructor in Glass
1999 Washington University, Instructor, St. Louis, MO
1994-1997 UT Health Science Center Houston, Research Assistant II, Department of Neurology
1993-1994 UT Health Science Center Houston, Research Assistant I, Department of Nephrology
1991 UT Southwestern Medical Center, Research Assistant I, Department of Psychiatry
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Work, Play, and Somewhere In Between, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2016 Mental States, Art for the People Gallery, Austin, TX
2015 Mental States Pop Up, Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, St. Louis, MO
2014 Welcome to Easy Town, Canopy #107, Austin, TX
2010 The Birds and the Bees, PHD Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2009 Karen Woodward, Third Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, MO
2008 People, Planets, and Places, Bonsack Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2008 Karen Woodward, Third Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, MO
2006 New Work, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Group Exhibitions
2018
CHAOS, Ro2Art, Dallas TX
SPACELAB, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
CraftTexas Biennial, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston TX
Spin it Your Way, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
Narrative Offerings, Gallery Verde at San Angelo Museum of Fine Art
Unforeseen, CAMIBA Gallery, Austin, TX
GIFC, MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
The Art of Celebration, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
3Ps, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
2017
The Art of Plasma, Museum of Neon Art, Glendale, CA
New Glass Review 38, Corning Museum of Glass, NY
Build Hope, Not Walls, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX
Saint Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Unleashed, Cherry Cola Dog Gallery, Austin, TX
The Mighty Vignettes, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
People, Pets, and Places, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
2016
Glass National 2016, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton Virginia
Make Believe, MASS Gallery Austin, TX
Group Hug, 107 Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2015
FIRED, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
The New Glass Review 36, Corning Museum of Glass, NY
Human 20/20, Invenio, Austin, TX
Minutiae, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Spring Art Show, Metropolitan Gallery, Austin, TX
2014
SOFA EXPO Chicago, PISMO Gallery
Movement, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Keeping Dreamtime, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Five x Seven, The Contemporary Austin, Austin, TX
DUE EAST, Big Medium Gallery at Canopy, Austin, TX
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Glass Weekend, PISMO Gallery at Wheaton Arts Cultural Center, NJ
DUE EAST, Big Medium Gallery at Canopy, Austin, TX
The People’s Gallery, City Hall, Austin, TX
Five x Seven, AMOA Arthouse, Austin, TX
Eyes Got It! Group Show, Pump Art Project, Austin, TX
2012
Whimsy, Charak Gallery at Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, St. Louis, MO
Eyes Got It! Group Show, Pump Art Project, Austin, TX
Glass Invitational, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
5 x 7, AMOA Arthouse, Austin, TX
2011
St. Louis Contemporary Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
EAST, group show and studio tour sponsored by Big Medium, Austin, TX
2010
Perspectives: Traditions and Innovations in Glass Beads, Kobe Lampwork Museum, Kobe, Japan
Glass Invitational, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
On a Roll, Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
City Wide Open Studios, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 23, St. Louis, MO
Wish You Were Here 9, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Wall Ball, Neo, St. Louis, MO
2009
Perspectives: Traditions and Innovations in Glass Beads, Glass Art Society, Corning, NY
Glass Invitational, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton, MO
Craft Alliance Faculty Biennial, St. Louis, MO
City Wide Open Studios 2009, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 22, St. Louis, MO
