Karen Messerman
Family Room, 1999
Estimated Value: $1,200

Color photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive paper
8 x 10 inches
Unframed
Edition 1/10
Signed, on front
Donated by the artist, courtesy of Thomas V. Meyer - Fine Art.
Donation made in honor of Heather Snider.

I investigate the world with my camera, making notes, seeking interesting patterns and striking visual contrasts. I am drawn to both natural and urban landscapes as each evoke compelling questions about our lives and our place in the world. In my prints, I strive to retain the subtleties of ever-shifting light and color, as these give shape to a world that can be harsh, complicated and often sublime.

About the Artist:
Karen Messerman

EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Photography, 1991 Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, 1982, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1947 Center Street Gallery,  “Digital Art 2012” Berkeley, CA, February, 2012
Macworld 2011 Digital Art Gallery, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, 2011
Visual Studies Workshop, Invitational Auction, Rochester, NY, 2011, 2012
Jerry Adams Gallery, Berkeley City College, “Art and Activism,” Berkeley, CA, March 2009
SF Cameraworks, Invitational Photography Auction, San Francisco, CA, 2000-2005
Freddie Fong Contemporary Art Gallery, "Transcending Reality," San Francisco, CA, Oct 2000
Photometro, Gallery Annual, San Francisco, CA, 1998, 1999
Freddie Fong Contemporary Art Gallery, "Real/Surreal," San Francisco, CA, July 1999
Photometro, First Place Winner, Photometro Competition, San Francisco, CA, 1998
ASUC Art Studio, UC Berkeley, Faculty Exhibition, Berkeley, CA, September 1997
Red Café, "Family Records," Berkeley, CA, 1995
Tyler Art Gallery, "Aging: The Process, The Perception," NYSU, Oswego, NY. 1992
The Continental Art Gallery, Continental Insurance Company, "On Time”, New York, NY, 1991
Visual Studies Workshop, "Scratching the Surface," MFA Solo Exhibition, Rochester, NY, 1991
Pyramid Arts Center, Upstate Invitational Exhibition, Rochester, NY, 1989

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Studio & Wedding Photographer, Berkeley, CA,. 1998-2011

Photography Instructor, ASUC Art Studio, UC Berkeley, 1994-2001

Graduate Student Instructor of Photography, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY 1988-1990

Website: karenmesserman.com