Karen Tamminga-Paton
Residence
Blairmore, Alberta
Education
1988 - 2009 Alberta Fine Arts
Council, Fine Arts workshops
2000 Kananaskis Country, Watercolour workshop
with Larry Cromwell and Robert Kelly
1992, 1993, 1994 Emily
Carr College of Art and Design, summer courses
1980 University of Waterloo, Minor in the Fine
Arts, Drawing and Painting
Art Related Experience
2008-present Mentor teacher for new fine
arts teachers, Livingstone Range School Division
2005-present Curator, annual School Division art show,
Emergence, Claresholm, Alberta
2005 Jury member, Textures on the Land, Crowsnest
Pass Public Art Gallery
2004-present Facilitator of workshops, Arts and Prayer,
church retreats and gatherings
2004-present Director of bi-annual public Fine Arts
Festivals, Livingstone School
2003 - present Fine Arts Specialist, Livingstone High School,
Lundbreck, Alberta
1999
Jury member, Federation of Canadian Artists, members' show,
Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery
1995 Instructor for employees, Interpretation Canada,
design and arts for interpretation
1993-present Instructor, arts integration workshops
regarding children and the arts
1990-present Member of various committees, Crowsnest
Pass Allied Arts Association
1990-present Curator, annual high school student art
show, Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery
1992-2000 Instructor,
workshops, painting, drawing and children's art experiences
1990-2000 Director of numerous
large-scale public wall murals with high school students
1988-2003 Fine Arts Specialist, Isabelle Sellon School,
Blairmore, Alberta
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Sigh, Crowsnest Pass Public
Art Gallery, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
2001 Voiced, Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery,
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
1988 Feature artist at Heritage Building,
Waterton, Alberta
Group Exhibitions
1990-present regular local gallery
exhibitions, up to two per year, Crowsnest Pass Public Art
Gallery
1993 Artists of Southern Alberta, Bowman Art
Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta