Born Rabaul Papua New Guinea; now resides in Brisbane Australia.
Her family is from the remote province of Manus Island as well as Guam near the Philippine Sea.
Completing a Bachelor of Fine Art majoring in printmaking with Queensland College of Art, Griffith University Australia in 2005, she has also been a tutor as well as the Education officer for Impress Printmakers Studio (the only open access studio) in Brisbane.
Works on paper, particularly printmaking is her focus with linocuts, etchings & screenprints that examine consciousness, myths & the spaces between. She is interested in investigating the peripheries between dream, fantasy and memory and how this interacts with our conscious experience and the inherent conflict between illusion and reality, ethereality and permanence.
Utilising physical mark making along with the layering process of printmaking as well as strong line & pattern she works predominantly with linocuts & etching to interpret a landscape that floats with strange encounters. She uses myths from PNG, poetry, and found items.
Collage has also featured in a process of ongoing exploration that informs prints in her practice.
Her work has been exhibited nationally & abroad .Curriculum Vitae
Email karenkaese@yahoo.com Web:
Education:
2008 Bachelor of Secondary Education, Griffith University Queensland Australia
2005 Bachelor of Fine Art, Griffith University Queensland Australia.
2003 Diploma of Visual Art, South Bank Institute of TAFE Australia
Selected Exhibitions
2013
Diversity In Print Royal QLD Art Society, Brisbane
CPM Print Prize Tweed River Art Gallery, New South Wales
Impressions 7 Brisbane Institute of Art Brisbane
Conform/Confront, Hong Kong Graphic Arts Fiesta Hong Kong
2012
Still Time Solo Exhibition, Art Factory Brisbane
Southern Circles, Church Studio Franklin, Tasmania
Water Portraits-Portraits d’eau Queensland POP Gallery, Brisbane
6th Douro Print Biennial 2012, Alijo Portugal
2011
The Round Up, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane
Queensland - Québec Water Portraits - Portraits d’eau, Warren G. Flowers Gallery
Dawson College, Montréal Canada
The Empty Set, White Canvas Gallery, Brisbane
Impressions 6, Circle Gallery, Brisbane
Electic Mix 2, Baboa Gallery, Brisbane
2010
Firstdraft Fundraising Event, New South Wales
Baboa Artists Group Show, The Gap Queensland
ATC Project, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville New South Wales
BAware, St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane Australia
Convergence/Divergence, Hong Kong
Penang International Print Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia
Compact Prints, Umbrella Studio, Townsville Queensland Australia
Curious Collector, Project Gallery Queensland College of Art Australia
On Paper, Project Gallery Queensland College of Art Australia
Impressions 5, Circle Gallery, West End Brisbane
2009
My Case The Hong Kong Open Printshop Gallery & Artland Gallery Hong Kong & Project Gallery Queensland College of Art Australia
Impressions 4, Circle Gallery, West End Queensland
2008
Bridging, Horsley United Kingdom
Blue Noir,Redlands City Gallery Cleveland
Impressions 3, Circle Gallery Brisbane
2007
Ebb and Flow, Circle Gallery, Brisbane Impressions 2, Circle Gallery Brisbane Royal
Sand, Sea, Water, Baboa Art Gallery, Paddington Brisbane
Women's Hospital Students Award Exhibition, Royal Women's Hospital Brisbane
Reel Heroes, Robyn Bauer Gallery Paddington Brisbane. Also touring
CPM National Print Awards, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW.
2006
Imprint, Art Factory, South Brisbane
Seduction, Sedation, Sedition, CPM Gallery Murwillumbah & Circle Gallery Brisbane Impress Members Exhibition, City Library Brisbane
Distinct Voices, Project Gallery South Bank, Brisbane
Red, Redcliffe Regional Gallery, Redcliffe Impress Members Exhibition, City Library Brisbane Royal Women's Hospital Students Award Exhibition, Royal Women's Hospital Brisbane
12 x 12: CD Exhibition, Polder & Amis, Brisbane
QCA Print Club Auction, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
2005
Parrallels Crossing Art Factory, South Brisbane
Chimaera, Griffith University Queensland College of Art
12 x 12: CD Exhibition, Project Gallery, Brisbane
CPM Print Award,Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW
2004
TAFE Graduate Show, South Bank Institute of TAFE, Morningside Campus
Gallery Nona, Brisbane Institute of Art
Professional Activity
2007-2010 Tutor with Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane
2007- Current Impress Printmakers Studio Board Member
1999 Experimental Drawing Camberwell College London
1998 Childrens Book Illustration Camberwell College London
Collections
Brisbane State Library; Magnani Papers Australia;
Franklin Bookbinders Victoria; QCA Drawing and Print Media Department Teaching Resource; Queensland Police Commissioners Collection
Penang State Art Gallery, Malaysia
Hong Kong Open Print shop, Hong Kong
Galleries.
Teddy Sinclair Gallery,Leura Blue Mountains, NSW
Baboa Art Gallery The Gap, Brisbane QLD
Publications
Chimaera, Fine Art Graduate Exhibitions, 2005
Convergence/Divergence A survey of Printmaking
PIPE, Museum of Malaysia
Memberships
Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane
National Association of the Visual Arts
Print Council of Australia
Her family is from the remote province of Manus Island as well as Guam near the Philippine Sea.
