KAREN KRAVEN____________________________________
CV

EDUCATION

Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto
Bachelor of Fine Arts Drawing and Painting 2006

RESIDENCIES

The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, 2006 Summer Residency Program
The School of Visual Arts, New York City, 2005 Summer Residency Program

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007
GBA, Art Metropole, Toronto
Interim Committee for Surface and/or Planar Re-adjustment, OCAD Gallery, Toronto

2006

2008: Annual Members Exhibition, Mercer Union, Toronto
Moving Facility, off-site, presented by XPACE, Toronto
Location, Location, Location, off-site, presented by XPACE, Toronto
Hit The Showers, Other Gallery, Banff, Alberta
Drift/Draft, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto
Show Me Yours, curated with Amy Beecher, XPACE, Toronto

2005
Observance, XPACE, Toronto
Wall+Paper Show, XPACE, Toronto
Tekko 04, DeLeon White Gallery, Toronto

2003
Nine, Gallery 1313, Toronto
Nostalgic Future, Here and Now Gallery, Toronto
Touchy Feely, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto

AWARDS

2006
Andre Beaulieu Bursary
Anne Adler Kagan Award

2002
Robin Comyn Cumine Scholarship
Ian Lawrence Memorial Award

2002, 2003 and 2004
Applied Arts Annual Illustration Award

REVIEWS

Stuart, G. ‘Moving Facilitates Ongoing Art’ The Strand, 30 Nov. 2006

Sayej, N. ‘Moving Facility’ Swingset #7

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006-present
Teacher’s Assistant, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto

2005-2007
Programming Coordinator, XPACE, Toronto

2002-present
Freelance Illustrator, Toronto