Ken Karlic

I paint in oil and watercolors in order to express how something feels— in addition to how it looks. My paintings have a basis in the representational, but often dissolve into some level of abstraction, celebrating the sheer physicality of paint. Surprises are not only welcomed, but also invited, as marks, scratches, drips, and splatters all become part of the final piece. I enjoy the contrast of painting quickly while creating a piece to be experienced slowly.

1986
B.F.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

RECENT AWARDS
2017 Best Representational Landscape / Philadelphia Watercolor Society
2017 Best in Category / Naval Academy Painting / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD
2017 Third Place / Best of Chesapeake Bay / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD
2017 Third Place / Dueling Brushes / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD
2016 Best Watercolor / Cityscape 2016 / Baltimore MD
2016 Best in Show / 7th Annual 2016 Juried Art Show / New Hope Art League / New Hope PA
2016 Best in Category / Naval Academy / Paint Annapolis / Annapolis MD
2016 Honorable Mention / Buck’s County Plein Air / Buck’s County PA
2016 Salis Award / Baltimore Watercolor Society / 131st Annual Mid-Atlantic Exhibition
2015 Salis Award / Baltimore Watercolor Society / 130th Annual Mid-Atlantic Exhibition
2012 Second Place / Quick Draw / Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Cranford NJ
2011 Honorable Mention / Plein Air Painters / Norfolk VA
2011 Second Place / Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Cranford NJ

PRESS
2017 The Art of Watercolour / Sept Issue / Revelations Section on Noteworthy Artists
2017 Plein Air Magazine / Oct Nov Issue / Feature Article
2015 Outdoor Painter / Careful, Then Controlled Chaos / July 15 Issue / Feature Article

Penn Studio School of Art / Philadelphia PA
Winslow Art Centere / Seattle WA
St. Joseph's University / Philadelphia PA
Chesapeake Fine Art Studio / Stevensville MD

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Crary Art Gallery / Warren PA
2022 Ken Karlic / Transformations / Church Street Gallery / West Chester PA
2019 F.A.N. Gallery / Philadelphia PA
2018 Sophisticated Chaos / Merion Gallery / Saint Joseph’s University / Philadelphia PA
2017 Watercolors Expressions / McBride Gallery / Annapolis MD
2017 Representational Ambiguity / Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts / Annapolis MD

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 Wallingford Art Center / Wallingford PA
2017 InLiquid / Invitational Exhibition to Benefit the Arts / Icebox Project Space / Philadelphia PA
2017 Art for Land's Sake / Invitational Exhibition to Benefit Land Conservancy / Caves MD
2017 Urban + Rural / Gallery 222 / Malvern PA
2017 Cape Ann Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Rockport MA
2017 GRIT / Red Raven Art Company / Lancaster PA
2017 117th International Works on Paper / Philadelphia Watercolor Society / Wallingford PA
2017 Eclectic Mingle / Y:ART Gallery / Baltimore MD
2017 Watercolors: Making Waves / McBride Gallery / Annapolis MD
2017 En Plein Air People's Choice Invitational / South Street Art Gallery / Easton MD
2017 Door County Plein Air Festival / Invitational / Penninsula School for the Arts / Door County WI
2017 Paint Annapolis / Juried Artist / Maryland Federation for the Arts / Annapolis MD
2017 The Landscape Show / Y:ART Gallery / Baltimore MD
2016 Domino Sugar Sign Show / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD
2016 Cityscape / The Peale Museum / Baltimore MD
2016 Ninth Annual Best of the Chesapeake / Invitational Group Exhibition / McBride Gallery / Annapolis MD
2016 Solomon’s Island Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Carmen’s Gallery / Solomon’s Island MD
2016 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition / Baltimore Watercolor Society / BlackRock Center for the Arts / Germantown MD
2016 Paint Annapolis / Juried Artist / Maryland Federation of Art / Annapolis MD
2016 Buck’s County Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Newtown PA
2016 Richmond Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Brazier Gallery / Richmond VA
2016 Rich Timmons Fine Art Gallery / Doylestown PA
2016 7th Annual 2016 Juried Art Show / New Hope Art League / New Hope PA
2016 Best of 2015 / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD
2015 Cityscape / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD
2015 Anything Goes Exhibition / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD
2015 Cityscape 2015 / Peale Center / Baltimore MD
2015 Philadelphia Cityscape / Wayne Art Center / Wayne PA
2015 Third Annual Summer Plein Air Show / Crystal Moll Gallery / Baltimore MD
2015 Paint It! Ellicott City / Juried Artist / Ellicott City MD
2015 Juried Member’s Show / Wayne Art Center / Wayne PA
2015 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition / Baltimore Watercolor Society / BlackRock Center for the Arts / Germantown MD
2015 Wayne Art Center 9th Annual Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Wayne PA
2015 Jordan Faye Contemporary / Baltimore MD
2013 Wayne Art Center 7th Annual Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Wayne PA
2013 Easels of Frederick / Plein Air Painting Competition / Juried Artist / Frederick MD
2012 Longwood Art Gallery / Kennett Square PA
2012 Solomon’s Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Solomon’s Island MD
2012 Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Cranford NJ
2012 Wayne Art Center 6th Annual Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Wayne PA
2011 Plein Air Paint Festival / Juried Artist / Norfolk VA
2011 Paint the Town Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Cranford NJ
2010 Paint Annapolis Plein Air Festival / Juried Artist / Annapolis MD
2009 Gallery G at the Beveled Edge / Baltimore, MD

cityscape, painterly, landscape, snow, impressionist, oil painting