Member Profile: Karen Cohen

Artist’s Statement
As a rock and roll photojournalist, I encapsulate visual memories and write about my adventures. Roaming this planet with camera in hand, traveling has become my passion. And as always, I love rock and roll. Gabba, Gabba. HEY! MEMBER of ICP: Women Photojournalist o...
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As a rock and roll photojournalist, I encapsulate visual memories and write about my adventures. Roaming this planet with camera in hand, traveling has become my passion. And as always, I love rock and roll. Gabba, Gabba. HEY! MEMBER of ICP: Women Photojournalist of Washington WPOW Member of The Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA Representation: Gallery 75 at The Art League, Alexandria VA Representation: Gallery Underground, Crystal City Shops/Arlington, VA contact: kbshoots55@gmail.com
SPECIALTIES: Abstract/Design, Black & White, Documentary, Events, Fine Art, Iphonography, Macro, Nature, Performance/Action, Pet Photography, Portraits, Scenics, Street Photography
WEBSITE: http://karencohen.ph... 
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Work

Accomplishments
  • Gallery Show
  • Award
  • Book
  • Lecture
  • Other

  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 4/7/17 - 5/13/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 4/14/17 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, 970-224-1010
    NOTES: ANIMALIA WITH JUROR ARLETTE KAYAFAS
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/28/17 - 3/31/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 3/3/17 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: Gallery Underground at Crystal City Shops, Crystal City Shops, 2100 Crystal Drive, Suite 2120-A, Arlington, VA 22202, Arlington, VA, 22202, (571) 483-0652
    NOTES: During March, Gallery Underground features “Purple Reign,” an all-media show devoted to the color purple
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/17/17 - 7/23/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 2/17/17 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Annmarie Sculpture Gardens and Arts Center, Dowell road, Dowell, MD, 20629, 410-326-4640
    NOTES: Spectacular Skies/theme/Juror: Allie Snyder Dattillo
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/3/17 - 2/28/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 2/3/17 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Southeast Center for Photography, 1239 Pendleton Street, Greenville, SC, 29611, 864-605-7400
    NOTES: RED, Juried by Michael Itkoff
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/1/17 - 2/24/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 2/3/17 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: Gallery Underground, 2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, 22202, 571-483-0652
    HOURS: M-F 10-6 Sat. 10-2pm
    NOTES: Color Rush Group Exhibit
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/1/17 - 2/15/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 2/2/17 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Jadite Gallery, 413 West 50th Street, New York City, NY
    HOURS: Hours Tuesday - Saturday 12p-6p
    NOTES: Scene on the Street Juried Exhibit JUROR: Meryl Meisler
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 1/5/17 - 3/2/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 1/5/17 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD ·, Rockville, MD, (301) 530-0540
    NOTES: La Vie en Bleu: 26th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 12/6/16 - 12/17/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 12/8/16 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Atlantic Gallery, 548 West 28th Street, Suite 540, New York, NY, 10001, 212-219-3183
    NOTES: "All in the Details" juried (2) images of mine
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 1/3/17 - 2/26/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 11/12/16 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Hill Center Gallery, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC, 20003, 202-549-4172
    HOURS: 10-5pm
    NOTES: Solo Exhibit: Phantasize by Karen Cohen
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 11/10/16 - 12/1/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 11/10/16 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Art League Min/MAX juried exhibit, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, DC, 22314, 703-683-1780
    HOURS: 10-5pm Daily except Mondays
    NOTES: International juror, U.K. painter Susan Ashworth.