2008
Strange Bedfellows, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton, MO
Out of the Box: Pushing the Boundaries of the Glass Bead, Ohio Glass Museum, Lancaster, OH; Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda, CA; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
City Wide Open Studios, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Generations IV, Biennial Invitational, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 21, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
JANUS 2008, Art Coop, St. Louis MO
2007
Trajectories: An Exhibition Exploring Contemporary Glass Beadmaking, The Bead Museum, Glendale, AZ, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue)
City Wide Open Studios, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Biennial Faculty Invitational, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Glass Now, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Wish You Were Here, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 20, St. Louis, MO
Plaza Contemporary Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
The Gnu Show, Art Coop, St. Louis MO
2006
Six Sensational Female Artists, Windows off Washington, St. Louis, MO
Wall Ball, City Museum, St. Louis, MO
The Art of Food, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Plaza Contemporary Art Fair 75, Kansas City, MO
CraftBoston Contemporary Art Fair, Boston, MA
Contemporary Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park 19, St. Louis, MO
2005
Biennial Faculty Invitational, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Hot Glass, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL
Glass Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX
Laumeier Contemporary Art Fair 18, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
Wish You Were Here, AIR Gallery, NY, NY
Venus Envy VII – St. Louis, MO
2004
A Well Hung Show, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Spatial Synergy, Washington University School of Medicine, Public Art
The Sheldon Art Gallery, St. Louis Painters and Sculptors Invitational
Venus Envy VI – St. Louis, MO
2003
On and On Till the Break of Dawn (Critical Mass of St. Louis), Mossa Center Gallery
Uno Annum, Art Coop, St. Louis, MO
From These Hands, Faculty Invitational, Craft Alliance Education Center
Venus Envy V, City Museum, St. Louis, MO (catalogue)
Daughters, WCA Midwest Regional Invitational Traveling Exhibition, Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL; Iowa City Art Center; Colfax Cultural Center, Nebraska
Dada One, Art Coop, St. Louis, MO
2002
Ecstasy: Mind, Body, and Spirit, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, juried by Meg Linton
A is for Art, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
17th Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Art Center Gallery, Warrensburg, MO
Educators in Art, Art in Educators, St. Peters Arts Center, St. Peters, MO
Ideas, Visions, & Translations, O’Fallon Cultural Arts Center
Blue, Crowe T. Brooks Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Venus Envy, IN/FORM Gallery, catalogue
3" x 3"- Annual Faculty Exhibit, Meramec Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2001
Heavy Petting, IN/FORM Gallery, performance (9/8/01), curatorial committee
Faculty Exhibition, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis MO
Outside the Box, IN/FORM Gallery, performance, (6/9/01)
Honor Awards 2001, Art St. Louis, curated by Patrick Schuchard
Little People, Borders Books, Clayton, MO
La Petite VIII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
Snapshot, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Conn., Arcadia University Art Gallery, organized by Gary Sangster
Faces on Places, St. Louis Art Guild, St. Louis, MO, juried by Gregg Kruetz
Inspired By Another, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis MO
Mixed Bag, Art St. Louis, St Louis, MO, juried by Joan Hall
2000 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Steinberg Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Honors, Awards, Grants
First Place Award, Glass National, Workhouse Arts Center, 2016
Eyes Got It! Competition, Austin, TX, Top 10 Award Recipient, 2015
Eyes Got It! Competition, Austin, TX, Top 10 Award Recipient, 2012
