Karen Azoulay

Karen Azoulay (born 1977)[1] is a multidisciplinary visual and performance artist from Toronto, Canada.[2] She is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Artistic practice

Azoulay’s artwork includes colourful sculpture, performance, installations and fashion design.[3] Her artwork often incorporates elements of traditional femininity, such as sewing, needlework, and floral imagery.[4]

Fashion

Azoulay's practice includes fashion design, as well as visuals for the windows of department stores.[5] In 2008, the artist collaborated with fashion designer Jeremy Laing on a collection of printed pieces. Also, in collaboration with her husband, George McCracken, she produced a limited-run jacket with her signature "Floriography" embroidery.[6]

Solo exhibitions

Solo exhibitions include CUE Art Foundation in New York, curated by Glenn Ligon,[7] Fire Tale, Four Gallery in Dublin,[8] Deep, Deep Under the Sea, Mercer Union in Toronto,[9] Sculpture After the Apocalypse, Primetime, Brooklyn,[10] The Botanist’s Mime, Dose Projects, Brooklyn,[11] and Indexing the Leaves, Methodist Archives, Drew University in Madison, NJ.[12]

References
  1. http://cueartfoundation.org/karen-azoulay
  2. "Influencers: 12 Canadian Women with talent and vision that knows no bounds". FASHION Magazine. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. Linden, Liz (Summer 2011). "Karen Azoulay: Carnation Thunder". C: International Contemporary Art. 110: 41–42 – via ProQuest.
  4. Vaughan, R. M. (Spring 2003). "Karen Azoulay: sprinkle sprinkle: Paul Petro Contemporary Art". Canadian Art. 20: 102 – via ProQuest.
  5. "Influencers: 12 Canadian Women with talent and vision that knows no bounds". FASHION Magazine. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  6. "The Floriography Jacket". M-82. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  7. "Karen Azoulay". CUE Art Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  8. "Karen Azoulay at Four Dublin - Artmap.com". artmap.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  9. "Mercer Union | DEEP, DEEP UNDER THE SEA". Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  10. "Primetime | Karen Azoulay | Sculpture After the Apocalypse". p-r-i-m-e-t-i-m-e.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  11. "Karen Azoulay—2016 Solo Exhibition". Dose Projects. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  12. narnia06 (2018-02-09). "Indexing the Leaves". The Drew Acorn. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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