Karen Fenley was born in Sacramento, California.  She lives in Fort Bragg, California.

EDUCATION

l973          B.S., University of California, Davis, Applied Behavioral Science

l976          M.A., California State University, Sacramento, Education - Behavioral Science

l978          M.A., California State University, Sacramento, Studio Art

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005         Partner’s Gallery, Little River, CA

2000         The Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA

l999          City 2000 Gallery, Reno City Hall, Reno, NV

l998          Art Department Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

l996          City of Las Vegas, Charleston Heights Art Center, Las Vegas, NV

l994          Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA

l987          Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA

l985          Fig Tree Gallery, Fresno, CA

                Jennifer Paul’s Gallery, Sacramento, CA

l984          Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

l982          Open Ring Gallery, Sacramento, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

l998          Lead into Gold, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA

l997          CSUS Alumni - 50 Year Celebration,  Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA

l993          Invitational,  Fig Tree Gallery, Fresno, CA

l99l           Sacramento Abstraction,  Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

l989          Art in Public Buildings Exhibition,  Shasta City Hall Arts Center, Redding, CA

                 California Works,  California State Fair, Sacramento, CA

l988          Art in Public Buildings Exhibition,  California State University, Fresno, CA

l987          Sculpture,  Sierra College, Rocklin, CA

l984          Chan Elliot Gallery, Sacramento, CA

l982          Sculpture Sacramento, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

                 Sculpture Sacramento,  Open Ring Gallery, Sacramento, CA

                 l2th International Sculpture Conference,  California State University, Hayward, CA

                 l2th International Sculpture Conference,  Cutter Tower, Emeryville, CA

l98l          29^th California Annual, Sacramento, CA

                8^th Nevada Annual, Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

l980         7^th Nevada Annual, Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

l979          California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA

LARGE SCALE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

200l          Rhythm in Blues, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Union City, CA

2000         Looking Up, Over and Through, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California

l999          Looking West, Morning, Midday and Evening, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento

l997          Late Afternoon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedeman and Girard, Law Firm, Sacramento, CA

l996          The Leading Edge, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

l995          Seeing the Light at the Water’s Edge, Cable Data, US Computer Service, Sacramento, CA

                 Dancing on the Moon, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

l99l           Garden Crossroads, Raley’s Corporate Headquarters, West Sacramento, CA

l990          Fragmented Fugue and Canto Rumoroso, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

l989          Down Under, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedeman and Girard, Law Firm, Sacramento, CA

l988          The Journey Home, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

                Light Rhythms, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Riverview Plaza, Housing Authority Project

l987          Point of Departure, McCuen and Steele, Metro Center, Sacramento, CA

l986          Let Every Eye Negotiate for Itself and Trust No Agent..., CA. Arts Council, CA, Department of Justice,

l985          Abinitio, Architectural Arts Co., LBJ Center, Dallas, TX

l983          Waves, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Oki Park Pool, Sacramento, CA

WORKS IN THE COLLECTION OF

                  City of Sacramento

                  State of California

                  University of California, Davis Health System

                   L.B.J. Center, Dallas

                   Cable Data - U.S. Computers

                   Raley’s

                   Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedeman and Girard, Attorneys at Law

                   Kaiser Permanente

                   Woodland Memorial Hospital

                  Numerous private collections

PUBLICATIONS

l999          “Women in Public Art - A Sacramento Perspective,” The Greater Sacramento Arts Reporter, Nov-Dec

l996          “Just Desert...,” Las Vegas Sun, October ll

l994          “Karen Fenley’s Sculpture Takes Texture to the Max, The Sacramento Bee, June l9

l99l           “Sacramento Abstraction,” West Art, October 22

l988          “Three Suspended Sculptures - Karen Fenley,” Artsletter - SMAC, December

l987          “Fragile but Strong,” The Auburn Journal, January l8

l985          “A Matter of Light and Changing Viewpoint,” The Fresno Bee, May l9

                 “Karen Fenley - Mixed Media Constructions,” The Sacramento Bee, November l7

l984         “Art that Touches the Heart and Mind,”  The Sacramento Bee, December 23

l983          “Two New Sculptures,” The Sacramento Union, January 2l

l982          “The Repeated Form,” The Hayward Pioneer, August l2

TELEVISION

 l988          “Art in Public Places - Riverview Plaza,” PATV, recorded December 30

l983          “Recent Public Art - Arts Alive,” PBS TV, CHANNEL 6, January 2l