Karen is a recipient of the Instituto Sacatar Fellowship (Brazil), the MacDowell Colony Artist Fellowship, Canada Council for the Arts Grants, the Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography from the Canada Council, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship.
Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries and festivals throughout North America and Europe, including the Liverpool Biennial, the Bring to Light Festival on the Brooklyn waterfront.
All images courtesy of the artist
The Execution, 2005. Chromogenic print, 30 x 30 inches.
The Glovemaker, 2005.
[The Third of May, 1808], 2012.
Smoking Gun, 2007. Installation detail, 5 x 140 feet.
Big Game, 2005. Installation view of West Wall, 5 x 65 feet.
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