Résumé
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Selected Exhibitions
2023
2022
2020-2021
2019
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Front page of San Francisco Chronicle, article by Kevin Fagan with photographs by Lea Suzuki. Detail of Karen Lynn Ingalls's painting "Beautiful Skies," created with acrylic paint and the ashes of her paintings lost in the Tubbs wildfire.
Karen Lynn Ingalls's painting, "Vineyard by the Pond," chosen as 2019 Open Studios Napa Valley catalog cover image.
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- Land, Trees, Skies, Vines, Cuvaison Winery, Napa, California. Solo show.
- Lines of Fire / Lines of Ice, Gallery Bergen, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey. Invitational group show.
- Valentine's Day Cigar Box Show, Jessel Gallery, Napa, California. Invitational group show.
2018
- Holiday Extravaganza, Jessel Gallery, Napa, California. Invitational group show.
- Grateful Hearts, Calistoga Art Center, Calistoga, California. Community art project, supported by a grant from Arts Council Napa Valley, to honor first responders, organizations, and individuals that helped Calistoga and Calistogans during and after the Tubbs Fire in 2017.
- From Fire Love Rises, concurrent exhibition at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Museum Shop, Sonoma, California. Invitational.
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Karen Lynn Ingalls's painting, "Beautiful Morning," illustrating article about Napa Valley's Arts in April events, in The Bohemian, by Charlie Swanson, March 28-April 3, 2018.
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Weekly Calistogan article by Anne Ward Ernst about Karen Lynn Ingalls's Beauty from Ashes paintings.
2017
- Holiday Extravaganza, Jessel Gallery, Napa, California. Invitational show.
- Beauty from Ashes, Calistoga, California. Solo show.
- Hearts Across the Valley, public art installations in downtown Calistoga, California, and St. Helena Elementary School, St. Helena, California.
- Napa Valley Open Studios, Studio #2, Calistoga Art Center, Calistoga, California. Juried.
- Napa Valley Open Studios Preview Show, Jessel Gallery, Napa, California. Juried group show.
- Flower Bomb, Calistoga, California. Invitational group show.
- Engage!, Calistoga, California. Group show.
- Bright, Bold, and Beautiful, Jessel Gallery, Napa, California. Group show.
Article about Karen Lynn Ingalls's Hearts Across the Valley project in Calistoga Tribune, and photograph, by Kim Beltran, January 7, 2017.
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2016
2015 - 2016
2015
2014
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Article about Karen Lynn Ingalls's Hearts Across the Valley art project in The Napa Valley Register by Evy Warshawski, February 7, 2017.
Article about Karen Lynn Ingalls's Hearts Across the Valley art project in the St. Helena Star, and photographs, by Jesse Duarte, March 23, 2018.
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2013
- Rutherford Ranch Winery, Rutherford, California. Group show.
- Napa Valley Open Studios, Calistoga, California. Juried.
- Ekphrasis, Calistoga, California. Group show.
2012
2011–2014
2011–2012
- Miniatures Show, Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, California. Juried show.
- The Sketchbook Project 2012 World Tour, Brooklyn Art Library. Traveling exhibition in places including Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL; Portland, OR; Vancouver, Canada; Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; Lynn, MA; Portland, ME; Toronto, Canada; Philadelphia, PA; and Atlanta, GA.
2011–2014
- Yountville Arts Presents Napa Valley Open Studios Artists, Yountville, California. Invitational, annual show.
2011–2012
- Calistoga Art Center presents Calistoga Artists. Calistoga Visitors' Center, Calistoga, California. Group show.
- Napa Valley Open Studios, St. Helena, California. Juried.
2011
2009–2010
2009
2008–2010
- Yountville Autumn Invitational Show and Sale, Yountville, California. Invitational.
- Simple Pleasures, Calistoga, California. Solo show.
- Land, Trees, Skies, Vines, Westin Hotel, Napa, Solo show.
