Emmy® Award Nominated, award winning, international artist Karen Mosbacher is a multidisciplinary artist, known for the synesthetic qualities in her work. Karen currently exhibits at Opus Gallery and Platte Collections in Colorado Springs, Bridgette Mayer Gallery in Philadelphia, Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, and JRB ART Gallery in Oklahoma City. Her first exhibit in Florence, Italy will showcase her continuing work from Collateral BEAUTY in April – October 2027. Mosbacher's work focuses on abstraction figurative painting, illustration, photography, sculpture, performance, and installation.
Recently, Mosbacher was entered into The National Library of Israel, located in Jerusalem, which is dedicated to the preservation of Jewish culture, alongside Dr. Ofer Ben-Amots for her paintings of many of his music compositions. She was chosen to create paintings for a CD cover for Dr. Ben-Amots, Israel and Dr. Jennifer Barker, Ireland.
Mosbacher's upcoming works are collaborative in nature and will present throughout 2025 - 2027 in varying cities. SŌ SÓ MĒ, a multidisciplinary collaborative exhibition, or Science of the Sound of Music and Emotions is underway. A group of arts related and interested individuals are walking alongside the production, meeting quarterly for updates and input.
Collateral BEAUTY is Mosbacher's politically stoked cry for the halt of silent abusive relationships. Karen exhibited the first of the series, “No More Silence,” which relates to speaking out about silent abuse in relationships both romantic and otherwise. Ms. Mosbacher began this body of work for herself, however quickly realizing it is for anyone who has been abused, criticized, or controlled so that they cannot be who they truly, beautifully, and deeply are. Jerry Saltz, Lead Art Critic for New York Magazine, and her friend, encourages Mosbacher to continue. She has begun studies for Collateral BEAUTY: Part 2, SCARS, looking toward 2026 - 2027. Her work for justice has shown in Toronto, Canada, and the US.
Karen’s earlier projects included the Welcome Home series, and a series entitled The Enchanted Land, both depicting synesthetic visions of scenes and observations from Karen’s return to Santa Fe after spending two years in Atlanta. While in Atlanta, she was honored by a mentorship and residency with a well-known southern abstract expressionist, Clara Blalock, a student of Philip Guston. Ms. Mosbacher was awarded an extended residency in Orquevaux, France in 2019 and will complete a residency in Santa Fe, NM in 2024 with her encaustic mentor, Paula Roland, as well as a month-long residency in Florence, Italy in December 2024.
Away from the studio, Karen has volunteered for the Fragile Kids Foundation, Atlanta, Gerard’s House, Santa Fe, and Santa Fe Pro Musica, and is a member of The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center, Denver Art Museum, Site Santa Fe, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, EPIC Concerts, and the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center. Karen served on Santa Fe Pro Musica’s Coda Circle Committee and Board of Directors, served as Artist-in-Residence for Santa Fe Pro Musica for 2 years, and is a member of the Graphic Artist’s Guild. She has also authored and illustrated Grief Exposed, a two-book series of Poetic Illustrations exploring the process of grief. She lives and works with her canine studio assistant, Ruby, in Colorado Springs, CO.
