Received the most wonderful surprise! Opened my email from Rfotofolio to find I had been selected for the 2024 portfolio award. A huge, gigantic thank you to the juror Diana Bloomfield @dianabloomfiledphoto_dinahlee and @rphotofolio for the honor.

This image, “I Can Fly” is from the Language of the Heart series, the section titled ‘Heart Song.’

Absolutely thrilled to be a part of the exhibition ‘Pulp to Pages’ DU Commons, a national, juried exhibition of contemporary hand-crafted book-works that utilize a form of handmade paper as primary or secondary element.

“Grounded in Community was acquired by the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.

Thank you so very much Alicia Bailey - Abecedarian Books for the honor.

"In the Making" at Maine Museum of Photographic Art.15 Middle St., Portland, Maine. A selection of prints from the Language of the Heart Series will be included. This image - "Kinship," pigment print on Awagami Kozo Paper. Framed size in show, 27"x37."

I am honored to have been asked to jury the IAPMA Paper Art Biennale 2024. It is the first biennale for the organization, the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists. The exhibition will take place in the castle of Hagen im Bremischen in Germany for 4 months from April to August. You must be a member to submit to the biennale. Deadline to submit, January 12, 2024

Pictured is the list of the top ten talks on the Fibre Arts Take Two platform for 2023. Thanks to everyone who watched! Link to the article “Grief and Flow,” also on the Fibre Arts Take Two site, is below.

So excited to have two images included in the online exhibition “Through My Lens” with Art Doc Photography Magazine. @artdocmagazine.

Really inspiring exhibition with so many photographers to explore.

A one-hour interview with Fibre Arts Take Two can be found on their YouTube sight. Link below.

I am pleased to announce my representation by Carver Hill Gallery, Camden, Maine. “Grounded in Community” is on display along with a collection of sculptures for December, 2023.

“Gatekeeper” was included in the group show at the Micheal Good Gallery in Rockport, Maine, an exhibition with the Midcoast Maine Book Arts group.

I am trilled to be the guest artist for June and July at Local Color Gallery in Belfast, Maine

Smitten’ is included in the group show ‘Compendium’ at George Marshall Store Gallery in York, Maine. A diverse collection from 75 artists working in a variety of disciplines. The show will open this Saturday, Oct 1st, reception from 5-7. It runs from 10/1 - 11/13. Do stop by if you can. Such a beautiful spot and delightful gallery.

It is so exciting to be included in Float Magazine’s “Photo Not Photo Online Exhibition! Two sculpture pieces were included. Visit the exhibition for a wonderful array of amazing artists.

Incredibly thrilled to be included among “18 Up-And-Coming Maine Artists chosen for Maine Magazine’s ‘Shifting Sequences’ online and in print juried exhibition.

.A huge thank you to Maine Magazine @themainemag and the four jurors for this opportunity; Hilary Irons, Anjuli Lebowitz, Timothy Peterson, and Samantha Butler.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to present my solo show, The Embrace. See my exhibition page below for the walk through and videos.

It was such a delight to find a note in my email from LA Photo Curator! My image, “Early Mourning,” was selected as one the top 40 images for 2021.

Thank you Laurie!! It is such an honor.

I will be speaking/presenting IN PERSON for the Photographic Resource Center Boston at the Washington Street Gallery in Somerville, MA on Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 6:30-8:30.

Would love to have you come if at all possible! It will be a great evening out!!

I am truly, extremely honored to have been chosen to be one of Rfotofolio’s selected artists for 2021 for my 3-D work.

Rfotofolio is one of those beautiful organizations that works tirelessly to support the photographic community and showcase the work of many wonderful artists. I am so happy and grateful to be among them this year.

My work has been featured by One Twelve Publishing on their blog entitled ‘Poignant Pics.’ Read Diana Nicholette Jeon’s beautifully written article on her impressions of the work.

”One look at the work in this series by Karen Olson, and you can see she loves…

It is a huge honor to be included in the photography column of the November/December 2021 issue.

Thank you Sybylla Smith for facilitating the article, Deb Hemley for crafting such a wonderful piece, and Lori Pedrick, Art New England editor.

An interview with Nancy Gordon of Creative Maine Magazine and Shop Creative Maine. I tell my story of how I used my creative process to work through traumatic loss and resulting brain disfunction. “Making the images helped me to visualize emotions that were just too hard to describe. Things I found difficult to express in words or hard for others to hear could be expressed visually.”

Over the moon and so excited! I have a show on the virtual gallery on the Griffin Museum of Photography website. Included is my project statement for the series.

“I wanted a way to depict that ambiguous void, the space that lacks clarity or form. As I worked through my creative process with limited abilities…