- Calistoga Paintout, Calistoga Art Center, Calistoga, California.
2009–2010
- Simple Pleasures, Napa Senior Center, Napa, California. Solo show.
2009
- Land, Trees, Skies, Vines, Arrowood Winery, Glen Ellen, California. Solo show.
2008–2010
- Napa Valley Artists’ Open Studios Show, Rutherford, California. Group show.
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2008
2007–2010
2007
2006
2005–2006
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Front page article and photograph in The Weekly Calistogan by Mike Lynch, January 8, 2004.
Photo by Dave Nordstrand, Salinas Californian. Part of his news article, "A slough of scenes," September 2, 2000, pp. 1E to 2E, about the "Endangered Landscapes" show.
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2005
2004
2003
2002
2001–2004
2001
- Peanuts on Parade: It’s Your Town, Charlie Brown, Santa Rosa, California. Group public art exhibition.
- Land, Trees, Sky, Calistoga, California. Solo show.
- Flying Fish of the Napa River, various locations, including Copia, Napa, and the Napa Valley Museum, Yountville. Invitational show.
2004
- California Landscapes, Calistoga, California. Solo show.
2003
- Celebration, Healdsburg, California. Juried show.
- Fortune, Santa Rosa, California. Juried show.
- Portraits, Sebastopol, California. Juried show.
- Moved by the Land, Santa Rosa, California. Juried show.
2002
- Endangered Landscapes III, at An Evening with Barry Lopez, Monterey, California. Group show.
2001–2004
- Focus on Elkhorn Slough, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, California. Invitational.
2001
- Three Americas, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York. Juried show.
- Artists Equity Coast to Coast, Harmony Hall, Fort Washington, Maryland. Juried show.
- Three Americas, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey. Juried show.
- Endangered Landscapes II, Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, California. Group show.
- The Romance of Books, Carmel, California. Solo show.
- Endangered Landscapes, Elkhorn Slough Foundation Online Art Gallery, www.elkhornslough.org.
- Monterey County Artists Studio Tour 2000, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California. Group show.
- Endangered Landscapes, Monterey County Courthouse, Salinas, California. Group show.
- Artwork of Karen Lynn Ingalls, Mary Cayce, and Richard Houston, Seaside, California. Group show.
- Artists Equity Group Show, Sunset Center, Carmel, California. Group show.
- 33rd, 34th, and 35th Annual Juried Competitives, Seaside City Hall, Seaside, California. Juried show.
- Local Essence: SCAL Members Show, Santa Cruz Members Show, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California. Group show.
- Santa Cruz Art League 69th Annual Statewide Exhibit, Santa Cruz, California. Juried show.
- Los Gatos Art Association Annual Open Juried Show, Los Gatos, California. Juried show.
- Art of the Ordinary, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. Juried show.
- Art as Healing: Icons of Transformation, Salinas, California. Solo show.
- Food Glorious Food, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. Juried show.
- Artrium. Santa Rosa, California. Juried show.
Selected Awards
2008
2001
1999
1976
2008
- People’s Choice Award for Best Yellows, Mustard Art Fete, Calistoga, California.
2001
- Second place award, Painting, 34th Annual Juried Competitive, Seaside City Hall, Seaside, California. Juror: Richard Bennett.
1999
- First Place award, Traditional Wine Label Design, Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Santa Rosa, California. Juror: Darrell Perry.
- Second place award, Oils and Acrylics category, Los Gatos Art Association Annual Open Juried Show, Los Gatos Museum, Los Gatos, California. Jurors: Diane Wallace and Michael Linstrom.
1976
- Dorothy K. Fish Memorial Scholarship for Art, awarded by Art Department, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California.
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Education
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Karen Lynn Ingalls painting Dr. Joe Cool, as part of "Snoopy's Joe Cool Summer: Santa Rosa's Tribute to Charles M. Schulz," in Santa Rosa, California, in 2007.
