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EDUCATION
| Oct. 2015 | Eugene Daub in Bas-relief sculpture |
| Sept. 2012 | Simon Kogan sculpture workshop in Florence, Italy |
| 2004-2009 | Simon Kogan workshops in bas-relief sculpture, portraits, and the figure |
| 2007 | Scottsdale Artist Workshop: anatomy and figure drawing |
| 1996-2000 | Simon Kogan workshops in sculpting, life modeling, and mold making |
| 1976 | California State University Fullerton: Elementary Teaching Credential |
| 1976 | California State University Fullerton: BA, Art |
| 1973 | Fullerton College, CA: AA, Art |
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
| 2014 | Los Angeles Religious Education Congress |
| 2006 | Coast Hills Church Gallery, Aliso Viejo, CA |
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
| 2013 | "Karen Schmidt & Lalo Garcia; Cultural Comments," CBU Art Gallery, Riverside, CA |
| 2012 | Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO |
| 2007 | First Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Bluebird ArtHouse, Whittier, CA |
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2008-2009 | "Succour: Gifts of Support and Solace," Orange and Garden Grove, CA |
| 2008 | "Annual Entertainments and Arts," Los Angeles, CA |
| 2007 | "Who do you say that I am?" Bushnell, IL |
| 2006-2007 | "Dawn to Dawn...Journeys Through Pain to Freedom," traveling exhibition to Orange, Riverside,San Juan Capistrano, Irvine, CA and Fremont, NE |
| 2006 | "Made in California," City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA |
| 2005 | "72nd Annual Exhibition," National Sculpture Society Exhibition, New York City, NY, and Brookgreen Gardens, NC in 2006 |
| 2005 | "Confessing Tongues: God revealed through multiculturalism," Orange, CA and Concordia University, Irvine, CA |
| 2005 | "Embracing the Gift," CIVA Exhibition, Azusa, CA |
| 1996 | Childhood's End Gallery, Olympia, WA |
AWARDS
| 2014 | Second Place Award, Manhattan Arts, "Healing Power of Art" for "Bound" |
| 2011 | Award of Excellence, Upstream People Gallery: for "Holy Family"; Special Recognition for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel," Madonna of Compassion," "Mary and Elizabeth," and "Return of the Prodigal Son (after Rembrandt)" |
| 2007 | Bene Honorable Mention, Visual Arts Awards: Sacred Art, Ministry and Liturgy, for "Holy Family" |
| 2006 | Honorable Mention, People's Choice, "Made in California" juried exhibition, City of Brea Gallery,CA, for "Ugandan Girl" |
| 2006 | Bene Award, Visual Arts Awards: Sacred Art, Ministry and Liturgy, for "Mary & Elizabeth" |
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
| Laguna Niguel, California |
| Victoria, Australia |
| Puyallup, Washington |
| Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Costa Mesa, California |
| San Diego, California |
| Jacksonville, Florida |
COMMISSIONS
| 2018 | “Madonna of Compassion” life-size, St. Mary’s Hospital, Richmond, VA | 2017 | “Baptismal Fence with the Sacraments” for St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Paducah, KY |
| 2015 | “Bruce Lindsay” for Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA |
| 2014 | "Resurrected Christ" for Presence Health, Chicago, IL |
| 2014 | "St. Jude" 3/4 life size for St. Jude Hospital, Fullerton, CA |
| 2013 | "St. Francis & St. Clare" 3/4 life size for Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2012 | "Holy Family" 3/4-life-size for St. Thomas More Church, Paducha, KY |
| 2010 | “Byzantine Crucifix” for St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Paducah, KY |
| 2008 | "Return of the Prodigal Son (after Rembrandt)" for Doug and Debra Bassett,Laguna Hills, CA |
| 2008 | "Holy Family" 1/2 life size for St. Pius X Catholic Church, Montville, NJ |
| 2007 | "Harold Richards" for the Newport Mesa Half-Way House, Costa Mesa, CA |
| 2005 | "Crucifix" for Laura Alvord, Fullerton, CA |
| 2005 | "Mary and Elizabeth" for the Elizabeth House, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2003 | "Ecstasy on Ice" for Karen Broostrom, given to Brittania Broostrom, in Puyallup, WA |
| 2001 | "Towel Banner" for the Eucharistic chapel at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Sumner, WA |
| 2000 | "Corpus" for the crucifix at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Sumner, WA |
| 1998 | "Vietnamese Girl" for Central Christian Church, Mesa, AZ, given to Joy Lawson |
| 1997 | "Maasai Mother and Child" for South Hill Christian Church, given to Tim andDebbie Doty |
PUBLICATIONS (PRINT & WEB)
| 2012 | Featured in Biola University’s Year of the Arts film documentary, La Mirada, CA www.biola.edu/yota |
| 2012 | CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts) featured artist photos www.civa-artists.ning.com/photo |
| 2012 | Featured Artist in ArtMatters, an online publication by Artist Career Training www.artistcareertraining.com/karen-schmidt |
| 2011-12 | “13th Annual Judeo-Christian Online International Art Exhibition” www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/archive |
| 2011-12 | "Doing Good Work." Pastoral Liturgy, January/ February 2015. |