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 10/4/16 - 11/6/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 10/13/16 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Art League at the Torpedo Factory, VA Oct. 4-Nov.6, 2016, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA
    NOTES: American Girl photo Theme: OpEd Juried Exhibit Juror: Dave Bellard
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 10/7/16
    Director's Honorable Mention: Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO Juried Exhibit/Theme: Water Juror: Richard McCabe Oct. 7-29, 2016 http://www.c4fap.org/exhibitions/water-2016/
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 9/29/16
    Honorable Mention for BATALA: Capitol Hill Art League, Washington, Oct. 1-Nov.3, 2016
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/2/16 - 10/7/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 9/8/16 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: Torpedo Factory/Art League Gallery, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314
    NOTES: Open theme juror: Amy Klainer
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 5/16/16 - 5/31/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 5/17/16 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South,, New York, NY, 10003
    HOURS: 9 am- 5pm
    NOTES: Juror: Dr. Stanley Burns selected "Condos are Coming"
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 4/8/16 - 5/6/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 4/8/16 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Chico Art Center, 450 Orange Street, Chico, CA, 95928, 530-895-7826
    HOURS: "Turning Sixty" self portrait by Karen Cohen
    NOTES: 10th Annual Contemporary Woman Juried Art Exhibit Juror: Ruth Von Nahnke
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 4/9/16 - 5/6/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 4/8/16 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Saville and Schwab Galleries, 9 N. Centre Street, Cumberland, MD, 21502
    HOURS: "NO EXIT" photograph accepted by Juror: Stephan Purloff-founder and editor of The Photo Review
    NOTES: Allegany National Photography Competition and Exhibit: Allegany Arts Council
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 4/1/16 - 4/25/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 4/1/16 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: SE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, 1239 PENDLETON ST, Greenville, SC, 29611
    NOTES: "Caballa Pequeno": Juror: Laura Campbell, Photographer/ Publisher- Looking Glass Magazine
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 3/4/16 - 4/1/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 3/4/16 12:00am
    ADDRESS: SE Center for Photography, 1239 Pendleton St, Greenville, SC, 29611
    NOTES: Contemporary NUDE: Juror Bernard Gerson of Galerie BMG in Woodstock, NY
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 1/22/16 - 2/27/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 1/30/16 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: St. Louis Artists' Guild and Galleries, 12 North Jackson Avenue, Clayton, MO, 63015, (314) 727-6266
    HOURS: Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 6pm Saturday: 10am - 4pm Closed Sundays, Mondays
    NOTES: Clearly Human II-Opening Reception and 130th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration: January 30, 2016, 6pm–9pm
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 1/27/16 - 4/15/16
    OPENING RECEPTION: 1/29/16 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: SMI Galleries at Academy Square, 33 Plymouth Street (1st & 2nd Floors), Montclair, NJ, 07042, 973-744-1818
    HOURS: Monday-Friday 7am-7pm
    NOTES: Juried members' show: "Purple Rain"
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 12/1/15 - 12/12/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 12/3/15 12:00am
    ADDRESS: Atlantic Gallery, 548 West 28th Street Suite #540, New York, NY, 10001
    NOTES: Primarily Color Exhibit Juror: PWP Exhibition Committee
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 12/1/15
    Honorable Mention International Open Call for INTERIORS 2015 Juror: Stephen Perloff for "Silent Guardians" photograph Presented by Patricia Gilman and Maddi Ring
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 10/8/15 - 11/5/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 10/8/15 12:00am
    ADDRESS: Torpedo Factory/ The Art League Gallery, 105 N. Union St. Studio 21, Alexandria, VA, 703-683-1780
    NOTES: Theme: Superstitions and Beliefs:Accepted FROZEN
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/4/15 - 10/4/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 9/4/15 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: Academy of Fine Arts, 600 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA, 24504, (434) 528-3256
    HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm
    NOTES: ON THE EDGE was juried in by Robert Sulkin 75 out of 236 images were selected!
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/4/15 - 10/28/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 9/4/15 12:00am
    ADDRESS: Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, WV, 105 Church Street, Lewisburg, WV, 24901, (304) 645-7917
    NOTES: Two photographs juried in: Soaking It In and Bus Farm
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 7/24/15 - 7/14/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 7/24/15 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: Chico Art Center, 450 Orange Street, Chico, CA, 95928, 530-895-8726
    HOURS: National All Media Art Juried Exhibition "No Way Out"
    NOTES: Juror: Natalie Nelson is the Director and Curator at the Pence Gallery
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 7/16/15 - 8/24/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 7/16/15 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: Cape Cod Art Associaton, 3480 Route 6A Main Street, Barnstable, MA, 02630, 508-362-2909