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- B.A., magna cum laude, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, 1984.
- A.A., summa cum laude, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California, 1976.
Selected Bibliography
2023
2019
2018
2017
2013
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2001
2000
1999
2023
- "Find Your Heart in Yountville." Napa Valley Register, January 12, 2023, pp. B1-B2.
2019
- Open Studios Napa Valley 2019 Artist Directory and Map. Vineyard by the Pond chosen as cover painting.
- Kempton, Rosemarie. "Climate Change and the Power of Art." Napa Valley Register, July 4, 2019, pp. C1-C2.
2018
- Beltran, Kim. "Artist Ingalls hosting project to honor first responders." The Calistoga Tribune, August 17, 2018, p.12.
- "'Grateful Hearts' project recognizes fire heroes." The Weekly Calistogan, August 16, 2018, p.B4.
- Fagan, Kevin. "Wine Country artists find new life, inspiration in the wreckage of studios." San Francisco Chronicle, July 9, 2018, p. A1-A5. Photographs by Lea Suzuki.
- Swanson, Charlie. "Art in Bloom." Bohemian, March 28-April 3, 2018, p.22.
2017
- Ernst, Anne Ward. "Artist uses ash in new paintings." The Weekly Calistogan, November 30, 2017, p. A1-A2.
- Ernst, Anne Ward. "Sarafornia: The Arts of Calistoga." The Weekly Calistogan, April 6, 2017, p. A1-A5.
- Ernst, Anne Ward. "Hearts Across the Valley." The Weekly Calistogan, April 5, 2017, online.
- Ernst, Anne Ward. "'Flower Bombs' and mud sculptures, perfect fit to Arts in April in Calistoga." The Weekly Calistogan, March 31, 2017, p. A1-A5.
- Duarte, Jesse. "Love on display: St. Helena Elementary School kids celebrate love through art and music." The St. Helena Star, March 23, 2017, p. A1-A2.
- Warshawski, Evy. "Calistoga artist strives for art full of heart." The Napa Valley Register, Feb. 1, 2017, p. C1; also published as "Art Full of Hearts" in The Weekly Calistogan, Feb. 2, 2017, p. A1.
- Beltran, Kim. "Ingalls using art to spread love across the valley and beyond." The Calistoga Tribune, April 6, 2017, p.1-11.
2013
- Ernst, Anne Ward. "Local artist's work selected for historic Napa inn." The Weekly Calistogan, June 6, 2013, p. B4.
2008
- Harrity, Chick. "The Women of Open Studios" (photograph), Calistoga Tribune, September 2008.
2007
- Snoopy’s “Joe Cool” Summer: Santa Rosa’s Tribute to Charles M. Schulz, City of Santa Rosa and The Charles M. Schulz Museum, July 2007.
2006
- Summer of Woodstock: Santa Rosa’s Tribute to Charles M. Schulz, City of Santa Rosa and The Charles M. Schulz Museum, July 2006, p. 51, p. 53.
- Harrity, Chick. (photograph) Calistoga Tribune, August 2006.
2005
- Napa Valley Artists’ Open Studios Map and Artist Directory for 2005, Arts Council Napa Valley, 2005, cover painting.
- It’s Your Town, Charlie Brown: Santa Rosa’s Tribute to Charles M. Schulz, City of Santa Rosa and The Charles M. Schulz Museum, July 2005.
2004
- Lynch, Mike. “When landscapes come to life: The story of a now thriving artist,” The Weekly Calistogan, January 8, 2004, pp. A1–A3.
2001
- Wirt, Linda. “An Interview with Karen Lynn Ingalls,” AOL Creative Arts Newsletter, February, March, April, 2001.
2000
- Sappington, Lynda. “Endangered Landscapes: Exhibit Calls Attention to Land Threatened by Development,” Art Voices, www.artfaces.com, November/December 2000.
