Selected Solo Exhibitions



2016 - Galileo/Sunspots, American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy

2015 - Speed of Light, MME Fine Art, New York, NY

2013 - ARTworks, Holland Hall, Tulsa, OK

2012 - Extraordinary/Ordinary, MME Fine Art, New York, NY

2003 - Karen Tompkins, Judith Wall Fine Art, New York, NY

1997 - Solo Show, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

Corporate And Museum Collections



Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Providence, RI

Cabot, Cabot, Forbes, Stamford, CT

R.L. Hudson Vineyard, Napa, CA
Nortex, Providence, RI

Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Williams Company, Tulsa, OK

James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated, New York, NY


Selected Group Exhibitions



2020 - Art Off-Screen, curated by Eileen Jeng, Neumeraki, New York, NY
2018 - The Art of Protest, Arteté Gallery, Greenpoint NY

2018 - Tick Tock: Time in Contemporary Art, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY (curated by Bartholomew Bland)

2018 - Master Drawings New York, Cade Tompkins Projects at Victoria Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY

2017 - Fine Print Fair, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cade Tompkins Projects, Cleveland, Ohio

2017 - Give Voice, Gallery LMAK, New York, NY

2017 - Give Voice, Rubin Museum, New York, NY

2017 - Spring Break Art Fair, New York, NY

2016 - IFPDA Print Fair, Art in an Airstream, New York, NY

2014 - Art Southampton, Voltz Clarke, Southampton, NY

2014 - The Brucennial, Vito Schnabel & The Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY

2014 - Kips Bay Designer Show House, Mendelson Group, New York, NY

2013 - The Armory Show Summer Celebration, Voltz Clarke, Sag Harbor, NY

2013 - Spring Selections, MME Fine Art, New York, NY

2012 - ArtHamptons, Cade Tompkins Projects, Bridgehampton, NY

2012 - Blair Voltz Clarke, VIP Exhibition, Armory Show, New York, NY

2011 - Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, New York, NY

2011 - Blair Voltz Clarke, VIP Exhibition, Armory Show, New York, NY

2010 - Monumental, Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI


2010 - Blair Voltz Clarke, VIP Exhibition, Armory Show, New York, NY

2010 - Next Art Fair, Cade Tompkins Projects, Chicago, IL

2010 - Baltimore Museum of Art, Contemporary Print Fair, Baltimore, MD

2010 - Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, New York, NY

2009 - Pink Is The New Black, Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI

2009 - Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, New York, NY

2009 - Jensen Fine Arts, Brookline, MA

2008 - Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, New York, NY

2007 - A Century of Women Painters, Jensen Fine Arts, Brookline, MA

2006 - The Affordable Art Fair, Julio Valdez Prints, New York, NY

2006 - Inaugural Exhibition, Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, MA

2005 - Art and the Garden, Spanierman Gallery, East Hampton, NY

2005 - Picturing Central Park, Christie’s, New York, NY

2005 - Group Show, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

2004 - Summer Show, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

2003 - Works on Paper, The Armory Exhibition, Ronnie-Cohen, New York, NY

2003 - Selections, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

2003 - Connections, Ronnie Cohen, New York, NY

2002 - Selections, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

2002 - San Francisco Art Fair, Kraushaar Gallleries, San Francisco, CA

2002 - Summer Exhibition, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY


2000 - Contemporary Art of Philbrook, The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK

1999 - Selections, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

1999 - Works on Paper, The Armory Exhibition, Kraushaar Galleries, NY, NY

1999 - The Art Show, The Armory Exhibition, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

1998 - The Exchange Show, Ronnie Cohen, New York, NY

1998 - Works on Paper, The Armory Exhibition, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

1998 - The Digital Print, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY

1998 - Still Life Painting Today, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC

1998 - Artists Prints, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

1997 - Works on Paper, The Armory Exhibition, Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY

1997 - Scapes: Air and Land, Jane Thurn Gallery, New York, NY

1997 - Landscapes-Gardens, Jane Thrun Gallery, New York, NY

1996 - Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY

1996 - Four Collectors: Richard Brown Baker, Caroline Lerner Goldsmith, Werner Kramarsky, Michael Rubenstein, The Century Association, New York, NY

1995 - Icons for a Contemporary Work, Cade Tompkins, New York, NY

1995 - Bloom!, Downtown/Uptown Gallery Lok, Wainscott, NY

1995 - Group, Downtown/Uptown Gallery Lok, Wainscott, NY


Bibliography/Press



2018 - New York Social Diary, "Karen Tompkins, Tick Tock: Time in Contemporary Art”. March Issue

2016 - Veranda, "A Bright Idea", Lisa Cregan, January Issue

2016 - Rooms Magazine, "Elegance at the Shore", Kristin J. Webb-Hollering, Spring Issue

2015 - ArtFix Daily, Karen Tompkins "Speed of Light", June Issue 

2015 - BlouinArtInfo, Karen Tompkins at MME Fine Art, June Issue

2015 - NY Observer, “Blair Voltz Clarke”, Observer.com, “Meet Blair Clarke...,” May Issue

2015 - Domino Magazine, Featured Artist, Summer Issue

2015 - Lonny Magazine, written by Samantha Yanks, January 

2014 - Veranda Magazine, “Elements of Style,” September Issue

2014 - WhiteHot Magazine, “Art Southampton,” August Issue 

2014 - Printed-Editions.com, Featured Artist, Summer Issue 

2013 - NPR Radio, “Interview with artist Karen Tompkins,” Rich Fisher

2013 - Tulsa World, “Arts Roundup: Artworks artist Karen Tompkins.”

2013 - Artfullyawear, “Now Wearing Bubbles,” Ariel Maile Adkins

2013 - Artfullyawear, “SUPERLATIVES: Karen Tompkins Bubbles,” Ariel Maile Adkins

2013 - ARTFIXdaily, “Extraordinary/Ordinary: Recent Photography of Karen Tompkins

2013 - Vibrance and Chaos, “Working at the Carwash,Yeah!” Maggie Waltermath


2013 - KDHamptons, “My Hamptons: Blair Clarke.”

2011 - CBS TV News, “Living Large”

2011 - Designers’ Collaborative, “Midnight Lace: The Art of Karen Tompkins,” Glenn Gissler

2011 - New York Observer, “Karen Tompkins and Celerie Kembel,” Elise Knutsen

2011 - LXTV, “Designer Living with Katie Lydon.”

2011 - Avenue Insider, “ Art Party,” Jasmine Lombardi

2011 - Hotel Chic, “Blair Clarke Check Into The Avalon”

2010 - Clovermag.com, “Best in Show,” Chesie Breen

2005 - The East Hampton Independent, “In The Gallery,” Joan Baum

1996 - Avenue Magazine, “Artist in Pinstripes,” Cricket Burns

1995 - Flash Art, “Museums and Galleries”

1995 - The East Hampton Independent, “Art Beat,” Renee Dahl

1994 - The Independent, “Art Facts and Artifacts,” Donald Kennedy Southampton Press, “At The Galleries.”

1994 - Dan’s Papers, “Kat’s Eye - Karen Tompkins Landscapes and Gardens,” Kathleen de Moncy


Education

 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Graduate Studies
 
Academy of Fine Art, Rome, Italy
 
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, B.A.