    NOTES: Photograph: Turning Sixty ~ Jurors: Jenny Kelley, David Weinberg, Ginny Zanger
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 5/22/15 - 8/14/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 5/22/15 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: Virginia S. Block Gallery, 33 Plymouth Street, Montclair, NJ, 973-744-1818
    HOURS: IMAGE "My World"
    NOTES: "Altered Images: Creativity Beyond the Lens" exhibit juried by
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 5/1/15 - 5/22/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 5/1/15 12:00am
    ADDRESS: Chico Art Center-Contemporary Woman 2015, 450 Orange Street, Chico, CA, 95928, 530-895-8726
    HOURS: http://www.chicoartcenter.com/gallery/contemporary-woman-2015-selected-works.htm
    NOTES: Juror: Dr. Jean Gallagher
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 4/1/15 - 5/29/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 4/11/15 2:00pm
    ADDRESS: Walker Gallery, Garnett Public Library 125 West 4th Avenue, Garnett, KS
    NOTES: Juried show "NO EXIT" juried in
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 4/9/15 - 5/4/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 4/9/15 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Art League/Torpedo Factory, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314, 703-683-1780
    HOURS: Monday–Saturday 10:00 am–6:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am–9:00 pm Sunday 12:00 noon-6:00 pm
    NOTES: All Media Juror: Jayme McClellan https://www.flickr.com/photos/theartleague/sets/72157651529518700/
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 3/7/15 - 4/5/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 3/7/15 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: Hart Witzen Gallery, 1136 E 36th St, Charlotte, NC, 28206, 704-334-1177
    NOTES: Juried Art Exhibit SHOWDOWN
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/19/15 - 3/15/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 2/19/15 4:00pm
    ADDRESS: Cape Cod Art Association "Breath of Spring" juried exhibit, 3480 Route 6A Main Street, Barnstable, MA, 02630, 508-362-2909
    HOURS: 9AM- 4PM Monday through Saturday, 12-4PM Sundays
    NOTES: Jurors: Paula Tognarelli, Helen Addison and Sally Caswell
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/13/15 - 3/15/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 2/13/15 12:00am
    ADDRESS: Photography Center of Cape Cod "Animals in Action" online gallery, Main Street, Barnstable, MA, 02630, 508-362-2909
    HOURS: ONLINE Gallery
    NOTES: Juror: Master/Craftsman Photographer, Marcia Joy Duggan is the lead Photo Soulie of The PhotoSoul
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 1/17/15 - 3/1/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 1/16/15 12:00am
    ADDRESS: MPLS Photo Center, 2400 North Second Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55411, 612-643-3511
    NOTES: Theme: Rock and Roll Juror: Paul Natkin, "SAY YEAH".
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 12/4/14 - 1/27/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 12/4/14 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Umbrella Arts, 317 E 9th St #2, New York, NY, 10003, 212-505-7196
    HOURS: Thursday-Saturday 1-6 PM Juried by Harvey Stein
    NOTES: KIDS (Not Cute) Juried Group Show (book for sale)
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 12/4/14 - 1/2/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 12/4/14 12:00am
    ADDRESS: The Art League at the Torpedo Factory, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA, 703-683-2323
    HOURS: 10 am - 6pm Mon-Saturdays
    NOTES: "Pisces" photograph juror: Whitney Staiger
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 11/7/14
    2014 Black & White Spider 9th Annual Awards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT for People theme "Let Me See"
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 10/3/14 - 11/1/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 10/3/14 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, 503-963-1935
    HOURS: Mon-Thurs 10am-9:30pm Fri-Sun 10am-6pm
    NOTES: NEWSPACE Now: 2014 Members’ Salon
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/3/14 - 10/3/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 10/2/14 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: the Art League, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/3/14 - 10/3/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 9/4/14 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Art League, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
    HOURS: 10 am - 6pm Monday-Saturday
    NOTES: Juried Show Contemporary Realism Juror: Dorothy Moss, "Hot Fun".
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/3/14 - 10/3/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 9/4/14 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Art League, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 7/9/14 - 8/6/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 7/10/14 12:00am
    ADDRESS: Torpedo Factory/ The Art League, The Art League | 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314
    HOURS: Reception 6:30-8pm
    NOTES: Juried by Ginger Hammer, Assistant Curator of Print and Drawings at the National Gallery of Art
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 6/4/14 - 7/4/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 6/5/14 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Art League, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
    HOURS: 10am-6pm Monday-Saturday
    NOTES: Juried Exhibit on Neo-Expressionism, Juror: Kim Levin, "No Exit"
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 5/3/14
    7th Annual International Color Awards Nominee as Color Master in Americana and People categories for "Let Me See" and "Thanksgiving Day".
