Karen Kilimnik

Place: Philadelphia

Born: 1955

Biography:

Karen Kilimnik is an American painter and installation artist born in 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She is known for her installations that reflect a young viewpoint of pop culture and her paintings characterized by loose brushwork, bold colors, and 'thrift shop paint-by-numbers awkwardness'. Her work is a pastiche of the Old Masters and often incorporates portraits of celebrities. Karen Kilimnik's paintings and installations have been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.