E D U C A T I O N
- BS (Art Education) & MFA (Painting) Cum Laude, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY (2003, 2005)
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
- Kara Daviau Studios, Fine Artist, Syracuse NY
- North Syracuse Central Schools, Fine Arts Educator, N. Syracuse NY (2005-present)
- Wildflowers (Artist Collective), Co-Owner, Syracuse NY (2018-2022)
- Painting in the Air (Art & Music Classes), Co-Owner, N. Syracuse NY (2016-2017)
A W A R D S
- Award of Merit, Cooperstown National Art Association, Cooperstown, NY (2019)
- Judy & Elias Memorial Award, Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic
Salmagundi Club, Manhattan, NY (2019)
J U R I E D E X H I B I T I O N S
- The Art of New York: Annual Juried Art Show, Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY (2022)
- Gray Area: Juried Art Show, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY (2022)
- The Eyes Have It, Aplomb Portrait Gallery, Dover, NH (2022)
- Sunshine & Shadows: Annual Juried Competition, Atlantic Highlands Arts Council Gallery
Atlantic Highlands, NJ (2021-22)
- National Juried Exhibition, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY (2021)
- Metro Montage, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA (2021)
- 124th Annual Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club
Manhattan, NY (2021)
- Works on Paper, The Dover Arts Center Gallery, Dover NH (2021)
- 25th Annual Southworks National Juried Exhibition, The Art Center, Watkinsville, GA (2021)
- RAA&M National, Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport, MA (2020)
- 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Art Alliance, Oxford, PA (2020)
- Persistence II Annual Juried Exhibition, D’Art Center Gallery, Norfolk, VA (2020)
- 2020 National Juried Art Exhibition, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA (2020)
- 84th Annual National, Cooperstown National Art Association, Cooperstown, NY (2019)
- America Is…, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C. (2019)
- Metro Montage, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art,, Marietta, GA (2019)
- National Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC (2019)
- 65th Ann. American Soc. of Painters in Casein & Acrylic Juried Ex., Salmagundi Club
Manhattan, NY (2019) *Judy&Elias Mem. Award
- 89th Annual Juried Open Exhibition, National Art league, Queens, NY (2019)
- 33rd Annual Chelsea International Art Competition, Agora Gallery, New York NY (2018)
- National Juried Exhibition, Delaplaine Art Gallery, Frederick, MD (2018)
- CT+6 Juried Exhibition, West Hartford Art Gallery, W. Hartford, CT (2018)
S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S
- Cancer Season, Kasai, Syracuse NY (2021)
- Guest Artist, Café Kubal, Syracuse & Manlius NY (2021)
- Passage, Beer Belly Deli, Syracuse NY (2020)
- Keep Me Where the Light Is, Empire Farm Brewery, Cazenovia, NY (2018)
- Melodic Destruction, PressRoom, Syracuse NY (2017)
- Guest Artist, Metta, Syracuse NY (2017)
G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
- Members Show, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY (2021)
- ®ELAY, Gear Factory, Syracuse, NY (2019)
- #legaSHE, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse NY (2019)
- ®EVOLUTION, Gear Factory, Syracuse NY (2019)
- SUM18, Point of Contact Gallery, Syracuse NY (2018)
- Wildflowers Gallery Opening, Wildflowers, Syracuse NY (2018)
- Snow Show, Tech Garden Gallery, Syracuse NY (2018)
- Café Gallery Opening (Duo Exhibition), Palace Theatre, Syracuse NY (2017)
- ®EVOLUTION, Gear Factory, Syracuse NY (2017)
- Black Masquerade, Palace Theatre, Syracuse NY (2017)
- Litltith Flair, Female Local Art & Music, Palace Theatre, Syracuse NY (2017)
- ®EVOLE, Gear Factory, Syracuse NY (2017)
L I V E P A I N T I N G
- BeatleCuse, Live Painting, Chevy Court NYS Fair, Syracuse NY (2021)
- Wildflowers Live, Live Painting, Syracuse NY (2020)
- Leading Ladies, Live Painting, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse, NY (2019)
- 95X Big-X-Cuse, Live Mural Painting, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse NY (2018)
- Brutal By Design, Live Painting, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse NY (2018)
- Art Fight, Live Painting Competition, The Yard, Manlius, NY (2017)
- *3rd Place Full Boar, Live Painting, N. Syracuse NY (2017)
M U R A L S
- Love in Color (movie to be release 2022), 11X20’American High Movie Studio, Liverpool NY (2021)
- Luna Loca, 20X20’Luna Loca, Syracuse NY (2021)
- Dads Dishing (logo commission), 10X10’ Syracuse, NY (2020)
- George Floyd, 12X12’Wildflowers, Syracuse NY (2020)
A R T A U C T I O N S
- Gala & Art Auction, Art Auction, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse NY (2018)
- Syracuse University Soccer Auction, Art Auction, Oncenter, Syracuse NY (2018)
- Legendary Lights, Art Auction, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse NY (2017)
- Syracuse University Soccer Auction, Art Auction, Oncenter, Syracuse NY (2017)
P U B L I C A T I O N S (click link to view)
- CNY Central Live at 5, Live Painting Artist Spotlight, (2021)
- CNY Magazine, November/December Issue (2020)
- George Floyd Mural - CNY Central (2020) - LINK
- Art Activism Mural - LocalSYR.com (2020) - LINK
- Syracuse Woman Magazine, August (2019)
- The Post Standard Syracuse Newspaper (2018)
- Art in the Big Apple - Syracuse.com (2018) - LINK
- Textures of the Everyday - ArtFixDaily.com (2018) - LINK
- Workshops Under Umbrellas - Syracuse.com (2018) - LINK
- The Beauty Within - Karen Tashkovski.com (2018) - LINK
- Spotlight - Chimera Magazine (2017) - LINK
- Delavan Center - KarenTashkovski.com (2017) - LINK
