Born 1980. Lives and works in Los Angeles.
Solo Exhibitions
| 2019 | A heel is half a rock, a slab is a slice, Art League Houston, TX |
| 2017 | Portuguese Bend, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles |
| 2016 | Remote Sensing, Equity Gallery, New York |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2019 | PAPER WORKS, Albada Jelgersma Gallery, Amsterdam |
| 2018 | Nature of Particles, Albada Jelgersma Gallery, Amsterdam |
| Introspection: Stories Beneath the Surface, Sam Francis Gallery, Santa Monica | |
| 2017 | Excavations, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, CA |
| New York, New Work, Albada Jelgersma Gallery, Amsterdam | |
| #SUNSET, Spring Break Art Fair, New York | |
| FemiNest, Equity Gallery, New York | |
| POST-ELECTION, September Gallery, Hudson, NY | |
| 2016 | The Gloaming: Alexandra Pacheco Garcia, Jenny Yurshansky, & Karen Lee, Visitor Welcome Center, Los Angeles |
| 2015 | 2015:1947, Equity Gallery, New York |
| Sixty Minutes, Vanity Projects, Miami and Vanity Projects, New York | |
| Lilac Arts Series, Lilac Museum, Hudson River Park Pier 25, New York | |
| Capitalist Architecture in a Post Humanist World, Millington Hall, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA | |
| 2014 | Chronicle, Scott Charmin Gallery, Houston |
| Whistle Stop: 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Highline Loft, New York; Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase NY | |
| 2013 | In Real Life, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase NY |
| Potluck, Gallery 1019A, Purchase NY | |
| If you see something, say something, Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington DC | |
| 2012 | Divining Rod, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase NY |
| Recital, Gallery 1019A, Purchase NY | |
| The Eagle Rock Rock and Eagle Shop, Los Angeles | |
| Artists Merchandising Art, Wonderloch Kellerland, Los Angeles | |
| 2011 | 9 Holes, Paredon Blanco, Los Angeles |
| ways/means, Paredon Blanco, Los Angeles | |
| 2010 | Cellar Show, Private Residence, Los Angeles |
| 2009 | Heaven III: performance, art, music, Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles |
| 2008 | Heaven II: performance, art, music, Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles |
| Heaven I: performance, art, music, Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles | |
| Thank Tank 2008: Going Public, Eighteen Thirty, Los Angeles | |
| 2007 | Horrorshow, Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles |
| MixCD for Telic, Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles | |
| Speakeasy Prom, Not a Speakeasy, Los Angeles | |
| Puppet Show II, Not a Speakeasy, Los Angeles | |
| Puppet Show I, Not a Speakeasy, Los Angeles | |
| TP, Not a Speakeasy, Los Angeles | |
| 2004 | Welcome, UCLA Undergraduate Gallery, Los Angeles |
| The Mom! I Love You! Show, UCLA Undergraduate Gallery, Los Angeles | |
| I Love a Parade, UCLA Undergraduate Gallery, Los Angeles | |
| 2003 | Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Juror Christina Fernandez, UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles |
| Rock and Roll, Found Music, Los Angeles |
Education
| 2014 | M.F.A. Visual Arts, SUNY Purchase College, New York |
| 2004 | B.A. Fine Art and B.A. Art History, University of California, Los Angeles |
Curatorial Projects
| 2011 | A (Sculpture (Garden) Party), Private Residence, Los Angeles |
| 2010 | Bulletin Board Show, Los Angeles |
| Fireplace Gathering, Private Residence, Los Angeles | |
| Pool Show, Private Residence, Los Angeles | |
| Hot Point: A Fridge Show, Private Residence, Los Angeles |
Teaching Experience
| 2013 | Purchase College Graduate Teaching Fellowship (Drawing and Sculpture) |
Awards and Grants
| 2015 | New York Emerging Artist Grant Nominee, Rema Hort Mann Foundation |
| 2014 | MFA Project Grant, School of Art+Design, Purchase College NY |
| 2013 | Merit Scholarship, School of Art+Design, Purchase College NY |
| 2012 | Merit Scholarship, School of Art+Design, Purchase College NY |
Press and Bibliography
| 2017 | Garner, Anna. "Karen Lee Williams at Monte Vista Projects" CARLA (August 17, 2017) [online] |
| Lambert, Audra. "Material And Process Exalted At Equity Gallery's FemiNest." Ante (March 17, 2017) [online] | |
| 2016 | Horst, Aaron. "The Gloaming at Visitor Welcome Center" CARLA (May 19, 2016) [online] |
| Murphy, Kate. "New Work by Karen Lee Williams at Equity Gallery Curated by Melinda Wang." Arte Fuse (October 3, 2016) [online] | |
| 2015 | "'2015:1947' at Equity Gallery through November 28th." Art Observed (November 23, 2015) [online]. |
| Ryzik, Melena. "Artists Equity to Reopen a Gallery on the Lower East Side." New York Times (October 17, 2015) [in print and online]. | |
| Krach, Aaron. "Greenwich Village Book Desecration League: Volume 1." Invisible-Exports. New York. | |
| 2014 | Messinger, Kate. "Art Talks with Karen Lee." The WILD (October 14, 2014) [online]. |
| Messinger, Kate. "What to See at Greenpoint Open Studios This Weekend." The WILD (October 2, 2014) [online]. | |
| Hirsch, Faye and Karen Lee. Whistle Stop: 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition Catalogue." SUNY Purchase College. Purchase, New York. |