First Place in Sculpture, St. Louis Art Fair, 2011
Award in Glass, St. Louis Art Fair 2008
Award of Excellence, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2008
Annealer Magazine Design Competition Award, 2007
Outstanding Local Artist, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2007
Highland Arts Council Award in Glass, 2007
Award of Merit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2006
Arts in Transit Grant Award Recipient for Public Art Project, 2004-2005
The New Glass Review 25, Corning Museum of Glass, 2004
Award of Excellence, and participation in Honor Awards Show at Art St. Louis, 2001
Commission Award from Ritenour High School, St. Louis, MO, 2000
Juror’s Award at Slight of Hand Show, St. Louis Artist Guild, 1999
Other Professional Experience
2015 Visiting Artist + Workshop, Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design, STL
2012 - 2015 Judge, Art City Austin, category of glass
2009 Juror, Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
2008 Artist Lecture, John Burroughs School
2001-2004 Women’s Caucus for Art, National Board of Directors
Bibliography / Media
Almost Real Things Magazine, Artist Spotlight p. 40-41, Issue 01, 2016
Miriam Steger, GLASSS4 Book of Lampworkers, Featured Artist p. 54-55, 2015
The Flow Magazine: Winter 2014, 10th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, p. 25
Durango Weddings Magazine, "Whimsicle Fun in Durango" p. 27, 2014 issue
The Flow Magazine: Winter 2013, 9th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, p.25
Daily Art Muse, “Karen Woodward’s Flameworked Attitude”, Susan Lomuto, 1/17/12
LAMMAGA, Quarterly Magazine of Kobe Lampwork Museum, featuring ISGB Perspectives Exhibition, January 2011
Watson, Lisa, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "Art Fair Draws a Crowd", 5/8/10
Vital Voice Magazine, "Scene & Styling", images p. 26, Volume 11, Issue 4, April, 2010
Ave, Melanie, St. Louis Post Dispatch, "Artists’ Muse Starts a Creative Journey", Lifestyles, p L5, 8/22/09
Riggle, Sarah, The Glass Bead Magazine, "Perspectives", Vol XVI, Issue 3, Summer 09, p. 27
The Flow Magazine: Winter 2008, 4th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, p.15
Needle and Clay online review, http://needleandclay.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/karen-woodward/
GLASS Magazine, The Urban Glass Art Quarterly Education Issue, Volume 98, p. 10, Spring 2005
Bennington, Vikki, The Alton Telegraph, "Hot Glass – Jacoby Arts Center" sec. B, p. 1, 3/10/05
Home Companion Magazine, "Eye Spy" p 12, October / November issue 2004
Tettinger, Corina, Passing the Flame: Spotlight on the Inner Child, images p. 2, 2004
Belling, Rebecca, South Bend Tribune, "A Female Perspective", p. C8, 10/14/02
Cuniberti, Betty, St. Louis Post Dispatch, "Do Not Be Afraid of "Venus Envy"", p. E1, 3/27/02
Manzo, Lisa, Channel 4 News, The Morning Show, 2/8/01, live interview
Gubin, Jill, Ladue News, "Hot Off the Grill", 2/2/01, p.2 photo, p.7 credits
Meyer, Michelle, St. Louis Post Dispatch Lifestyle Magazine, 1/20/01, cover image p. 1L, p. 42L credits
Show Me St Louis, Channel 5 News Program, 1/12/01
The Record, April 1, 1999 (Volume 23 No. 26) p. 4
Author/ Scientific Publications
Woodward Garcia, Karen: Museum of Neon Art: The Art of Plasma and First Plasma Artist Symposium. GASNews, Summer 2017, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 13-15
Reddy PA, Woodward KE, McIlheran SM, Hsiang BC, Latifi TN, Hill MW, Rothman SM, Ferrendelli JA, Covey DF: Synthesis and anticonvulsant activities of 3,3-dialkyl- and 3-alkyl-3-benzyl-2-piperidinones (delta-valerolactams) and hexahydro-2H-azepin-2-ones (epsilon-caprolactams). J Med Chem 1997 Jan 3; 40(1):44-9
Reddy PA, Hsiang BC, Latifi TN, Hill MW, Woodward KE, Rothman SM, Ferrendelli JA, Covey DF: 3,3-Dialkyl- and 3-alkyl-3-benzyl-substituted 2-pyrrolidinones: a new class of anticonvulsant agents. J Med Chem 1996 Apr 26; 39(9):1898-906
Wall SM, Trinh HN, Woodward KE: Heterogeneity of NH+4 transport in mouse inner medullary collecting duct cells. Am J Physiol 1995 Oct;269(4 Pt 2):F536-44
Manaye KF, McIntire DD, Smith WK, Mann DMA, Woodward K, German DC: Normal Number of Locus Coeruleus Cells in Frontal Lobe Dementia. Society for Neuroscience Abstract 1992.
