Summer Selection 20 x 15" mixed-media collage	Floral Reflections 20x15" mixed-media collage	Spring Selection 20x15" mixed-media collage
Terracotta in Tuscany 17 x 13" mixed-media collage	Flowers from the Garden 12 x 10" mixed-media collage	Flowers in Three Vases 22 x 15" mixed-media collage

Sea Fragments I 11 x 15" mixed-media collage	Sea Fragments II 11 x 15" mixed-media collage	Sea Fragments III 15 x 15" mixed-media collage

Flowers in a Glass 15 x 11" mixed-media collage	Flowers for Two 22 x 18" mixed-media collage	Sea Fragments IV 15 x 15" mixed-media collage

Karen Marcus (nee Young), lives in New Westminster, a suburb of Vancouver, B.C. She is mainly self-taught and frequently attends a variety of workshops and courses with many of Vancouver's prominent artists. Karen, is a member of the New Westminster & ARC Arts Councils and an Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) in Vancouver.

Gallery Representation

• Paperworks Gallery - 1650 Johnston; Vancouver, BC.
• Broadmead Gallery - Broadmead Plaza, Victoria, BC.
• World Wide Web

Education & Workshops

Work influenced by other artists that include Donna Baspaly (SFCA), Alessandra Bitelli (SFCA), Cheryl Campbell (Active FCA), Jack Campbell (SFCA), Myra Hammond (Active FCA), Kiff Holland (SFCA), Tom Huntley (AFCA), Hele Kowallek, Rick McDiarmid (AFCA), Suzanne Northcott (Active FCA), Bonnie Roberts (AFCA), Mike Svob (SFCA), Alan Wylie (SFCA), Anne Zielinski (SFCA).

Exhibitions

1997

• FCA Annual Winter All Media, Vancouver, BC - Juried
• FCA Annual Open Spring Watermedia, Vancouver, BC - Juried
• Expressions, Multi-artist show, New West Arts Centre & Gallery, Queens Park, New Westminster, BC

1996

• FCA Annual Open Spring Watermedia Show, Vancouver, BC - Juried
• Images 1996 - Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby, BC - Juried

1995

• FCA United Nations Golden Anniversary Celebration, Vancouver, BC - Juried
• FCA Annual Volunteer's Exhibition, Vancouver, BC - Juried
• Images '95, New Westminster, BC - Juried
• North Fraser River Regional Juried Art Exhibition, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Port Coquitlam, Anmore & Belcarra - Juried
• Little Art In The Lobby - Massey Theater, New Westminster. "Seasons", Foundations for St. Mary's Hospital and Queens Park-Fellburn Hospitals.
• FCA Unframed Treasures of BC - Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
• FCA Student's Exhibition, Foundation Course - Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

1994

• Flame of Hope Aids Benefit Art Show - Surrey Arts Community Centre
• FCA Student's Exhibition, Foundation Course - Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

1993

• Images '93, New Westminster, BC - Juried

Group Shows

1997

• Expressions3, Artists: Mirja Foley, Karen Marcus, Marjorie Young, Plaskett Gallery, New Westminster, BC

1996

• Expressions3 , Artists: Mirja Foley, Karen Marcus, Marjorie Young; Arts Centre & Gallery, Queens Park, New Westminster, BC.
• Expressions3 , Artists: Mirja Foley, Karen Marcus, Marjorie Young; New Westminster Library Art Gallery, New Westminster, BC.

Awards

• Second Place - FCA United Nations Golden Anniversary Celebration, mixed-media collage, Sea Fragments III, 15x15"
• Honourable Mention - FCA Volunteer & Daler Rowney Shows, mixed-media collage, Spring Gathering, 15x20"
• Honourable Mention - Images '95, mixed-media collage, Summer Offering, 15x20"
• People's Choice Award - Images '95, mixed-media collage, Summer Offering, 15x20"
• People's Choice Award - Images '93, watercolour, Spring Bouquet, 11x15"

Publications

• St. Mary's Hospital Foundation & Queens Park-Fellburn Hospital Foundation, 1996 Calendar. Mixed-media collage, Spring Blossoms in Friendship Park. Selected to be in the 1996 fund-raising calendar.
• Painting the Circles of Life, Profile of an Artist, Interest, (May/June 1995) Bi-monthly employee and retiree publication, international publication for the Royal Bank Group.

Contacting the Artist

By e-mail or telephone: (604) 522-3134.

All art copyright by the artist.