B. 1988
Based in Toronto, Canada
Education
2010 BFA OCAD University - Major: Drawing and Painting, Minor: Art History
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Holiday Window Feature, Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
2017 300 Cones, Roadside Attractions, Toronto, ceramic installation
2016 300 Nubs, the Window Box, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ceramic installation
Rebirth, the Window Box, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ceramic installation
2015 Feminism UTSC, Gallery 1265 at UTSC, University of Toronto Feminist Conference, Scarborough Campus, paintings
Rebirth, the Magic Vending Machine of Fate, Toronto, ceramic multiples
2012 Military Paintings, Toronto Public Library, Fairview Branch, Toronto, paintings
2011 Order and Chaos, My Mothers Basement, Online Gallery, paintings
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 The Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Regional Semi-Finals, Artscape Sandbox, Toronto, painting
Death & Decadence, The Sketchbook Project vol. 14, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York, mixed media
TA2 Sound + Music recording studios, Toronto, paintings
Coastal Eddy a Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculptures
2017 A Festivus For The Rest Of Us, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, paintings
Rebirth, Art Side Out, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, ceramic installation
Narrative Lines, OCAD U Continuing Studies Gallery, paintings
Nasty Women NYC, the Knockdown Center, Maspeth, New York, painting, charity
Parting Lines, OCAD U Continuing Studies Gallery, Toronto, ceramic sculptures
Birth and its Meaning, Milk Glass Gallery- Ryerson U Midwifery Conference, Toronto, paintings
Coastal Eddy a Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculptures
2016 We are all Precious Snowflakes 2, Yellow House Gallery, Toronto, paintings
OCAD U Pop-Up Shop, Yorkville Village, Toronto, ceramic sculptures
Earth, Sea and Sky, OCAD U Continuing Studies Gallery, Toronto, ceramic sculptures
A Home for Renewal, 627 Richmond Street, Toronto, ceramic installation
10 Cones, the Artists Newsstand, AGO First Thursday, Toronto, ceramic multiples
10 Cones, the Artists Newsstand, Chester Station, Toronto, ceramic multiples
No Subject for Rainbow Railroad, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, painting, charity
Coastal Eddy a Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculptures
2015 We are all Precious Snowflakes, Yellow House Gallery, Toronto, paintings
Robin's Endless Summer Bash, Coastal Eddy a Gallery, California, ceramic sculptures
Pour Some Sugar on Me, Coastal Eddy a Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, ceramic sculptures
Studio Works by Art Battle Painters Part 1, #Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, paintings
Nepal Earthquake Art Auction, the Other White House, Toronto, painting, charity
Under $200 Art Show & Fundraiser for Girls Art League, Fountain, Toronto, paintings
2014 Garage Sale Group Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting/sculpture
2013 NURTUREart Benefit, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, Manhattan, New York, painting, charity
RKG Second Anniversary Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting/sculpture
Group Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting/sculpture
2012 RKG First Anniversary Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting/sculpture
2011 Eclectic Selective, Chuck Akudu Gallery, Toronto, paintings
Curry's charity for dystopia, Toronto, painting
2010 Royal Canadian Military Institute Silent Auction, Toronto, painting, charity
Retrospective Show, OCAD University, Toronto, drawing
2009 The Art of the Figure, OCAD University, Toronto, painting
Selected Publication
2018 Acta Victoriana, volume #143.1, Victoria University, University of Toronto (print, painting)
Average Art Magazine #28, UK (print, painting)
Blank Spaces Magazine, Cover Image, September Issue, Toronto (print, painting)
Good Art Guide Magazine Issue 11, UK (painting & sculpture)
Average Art Magazine #21, UK (print, painting)
Average Art Magazine #18, UK (print, painting)
2017 Webitorial, Emboss Magazine, Online Interview https://www.embossmag.com/single-post/karengrosman
Average Art Magazine #14, UK (print, painting)
All-Women Artists Issue, Emboss Magazine, USA (print, painting)
Average Art Magazine #12, UK (print, painting)
Community.Resilience.Empowerment, Bloom Magazine, Toronto (print, painting)
Whimsical Bridal Fashion Feature, Elegant Wedding Magazine, Toronto, (online, jewellery)
Birth and its Meaning Promotional Material and Catalogue, Toronto, (print, painting)
Must See Shows - 300 Cones, Now Magazine, Toronto (print, ceramic installation review)
2016 Toronto's Finest Specialists, Elegant Wedding Magazine, Toronto, (print, jewellery)
Vibrance Issue, Emboss Magazine, USA (print, painting)
2015 Nightmares, Sci-Fi and Dreamscapes, Art Katalyst Magazine, Toronto, (print, painting)
Aboveground Featured Artist for January, Toronto, (online interview)
2012 The Proof - Karen Grosman, Toronto is Awesome (online interview)
Karen Grosman's Meat Collection, Zouch Magazine (online, painting)
Branch Magazine, Issue 9 (online, painting)
2011 Leaf Garden Press, volume 11 (print, painting)
2010 The Image Interviews Karen Grosman, the Image Interviews (online interview)
Earth Pulse Magazine, Inaugural Edition (print, painting)
2009 Leaf Garden Press, Volume 1 (print, painting)
Representation
2014-2018 Ceramics Represented by Coastal Eddy a Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2016-2017 Jewellery Represented by Made You Look, Toronto, ON
2012-2014 Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, ON
Collections
The Magic Gumball Machine of Fate Editions, Rare Books & Artists' Books, AGO Library
Corporate Office of Tenenbaum and Solomon Law Firm
Robert Kananaj Gallery
Private: New York, Laguna Beach, Maspeth, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico, Denmark