- Givens, Sarah. “North County’s Colors,” Monterey County Coast Weekly, September 21–27, 200, p. 48.
- Nichols, Kathryn McKenzie. “Endangered Landscapes,” Monterey County Herald, September 8, 2000, pp. D1–D4.
- Nordstrand, Dave. “A slough of scenes,” Salinas Californian, September 2, 2000, pp. 1E–2E.
1999
- Givens, Sarah. “Artists unite to preserve slough,” San Jose Mercury News, December 20, 1999, pp. 1B–2B.
- Givens, Sarah. “Painting in protest: Elkhorn Slough artists hope their canvases can help stem development,”Monterey County Coast Weekly, October 14–20, 1999, pp. 38–39.
- Peterson, Diane. “Amateur winemakers’ labels reflect their humorous, humble origins,” Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Other
2018
2018
- Received grant from Arts Council Napa Valley for The Grateful Hearts Project, a community-based art project to honor and thank those who helped Calistoga during and after the October 2017 wildfires.
- Television interview about artists' responses to 2017 wildfires: Macy Jenkins, "Art Rises From Ashes of Sonoma Fires," CBS Sacramento, Channel 13, July 12, 2018. Story was replayed on other television news programs across California.
Image from Haaziq Madyun's story, "Calistoga evacuees return home," for KRON4, October 16, 2017.
2017
- Created one-of-a-kind Heart Art thanking First Responders and distributed them to local businesses in Calistoga to display, after Calistogans returned home from evacuation for wildfires.
- Television interviews about Northern California's Tubbs wildfire and my experience as an evacuee for the PBS NewsHour, Fox News, and San Francisco's KRON4:
- Mina Kim, "California wildfire death toll rises as search teams return to the ruins," PBS NewsHour, October 12, 2017. Interview begins at 1:13.
- Adam Housley, "Wildfires wreak havoc through California's wine country," Fox News, October 12, 2017. Interview begins at 1:10.
- Haaziq Madyun, "Calistoga fire evacuee touched by generosity of community," KRON4, October 12, 2017.
- Haaziq Madyun, "Calistoga evacuees return home," KRON4, October 16, 2017.
Image of Karen Lynn Ingalls's Tree Heart Art, from her Hearts Across the Valley art project, in KPIX5's story, "Calistoga Resident Rushes Back From High School Reunion To Pack For Evacuation," October 11, 2017.
- Image of my Tree Heart Art in Tubbs wildfire news story on San Francisco's KPIX5. "Calistoga Resident Rushes Back From High School Reunion to Pack For Evacuation." Image at 2:06.
- Presented my Hearts Across the Valley public art project to the Calistoga City Council, the Mayor of Calistoga, the Rotary Club, and the principal of St. Helena Elementary School, to get their approval of the project, both as a whole and of its individual parts.
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2013 –2015
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Image of Karen Lynn Ingalls painting en plein air at Jericho Canyon Vineyards in Calistoga, used in advertising for Arts in April by the Calistoga Chamber of Commerce and Arts Council Napa Valley.
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2008
- Painting chosen by State Senator Pat Wiggins for her annual holiday card.
- Taught classes and workshops in acrylic painting, landscape painting, abstract landscape painting, drawing and sketching, block printing, collage painting, mixed media, portrait painting, relief printing, and other art forms.
- Gave art demonstrations, including demonstrations of landscape painting, block printing, and mixed media, in Carmel, Santa Rosa, Calistoga, Napa, and Sebastopol, California, to groups including Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County, Art Association Napa Valley, Artists of the Round Table (Sonoma County), St. Apollinaris School, and events including the Napa Valley Mustard Festival.
- Visiting Artist, Elkhorn Slough, CTB/McGraw-Hill’s Art in the Schools program, North Monterey County High School, Castroville, California.
- Radio interview on Art After Lunch, on KAZU 90.3 FM, Pacific Grove, California. Interviewed by John McNally, November 20, 2000.
