Karen Schupack

Karen Schupack

karen@albanyartroom.com 

(518) 966-2781​

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Related Professional Experience

2007-present, Owner and Director, Albany Art Room, Albany, NY

Envisioned and developed the Albany Art Room, a retail art studio. She has run the Albany Art Room continuously since its opening in 2008. At the Albany Art Room, Karen makes her own art, teaches and facilitates the making of art by people with all levels of experience.

 

Exhibits

February -March 2025 Main St. Studio, Charleton, NY, part or 3-person show: Remnants

December-January 2024-2025 LABSpace, Hillsdale, NY, part of a group show: Holiday

September -October 2024 Time and Space Limited, Hudson, NY, part of 3-person show, Karen's part, Stain on our our Cities

December 2023- January 2024 Albany Center Gallery,  Albany, NY part of a group show: Member Show, prize : ACG Select Award

December 2022-May 2023, Opalka Gallery and APL, Albany, NY: 6 "Redlining" pieces in show, Neither Here nor There 

December 2022 Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY; part of a group show: Member Show

August 2022 Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY; part of a group show: Connections

December 2018 Happy Cappucino, Albany, NY: solo exhibit

February 2016 Bread and Honey Bakery, Albany, NY: solo exhibit

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News

Schenectady Gazette article, March 16, 2025​

WMHT interview , 2024, Exploring Redlining Through Art: Inside Karen Schupack’s Fabric Creations​

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Awards

2024 Albany Center Gallery: Member Show, prize: Select Award

2023 Albany Center Gallery: Member Show, prize : ACG Select Award

Historic Albany Foundation “Built” Show:

2024: Hidden Gem award for collaborative piece

2022: Juror's mention

2021 - Judges award

2019 - Honorable mention

2017 - Committee prize and jurors prize

 

Judging

Solo Judge for Albany Artists Group Spring Show 2022

Solo Judge for Colonie Art League Pruyn House Show 2019

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Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• BA in Design of the Environment, 1988

Columbia University, New York, NY

• MA in Historic Preservation, 1991

College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY

• MA in Elementary Education, 1997