Karen Ay's practice incorporates installation, assemblage, mixed media and text-based elements. Notions surrounding identity, nation-ness, human and cultural geography and sense of place are often themes in her work.
Karen studied at Central Saint Martins where she gained a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art in 2004. She lives and works in London and has exhibited in the UK and internationally. Her work is held in the Clerical Medical Investment Group corporate collection and with private collectors internationally.
exhibitions and projects
London Art Fair, London, 2013
Multiplied Art Fair, Christie’s, London, 2012
Alter, Vegas Gallery, London, 2012
Get Carta, Karin Janssen Project Space, London, 2012
The Other Art Fair, London, 2011
Sexy100!!, Wall to Wall, London, 2011
Invasive Alien Species, Venice, 2011
Art Car Boot Fair 2011, London, 2011
Big Deal 3, The Collective, London, 2010
Rhizomatic, Departure Gallery, London, 2010
‘Family’, Susak Expo 2010, curated by Cedric Christie and Vanya Balogh; Susak, Croatia, 2010
Art Car Boot Fair, London, 2010
Miniscule, Oblong Gallery, London, 2010
Parade – Market of Ideas,The Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art, London, 2010
Liminopia, in conjunction with TangentProjects, London, 2010
Co-curator, Travellers Box International, web based project, 2010
Something I Don’t Do, Flowers Kingsland Road, London, 2009
Big Deal – Botoxed 69, C22 Pop Up Shop, London, 2009
Meltdown, Flowers Kingsland Road, London, 2009
Art Car Boot Fete at The Big Chill Festival, Eastnor, 2009
Trash Vortex, Hackney Wicked Festival, London, 2009
Big Deal 2, Discovery Park, London, 2009
Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair, The Old Truman Brewery, London, 2009
V22 Presents: The Sculpture Show, The Biscuit Factory, London, 2009
Particles/Particles, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, 2009
Co-curator, Travellers Box International, web based project, 2009
Top100, PRS for Music, London, 2008
Bookmarks VI: Infiltrating the Library System, international, various venues, 2008
Art of Occupation, Working Rooms, London, 2008
Co-curator, The Sandwich Box Project, web based project, 2008
Co-founder, TangentProjects, London, 2007
Rich and Strange, Newport, Wales, 2007
Flock, DeviateProjects, London, 2007
Destination Area 10, Area 10 Project Space, London, 2007
Delicate Situations, web based project, London, 2007
Co-curator, Travellers Secret Box, web based project, 2005 – 2007
Mostra IX, Museum of Contemporary Art Union Fenosa (MACUF), A Coruña, Spain, 2006
6x4 Loads!, The Lurking Hole, Nottingham, 2006
Post-it, The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, 2006
Publish and Be Damned Travelling Library Archive, Canal, London, 2006
Publish and Be Damned Independent Publishing Fair, London, 2006
Paperworld, Transition Gallery, London, 2006
Traveling Magazine Table, Iaspis, Stockholm, 2006
The Invisible Reading Room, Containers Village, Next Wave Festival, Melbourne, 2006
Eyelevel Re-shelving Initiative:2, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2006
Interlude Magazine Launch Event, Limehouse, London, 2006
‘The Club’ Independent Publishing Event in conjunction with Kiosk, ICA London, 2006
PrintROOM @ HOTEL MARIAKAPEL, Hoorn, Netherlands, 2005
Publish and Be Damned Travelling Library Archive (LOT/Bristol and Display/Prague), 2005
Publish and Be Damned Independent Publishing Fair, London, 2005
Independent Publishing Fair, Transition Gallery, London, 2005
In the Bag, Brixton Art Gallery, London, 2005
Studio Voltaire Artists Group Show, The Oval Theatre, London, 2005
A Fine Line, Euroart Gallery, London, 2004
Bread and Roses, Clapham, London, 2004
Look Again, Waterstone’s, London, 2002
Group show, Candid Arts, London, 2001
talks
Visiting tutor, Kent School of Architecture, Canterbury, 2010
‘Collaborations, collectives and everyone else: Hackney-based art and design groups’ Influx; Hackney Transient Art Projects with TangentProjects, London, 2009
Guest lecturer, ECCA, London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London, 2009
Panel member, Artivistic Conference, Montreal, Canada 2005
writing
tangent, an independent art zine, founder and editor, 2005 – ongoing; issue 13 published 2012
Runway Magazine, Issue 9, Sydney, Australia; 2007
riffRAG, Issue 2, New York, 2006
Gallery Reviews, Garageland Magazine, Issue 1, Transition Editions, London, 2006
education
BA (hons) Fine Art, University of the Arts (Central Saint Martins) 2004
HE Dip - Art and Design, New Art; University of the Arts (Chelsea) 2000
HE Dip - Art and Design, Painting and Drawing; University of the Arts (Chelsea) 1999
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