Karen McCool | fine art
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Newstalgia

modern paintings | retro subjects

Vintage Series

​My paintings celebrate things we have in common, like an obsession with a film character, or a universal experience captured in a vintage photograph. When my mother developed dementia, I became interested in exploring the concept of memory. The vintage photos I paint often mirror our own daily lives and remind us, we are all connected through our shared history. 

My favorite made-up word is “sonder” …. the realization that each passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. My paintings invite conversations to reminisce & share stories from the past. They help connect us to each other through our shared history.
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Sonder from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/23536922667/sonder
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Solo Show
Beacon Art Gallery, Stone Harbor, NJ July 2022

Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery
9410 Second Ave.
Stone Harbor, NJ 08247
https://www.beaconart.net/​

OPEN STUDIO

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Every First Friday, 5-8pm

Ginkgo Arts
21 S High St
​West Chester PA 19382

STUDIO & GALLERY OPENING - West Chester, PA

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Friday March 4th 5-7pm

Ginkgo Arts
21 S High St
​West Chester PA 19382

25 Days of Minis 2022!


One new mini a day, from December 1st to the 25th.
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Teresa Haag Gallery

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I am excited to be one of the artists selected to show my work at:  

Teresa Haag Studio + Gallery "2nd Anniversary Show"

223 Prospect Street  |  Phoenixville, PA, 19460

September 17 - October 24, 2021
Opening night:  Friday, September 17th |  5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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