​Karen Fitzgerald’s paintings bridge the physical and spiritual realms, channeling subtle energy through fluid media like watercolor, thinned oil paint, and mica to create luminous, layered surfaces. Her use of gilded metals adds an ethereal quality, heightening the otherworldly feel of her work. Focused on the circular tondo form, Fitzgerald explores space and surface with a restrained palette, balancing inward pull and outward motion. Her approach enhances the convex and concave dimensions, creating shifting silhouettes and a unique spatial tension that invites viewers to experience the delicate interplay of energy and form.

 

Karen Fitzgerald lives and works in New York, NY. She holds an M.Ed. from Teachers College, Columbia University, an M.F.A. from Hunter College, and a B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Fitzgerald has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions, with her art showcased at various museums across the United States, including the Muscarelle Museum of Art (Williamsburg, VA), Hudson Valley MOCA (Peekskill, NY), Steinberg Museum of Art (Brookville, NY), Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Fort Wayne, IN), Hammond Museum (North Salem, NY), Islip Art Museum (East Islip, NY), Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, WI), The Queens Museum of Art (Corona, NY), Rahr-West Museum (Manitowoc, WI), the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts (New York, NY), and the United Nations (New York, NY). Notable university galleries include the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (Milwaukee, WI), John Jay College Art Gallery (New York, NY), Rotunda Gallery at the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), Hunter College, Queens College Art Center, Queensborough Community College (Flushing, NY), and LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY), among others.