Completing a Bachelor of Fine Art majoring in printmaking with Queensland College of Art, Griffith University Australia in 2005, she has also been a tutor as well as the Education officer for Impress Printmakers Studio (the only open access studio) in Brisbane.
Works on paper, particularly printmaking is her focus with linocuts, etchings & screenprints that examine consciousness, myths & the spaces between. She is interested in investigating the peripheries between dream, fantasy and memory and how this interacts with our conscious experience and the inherent conflict between illusion and reality, ethereality and permanence.
Utilising physical mark making along with the layering process of printmaking as well as strong line & pattern she works predominantly with linocuts & etching to interpret a landscape that floats with strange encounters. She uses myths from PNG, poetry, and found items.
Collage has also featured in a process of ongoing exploration that informs prints in her practice.
Her work has been exhibited nationally & abroad .Curriculum Vitae
Email karenkaese@yahoo.com Web:
Education:
2008 Bachelor of Secondary Education, Griffith University Queensland Australia
2005 Bachelor of Fine Art, Griffith University Queensland Australia.
2003 Diploma of Visual Art, South Bank Institute of TAFE Australia
Selected Exhibitions
2013
Diversity In Print Royal QLD Art Society, Brisbane
CPM Print Prize Tweed River Art Gallery, New South Wales
Impressions 7 Brisbane Institute of Art Brisbane
Conform/Confront, Hong Kong Graphic Arts Fiesta Hong Kong
2012
Still Time Solo Exhibition, Art Factory Brisbane
Southern Circles, Church Studio Franklin, Tasmania
Big Little Print Show, Lust for Life Gallery
Water Portraits-Portraits d’eau Queensland POP Gallery, Brisbane
6th Douro Print Biennial 2012, Alijo Portugal
2011
The Round Up, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane
Queensland - Québec Water Portraits - Portraits d’eau, Warren G. Flowers Gallery
Dawson College, Montréal Canada
The Empty Set, White Canvas Gallery, Brisbane
Impressions 6, Circle Gallery, Brisbane
Electic Mix 2, Baboa Gallery, Brisbane
2010
Firstdraft Fundraising Event, New South Wales
Baboa Artists Group Show, The Gap Queensland
ATC Project, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville New South Wales
BAware, St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane Australia
Convergence/Divergence, Hong Kong
Penang International Print Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia
Compact Prints, Umbrella Studio, Townsville Queensland Australia
Curious Collector, Project Gallery Queensland College of Art Australia
On Paper, Project Gallery Queensland College of Art Australia
Impressions 5, Circle Gallery, West End Brisbane
2009
My Case The Hong Kong Open Printshop Gallery & Artland Gallery Hong Kong & Project Gallery Queensland College of Art Australia
Impressions 4, Circle Gallery, West End Queensland
2008
Bridging, Horsley United Kingdom
Blue Noir,Redlands City Gallery Cleveland
Impressions 3, Circle Gallery Brisbane
2007
Ebb and Flow, Circle Gallery, Brisbane Impressions 2, Circle Gallery Brisbane Royal
Sand, Sea, Water, Baboa Art Gallery, Paddington Brisbane
Women's Hospital Students Award Exhibition, Royal Women's Hospital Brisbane
Reel Heroes, Robyn Bauer Gallery Paddington Brisbane. Also touring
CPM National Print Awards, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW.
2006
Imprint, Art Factory, South Brisbane
Seduction, Sedation, Sedition, CPM Gallery Murwillumbah & Circle Gallery Brisbane Impress Members Exhibition, City Library Brisbane
Distinct Voices, Project Gallery South Bank, Brisbane
Red, Redcliffe Regional Gallery, Redcliffe Impress Members Exhibition, City Library Brisbane Royal Women's Hospital Students Award Exhibition, Royal Women's Hospital Brisbane
12 x 12: CD Exhibition, Polder & Amis, Brisbane
QCA Print Club Auction, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
2005
Parrallels Crossing Art Factory, South Brisbane
Chimaera, Griffith University Queensland College of Art
12 x 12: CD Exhibition, Project Gallery, Brisbane
CPM Print Award,Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW
2004
TAFE Graduate Show, South Bank Institute of TAFE, Morningside Campus
Gallery Nona, Brisbane Institute of Art
Professional Activity
2007-2010 Tutor with Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane
2007- Current Impress Printmakers Studio Board Member
1999 Experimental Drawing Camberwell College London
1998 Childrens Book Illustration Camberwell College London
Collections
Brisbane State Library; Magnani Papers Australia;
Franklin Bookbinders Victoria; QCA Drawing and Print Media Department Teaching Resource; Queensland Police Commissioners Collection
Penang State Art Gallery, Malaysia
Hong Kong Open Print shop, Hong Kong
Galleries.
Teddy Sinclair Gallery,Leura Blue Mountains, NSW
Baboa Art Gallery The Gap, Brisbane QLD
Publications
Chimaera, Fine Art Graduate Exhibitions, 2005
Convergence/Divergence A survey of Printmaking
PIPE, Museum of Malaysia
Memberships
Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane
National Association of the Visual Arts
Print Council of Australia
