KAREN WALLER
FINE ART AND DESIGN

KAREN WALLER FINE ART AND DESIGNKAREN WALLER FINE ART AND DESIGNKAREN WALLER FINE ART AND DESIGN

201-838-0946

201-838-0946

KAREN WALLER
FINE ART AND DESIGN

KAREN WALLER FINE ART AND DESIGNKAREN WALLER FINE ART AND DESIGNKAREN WALLER FINE ART AND DESIGN

Welcome


Showcasing

Landscape Painting &

Vintage Media Art



Limited Edition Prints of the

Wonder Bar Still Available



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About Me

My Background

My Inspiration

My Background

I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Montclair State University with a major in Fine Arts. After a hectic career in publication design and production as well as a stint as a muralist and decorative painter, I finally attained my graduate degree in Studio Art from MSU studying with Peter Barnett and Amer Kobaslija. Recently r

I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Montclair State University with a major in Fine Arts. After a hectic career in publication design and production as well as a stint as a muralist and decorative painter, I finally attained my graduate degree in Studio Art from MSU studying with Peter Barnett and Amer Kobaslija. Recently retired from Bergen County Technical High School as an award-winning Visual & Graphic Design instructor, I am rediscovering my love of landscape painting with an occasional dash of vintage found object collage work.



Original Painting Available

My Medium

My Inspiration

My Background

I have always taken the photographs on which I base my studio paintings. Visually orienting them from the street establishes a familiar, drive-by sense of movement. I rarely, if ever, edit the landscapes; I find the telephone poles, wires, traffic lights, and curbside debris almost as interesting as the buildings themselves. An advantage 

I have always taken the photographs on which I base my studio paintings. Visually orienting them from the street establishes a familiar, drive-by sense of movement. I rarely, if ever, edit the landscapes; I find the telephone poles, wires, traffic lights, and curbside debris almost as interesting as the buildings themselves. An advantage of digital photography is that I can easily see the images on a computer monitor. This allows me to see details that I might have overlooked. It also allows me to experience an intense explosion of atomic color as the pixels expand. I use layers of semi-translucent glazes to interpret these extended fields of hue. I work primarily with acrylic paint now. Plastic-based and fifties born, this once radical medium is well-suited to my subject matter both thematically and historically.


SOLD

My Inspiration

My Inspiration

My Inspiration

I celebrate highway architecture and signage by painting the remains of the days when Americans could afford to be whimsical in their plans, individual in their pursuits, and optimistic about their prospects. These buildings, still wondrous yet fading like a dream come morning, are my own personal metaphor of aging. They are also a dual l

I celebrate highway architecture and signage by painting the remains of the days when Americans could afford to be whimsical in their plans, individual in their pursuits, and optimistic about their prospects. These buildings, still wondrous yet fading like a dream come morning, are my own personal metaphor of aging. They are also a dual legacy of the painted and the paintings as I race against the effects of time, space, and sprawl to capture tangible remnants of my youth and leave behind a visual record of myself as an artist. I hope they make you smile.



Original Painting and 

Limited Edition Prints Available

Additional Paintings and Limited Edition Prints for Purchase

Elmer's

Upper Saddle River, NJ

15" x 30"

Original Painting and 

Limited Edition Prints Available

Thanksgiving Morning

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

16" x 20"

SOLD

Limited Edition Prints Still Available

Winter Solstice

Paramus, NJ

16" x 20"

Original Painting Available


One Night On Route 46 No. 1

Little Falls, NJ

16" x 20"

Original Painting Available 

American Pie

Elmwood Park, NJ 

16" x 20"

SOLD

Limited Edition Prints Still Available

One Night on Route 46 No. 2

Elmwood Park, NJ

16" x 20"

SOLD

Lost Vegas No. 1

Las Vegas, NV

30" x 40"

Original Painting Available


Lost Vegas No. 3

Las Vegas, NV

26" x 32"

Original Painted Banner Available

Stewart's

Kearney, NJ

16" x 20"

SOLD 

Limited Edition Prints Still Available

On River Street

Hackensack, NJ

16" x 20"

SOLD

Limited Edition Prints Still Available

Fried Dough

Saddle Brook, NJ 

16" x 20"

Original Painting Available


RESUME

Exhibitions

11/1-11/28/22 Art Center of Northern New Jersey

2022 FOCUS New Jersey New Milford, NJ Honorable Mention

8/22-8/23 The Englewood Hospital

The Art of Healing Englewood, NJ

6/26-8/12/22 Leach Gallery  

State of the Art  Montclair, NJ

6/25-10/2/22 Ellarslie Open 

Trenton City Museum Trenton, NJ

June 2022 Ramsey, NJ Public Library

The American Century II

May 2022 Wyckoff, NJ Public Library

The American Century I

3/16-4/16/22 Belmar Arts Council

Equinox

1/7-2/5/22 Belmar Arts Council 

Childhood Memories: A Members Salon Belmar, NJ

Winter 2022 Warren County Community College 

One Woman Show Washington, NJ

11/21-1/22 Monmouth University Pollak Gallery

Monmouth Arts Members Exhibition West Long Branch, NJ

10/21-2/22 Museum of Early Trades and Crafts

Sidewalk Art Gallery Show Madison, NJ

10/21-11/21 Belmar Arts Council

A Cabinet of Curiosities Belmar, NJ

8/20/21-9/11/21 Atelier Rosal

From Water Rahway, NJ

Sidewalk Art Gallery Show Madison, NJ

6/26-10/3/21 Ellarslie Open

Trenton City Museum Trenton, NJ

Summer 2021 57th Annual Art in the Park

Virtual Exhibition Bergen County, NJ 1st Place Winner

6/11-6/13/21 Bergen County Arts Amble

Featured Venue

Summer 2021 WAE Center

Pride Online Exhibition West Orange, NJ

6/21-7/21 Studio Montclair  

Member Exhibit Montclair, NJ

Spring 2021 Belmar Arts Council

17th Annual Juried Show Winner

Winter 2021 Belmar Arts Council

Members Salon Rebirth Online Exhibition Belmar, NJ 

Winter 2020 56th Annual Art in the Park 

Online Exhibition Bergen County, NJ

Fall 2020 Rutgers:Memorial Monument Movement  

Art Against Racism Online Exhibition Newark, NJ

Fall 2020 Las Lagunas Gallery 

Political Discord Online Exhibition  Las Laguna, CA

Fall 2020 Montclair Art Museum  

JAM for MAM Online Exhibition Upper Montclair, NJ

Summer 2020   Studio Arts Montclair   

Members Online Exhibition Upper Montclair, NJ

Summer 2020 Montserrat College of Art 

Inspired ViewsOnline Exhibition Beverly, MA

1/18 - 5/18 Atlantic Healthcare Systems 

Chilton Memorial Hospital     Pompton Plains, NJ

6/17 - 7/17 AENJ and Kean University 

James Howe Gallery  Union, NJ   

7/16 – 8/16 Belmar Arts Council  

One Woman Show  Belmar, NJ

11/10 Hackensack Art Club 

Hackensack Public Library Hackensack, NJ

10/10 AENJ Conference

Garden State Exhibit Center  Somerset, NJ

4/10 Hackensack Art Club

Hackensack Cultural Arts Center   Hackensack, NJ 

11/09 - 12/09  Art Center of Northern New Jersey

Focus New Jersey  New Milford, NJ

11/09 Hackensack Art Club 

 Hackensack Public Library Hackensack, NJ

10/09 - 11/09  Art Center of Northern New Jersey

National Juried Show  New Milford, NJ

6/09 - 7/09 AENJ and Kean University 

James Howe Gallery   Union, NJ

4/09 Hackensack Art Club

Hackensack Cultural Arts Center   Hackensack, NJ 

5/08 MSU BFA/MA Fine Arts – Studio Exhibition

George Segal Gallery    Montclair, NJ

12/05 - 1/06  ArtsCap and AENJ  

Genesis Realty   Asbury Park, NJ 

6/05 AENJ and Kean University 

James Howe Gallery   

Commissions

2022 Marc Olsen

Ridgefield Park, NJ

2022 Rebecca Rivero

Wayne, NJ

2018 Stephanie Schwartz  

Kinnelon, NJ

2012 Colgate Palmolive 

Dover, NJ

2011 Brian Jones and Susan Schwartz  

Dallas, TX

2003 Community Bank of Bergen County Rochelle Park, NJ

2001 Prudential Insurance Co.  

Newark, NJ

2001 Dr. Jessica Chung-Levy   

Fort Lee, NJ

2000 Doo Wop Preservation League Wildwood, NJ 

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    Karen Waller Fine Art and Design

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