Ken Karlic

I paint in oil and watercolors in order to express how something feels— in addition to how it looks. My paintings have a basis in the representational, but often dissolve into some level of abstraction, celebrating the sheer physicality of paint. Surprises are not only welcomed, but also invited, as marks, scratches, drips, and splatters all become part of the final piece. I enjoy the contrast of painting quickly while creating a piece to be experienced slowly.

Education:

1986
B.F.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Awards & Distinctions:

Recent awards
2017 Best Representational Landscape / Philadelphia Watercolor Society.
2017 Best in Category / Naval Academy Painting / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD.
2017 Third Place / Best of Chesapeake Bay / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD.
2017 Third Place / Dueling Brushes / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD.
2016 Best Watercolor / Cityscape 2016 / Baltimore MD.
2016 Best in Show / 7th Annual 2016 Juried Art Show / New Hope Art League / New Hope PA.
2016 Best in Category / Naval Academy / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD.
2016 Honorable Mention / Buck's County Plein Air / Buck's County PA.
2016 Salis Award / Baltimore Watercolor Society / 131st Annual Mid-Atlantic Exhibition.
2015 Salis Award / Baltimore Watercolor Society / 130th Annual Mid-Atlantic Exhibition.
2012 Second Place / Quick Draw / Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Cranford NJ.
2011 Honorable Mention / Plein Air Painters / Norfolk VA.
2011 Second Place / Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Cranford NJ.

Press
2017 The Art of Watercolour / Sept Issue / Revelations Section on Noteworthy Artists.
2017 Plein Air Magazine / Oct Nov Issue / Feature Article.
2015 Outdoor Painter / Careful, Then Controlled Chaos / July 15 Issue / Feature Article.

Exhibitions:

Selected solo exhibitions
2024 Crary Art Gallery / Warren PA.
2022 Ken Karlic / Transformations / Church Street Gallery / West Chester PA.
2019 F.A.N. Gallery / Philadelphia PA.
2018 Sophisticated Chaos / Merion Gallery / Saint Joseph's University / Philadelphia PA.
2017 Watercolors Expressions / McBride Gallery / Annapolis MD.
2017 Representational Ambiguity / Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts / Annapolis MD.

Selected group exhibitions
2018 Wallingford Art Center / Wallingford PA.
2017 InLiquid / Invitational Exhibition to Benefit the Arts / Icebox Project Space / Philadelphia PA.
2017 Art for Land's Sake / Invitational Exhibition to Benefit Land Conservancy / Caves MD.
2017 Urban + Rural / Gallery 222 / Malvern PA.
2017 Cape Ann Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Rockport MA.
2017 GRIT / Red Raven Art Company / Lancaster PA.
2017 117th International Works on Paper / Philadelphia Watercolor Society / Wallingford PA.
2017 Eclectic Mingle / Y:ART Gallery / Baltimore MD.
2017 Watercolors: Making Waves / McBride Gallery / Annapolis MD.
2017 En Plein Air People's Choice Invitational / South Street Art Gallery / Easton MD.
2017 Door County Plein Air Festival / Invitational / Penninsula School for the Arts / Door County WI.
2017 Paint Annapolis / Juried Artist / Maryland Federation for the Arts / Annapolis MD.
2017 The Landscape Show / Y:ART Gallery / Baltimore MD.
2016 Domino Sugar Sign Show / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD.
2016 Cityscape / The Peale Museum / Baltimore MD.
2016 Ninth Annual Best of the Chesapeake / Invitational Group Exhibition / McBride Gallery / Annapolis MD.
2016 Solomon's Island Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Carmen's Gallery / Solomon's Island MD.
2016 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition / Baltimore Watercolor Society / BlackRock Center for the Arts / Germantown MD.
2016 Paint Annapolis / Juried Artist / Maryland Federation of Art / Annapolis MD.
2016 Buck's County Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Newtown PA.
2016 Richmond Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Brazier Gallery / Richmond VA.
2016 Rich Timmons Fine Art Gallery / Doylestown PA.
2016 7th Annual 2016 Juried Art Show / New Hope Art League / New Hope PA.
2016 Best of 2015 / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD.
2015 Cityscape / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD.
2015 Anything Goes Exhibition / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD.
2015 Cityscape 2015 / Peale Center / Baltimore MD.
2015 Philadelphia Cityscape / Wayne Art Center / Wayne PA.
2015 Third Annual Summer Plein Air Show / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD.
2015 Paint It! Ellicott City / Juried Artist / Ellicott City MD.
2015 Juried Member's Show / Wayne Art Center / Wayne PA.
2015 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition / Baltimore Watercolor Society / BlackRock Center for the Arts / Germantown MD.
2015 Wayne Art Center 9th Annual Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Wayne PA.
2015 Jordan Faye Contemporary / Baltimore MD.
2013 Wayne Art Center 7th Annual Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Wayne PA.
2013 Easels of Frederick / Plein Air Painting Competition / Juried Artist / Frederick MD.
2012 Longwood Art Gallery / Kennett Square PA.
2012 Solomon's Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Solomon's Island MD.
2012 Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Cranford NJ.
2012 Wayne Art Center 6th Annual Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Wayne PA.
2011 Plein Air Paint Festival / Juried Artist / Norfolk VA.
2011 Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Cranford NJ.
2010 Paint Annapolis Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Annapolis MD.
2009 Gallery G at the Beveled Edge / Baltimore, MD.

Professional/Teaching Experience:

Penn Studio School of Art / Philadelphia PA.
Winslow Art Centere / Seattle WA.
St. Joseph's University / Philadelphia PA.
Chesapeake Fine Art Studio / Stevensville MD.

Tags:

Cityscape, painterly, landscape, snow, impressionist, oil painting.