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 3/6/14 - 3/30/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 3/30/14 3:30pm
    ADDRESS: Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main Street, Essex Junction, VT, 05452, (802) 777-FOTO (3686)
    HOURS: Monday-Sunday 11am-4pm
    NOTES: FROZEN image was juried by Robert Hirsch
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 3/27/14 - 4/21/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 3/27/14 4:00pm
    ADDRESS: Cape Cod Art Association, 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable, MA, 02630, 508-362-2909
    HOURS: 9-4 Mon-Saturday 12-4 Sundays
    NOTES: Juror: Catherine Hunter Theme: In the Moment
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 3/1/14 - 3/31/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 3/6/14 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: Mashpee Public Library, 64 Steeple Street, Mashpee, MA, 02649, 508-362-2909
    HOURS: Sponsored by Cape Cod Art Association
    NOTES: Berlin Then and NOW theme: Shadows
  • BOOK: FIVE ELEMENTS photo book 158331 (published by Prestophoto.com on 2/12/14)
    BOOK READING: at Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main Street, Essex Junction, VT, 05452, 802-777-FOTO
    WHERE TO BUY: Viovio, Inc. Raleigh, NC
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 1/9/14 - 2/2/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 1/26/14 4:30pm
    ADDRESS: DARKROOM Gallery, 12 Main Street, Essex Jct., VT, 05452, 802-777-FOTO
    HOURS: Open daily: 11am-4pm
    NOTES: Juror: Eddie Soloway theme: Five Elements
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 12/1/13 - 12/20/13
    OPENING RECEPTION: 12/6/13 12:00am
    ADDRESS: Black Box Gallery, 811 East Burnside St. # 212, Portland Oregon 97214, Portland, OR, 97214, 503-804-5032
    HOURS: Thursday-Friday 12-5pm
    NOTES: JOURNEYS: Juried by Ethan Jackson photo#12 down from top left to right
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 10/30/13
    2nd Place for "Frozen", Season of Colors Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, W.V.
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/28/13 - 10/4/13
    OPENING RECEPTION: 9/28/13 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: Hart Witzen Gallery, 136 E. 36th Street, Charlotte, NC, 28206, 704-334-1177
    HOURS: 7-10pm Sept 28 reception/opening
    NOTES: Hot Fun, Medussa and Living Color photographs
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/2/13 - 10/26/13
    OPENING RECEPTION: 9/6/13 5:00pm
    ADDRESS: Carnegie Hall/Old Stone Room, 105 Church Street, Lewisburg, WV, 24901, 304-645-7917
    HOURS: 9-5
    NOTES: Annual Season of Colors Juried Art Exhibit
  • BOOK: Photographer's Forum Best of Photography 2012 (published by Photographer's Forum on 8/1/13)
    BOOK READING: at http://pfmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/p-gallery/index.php?level=album&id=25&plog_page=33
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 7/17/13
    My photograph, LIVING COLOR, has been selected to be part of the 2013 This Land is Your Land online photography exhibit with the Photography Center of Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Art Association.
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 6/3/13
    Honorable Mention: The Light Factory Annual Membership Exhibit "Abandoned" color digital image by Karen Cohen
  • BOOK: Professional Women Photographers: A Fly on the Wall (published by Blurb on 5/23/13)
    BOOK READING: at NOoSPHERE Gallery, new York, NY
    WHERE TO BUY: Blurb.com
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 5/10/13 - 8/26/13
    OPENING RECEPTION: 5/16/13 6:00pm
    ADDRESS: NOoSPHERE, 251 East Houston Street, New York, NY, 10002, 646-389-8229
    HOURS: Tues-Sun 12-6pm
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 6/4/14 - 7/7/14
    OPENING RECEPTION: 12/31/69 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: The Art League/Neo-Expressionism Juried Exhibit, 105 N Union St, Alexandria, VA, 22314, 703-683-1780
    HOURS: Monday–Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm Thursday: 10:00 am–9:00 pm Sunday: 12:00 noon–6:00 pm
    NOTES: Located at the Torpedo Factory Art Center
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 10/23/17 - 11/27/17
    ADDRESS: The Art Barn, 311 Kent Square road, Gaithersburg, MD
    NOTES: The City of Gaithersburg art juried show
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/4/15 - 10/30/15
    ADDRESS: Southeast Center for Photography
    NOTES: Juror: Jennifer Schlesinger, Director of Verve Gallery
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 11/4/16 - 11/18/16
    ADDRESS: Atlantic
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 10/23/17 - 11/27/17
    ADDRESS: The Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
    HOURS: Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm Sat:1:30-5:30pm
    NOTES: sponsored by the City Of Gaithersburg
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/3/17 - 2/28/17
    OPENING RECEPTION: 12/31/69 7:00pm
    ADDRESS: South East Center for Photography, 1239 Pendleton Street, Greenville, SC, 29611, 864.605.7400
    NOTES: Theme: Red Juror Michael Itkoff, Co Founder of Daylight Books
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 10/26/13 - 11/30/13
    ADDRESS: Waxhaw Art Council, 112 East South Main Street, Waxhaw, NC, 28173
    HOURS: Window/display/exhibit
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 10/21/13 - 11/21/13
    ADDRESS: Photography Center of Cape Cod, Cape Cod, MA
    NOTES: My image is called: Me and My Shadow, #8 from top right counting down, second row, middle image ALL BLUE. Twenty five images selected by juror Juror: Mark Bowie for online gallery exhibit.