A painting by Karen Clarkson soon to arrive at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery. Karen writes, "This painting has been a long time coming. The warrior's face is my father as a young pilot in the Navy. My father decided not to live on the reservation but to go out and join the Navy and fight in WWII. He was too young to join so he went into college and came out eligible to be a pilot. Being a pilot was the most exciting and fulfilling thing he had ever done he told me later. He earned the purple heart when he was shot down over Won Son Bay in the Korean War. I was only four months old at the time. He later fought in the Vietnam War. This is my tribute to warriors past and present - a blending of the old and the new. A tribute to my father and the warriors who came before him.
More on Karen Clarkson:
EXHIBITIONS |
"Native America" - solo exhibit 2008, Napa California |
Santa Fe Indian Market 2007, 2008 |
"American Portraits " - solo exhibit 2005, New Mexico SJ College Art Gallery |
Choctaw Indian Art Show - 2004, 05,06,08 Choctaw Nation Museum Oklahoma |
Conservatory Art Classic - 2005 Exhibition, Texas |
Artist Showplace - 2005 Exhibition, Texas |
AWARDS |
First Prize - 2008 Painting Categoy - Choctaw Nation Art Show |
First Prize - 2005 Gold Medal Award in Drawing Category - Conservatory Art Classic |
First Prize - 2004 Fine Arts (amateur) - Powwow.com |
Heritage Award - 2006 All Media - Choctaw Nation Art Show |
Second Prize - 2005 Other Media Category - Artist Showplace Competition |
Second Prize - 2006 Painting Category - Choctaw Nation Art Show |
Third Prize - 2005 Drawing Category - Choctaw Nation Art Show |
Third Prize - 2005 Painting Categoy - Choctaw Nation Art Show |
MEMBERSHIPS |
Choctaw tribal member and registered Choctaw artist |
National Registry of Native American Artists |
US Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board member |