R e s u m e
Lives and works on Long Island, NY
EDUCATION
2005 Molloy University, MS, Secondary Education
1998 Baruch College, Certificate in Desktop Publishing and New Media
1991 Hofstra University, MBA, Marketing with Distinction & BGS Medallion Award)
1980 Vassar College, BA, Sociology major, Art minor
4 A's Advertising program certificate, (sponsored by member agency, Zam & Kirshner Advertising Inc.), Manhattan, NY.
1975 BOCES, Cultural Arts Program (for Gifted art students)
ART EDUCATION
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, studied with Artist/Professor Alton Pickens
Michigan State University, 6 graduate honors art credits at Bedford College, London University, studied with Professor James Adley, summer 1977
Parsons School of Design, NY, NY, with Bernie Stone (1977) and later with Milton Glaser
The Art Students League of New York, NY, NY, with Gustav Rehberger, Roberto de Lamonica, Marshall Glasier, Gregory d'Alessio, and Hananiah Harari
Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY, with abstract painting, with Kevin Larkin, figure,drawing with live model workshops with Joyce Kubat, watercolor workshops with Lorraine Rimmelin, and printmaking classes with Stephanie Navon Jacobson
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, with Katherine Archie, and at her Syosset studio
NYC printmaking with Irwin Rosenhouse. 1974
Art Guild of Port Washington, Manhasset, NY, painting with alcohol inks with Lorraine Rimmelin and workshops in live model figure drawing with Joyce Kubat, and Joan Stevens
Great Neck Community Education Center, Collage
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 b.j. spoke gallery, Solo Exhibition, EPIPHANY, April 3 - 28, 2024. Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2-5 PM, 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY
2023 George Billis Gallery, Solo Exhibition, 527 W. 23rd St., Ground floor, NY, NY
2022 Paramount Theatre, Spotlight-Solo Exhibition, PIZZAZZ, Huntington, NY
2022 b.j. spoke gallery, Onward & Upward, Huntington, NY
2020 b.j. spoke gallery, COLOR BLAST, Huntington, NY
2019 Bryant Library, Abstract Adventures, Roslyn, NY
2018 b.j. spoke gallery, ABSTRACT WORLD, Huntington, NY
2017 Farmingdale Public Library, ABSTRACTIONS, Farmingdale, NY
2016 Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville, NY, a solo exhibition of 20 paintings
2016 North Bellmore Public Library, North Bellmore, NY, a collection of limited edition prints by Karen Kirshner, July, and August
2016 Westfield, Sunrise Mall Gallery, Massapequa, NY
1975 BOCES Cultural Arts Program (for gifted art students)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
CERES Gallery, Into the NOW-- The Time of Our Lives, with NYSWA, June 24 - JULY 19, 2025, 547 West 27th Street, New York, NY
Art League of Long Island, 68th Annual Members Exhibition 2024/25 Part II, February 1 - 28, 2025, Reception February 8, 1-3 PM, (Juror:Karli Wurzelbacher, Chief Curator, Heckscher Museum of Art), ALLI @107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hillls, NY 11746
2024
Lucore Gallery, Lucore Art Holiday Show, December 12, 2024 - January 1, 2025, Reception Dec. 14, 4-7 PM, 87 S. Euclid Ave., Montauk, NY
Red Dot Miami, with George Billis Gallery, December 4 - 8, 2024,
Mana Wynwood, 2217 NW 5th Ave., Miami, FL
D. Velez Art Gallery, "All I Want for Xmas is Art" Fine Art Exhibition, November 28 - December 22, 2024, Reception: Saturday, December 14, 5-7 PM, 380 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY
Guild Hall, 85th Artist Members Exhibition, November 16, 2024 (Opens to the public on November 17) - January 5, 2025, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY
Long Island Museum, Milestones (LIMarts Members Exhibition), November 21 - December 22, 2024, Opening Reception, November 21, 5:30 - 7 PM, LI M History Museum, 1200 N. Country Rd. Stony Brook, NY 11790.
Huntington Arts Council, Small Canvas, Big Impact, November 19- December 13, 2024, 213 Main Street, Huntington, NY
George Billis Gallery, Group Show, (featuring Karen Kirshner), November 5 -November 24, 2024, Opening reception Saturday, November 9, 4-6 PM, 527 West 23rd Street, Ground floor, NYC, NY.
Heckscher Museum of Art, 2024 Long Island Biennial, The Body Politic,
September 14, 2024 - January 19, 2025, The Heckscher Mueum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Hunington Art Walk and Exhibition, October 6 - October 27, 2024, 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743
George Billis Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition, Opens September 4, 2024, 527 West 23rd Street, Chelsea, NYC, NY
D. Velez Art Gallery, Member's Showcase, September 6 - 29, 2024, NReception: September 7, 5- 7 PM, 380 New York Ave., Huntington, NY
Islip Arts Council, Art on Terry, Sept. 22, 2024, Terry Street, Patchogue, NY
World Fine Art Guest Exhibition 2024 , Blue Mountain Gallery, August 20-24, 2024, (Reception: August 22, 6-8 PM), 547 West 27th Street, Suite 200,
NY, NY 10001
The Factory, Members Summer Showcase II, LIC-A Art Space. Suite 105 a, 30-30 47t thAve., Long Island City, NY.August 7 - September 4, 2024, Reception: Wednes., August 7, 5-7 PM.
The 57th Annual Springs Artists' Invitational, August 2- August 11,2024, . Curated by Chris Lucore, reception, August 2, 5-7 PM, Curator's tour August 3, 4-5 PM, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, East Hampton, NY
Artists Alliance of East Hampton (AAEH), Looking and Seeing, summer art show 2024, July 4- July 8, Reception: Friday, July 5, 5-7 PM, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, East Hampton, NY
Westbury Arts, Imagination Revealed Art Exhibition, July 18 - August 23, 2024. Opening reception, 7-9 PM, Gallery is open Thursdays - Saturdays, 255 Schenck Street, Westbury, NY. (Best in Show Award)
Hamptons Fine Art Fair, with George Billis Gallery,
July 11 - 14, 2024, Southampton Fairgrounds, Southampton, LI, NY
b.j. spoke, Artist's Choice, July 31 - August 25, 2024, Reception: Aug. 3, 3-6 PM, ( Kirshner's guest - Grainne deBuitlear, pastel/ watercolor, landscape artist), 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY
Blue Mountain Gallery, Read, Right and True Declarations of Creative Independence,with the New York Society of Women Artists, July 9 - 27, 2024, 547 West 27th Street, NY, NY 10001
National Association of Women Artists, 135th Annual Exhibition, One Art Space, 23 Warren St. (Tribeca), NY, NY, June 7 - June 22, 2024
The Art Guild of Port Washington, 2024 Members Showcase,June 7 - July 13, 2024,Reception Fri., June 7 @6-8 PM, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY
Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc., Constellations of Creativity, May 29 - June 30, 2024, bj spoke gallery, 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY.
Reception: June 1, 2-5 PM
ARTHOUSE NYC, BALANCE, a curated fine , digital photo & art exhibition,
May 2 - 12, 2024, 9 West 8th Street, NY, NY Reception: May 5, Big Screen Plaza, Exhibition extended from thru June with selection of works on the Big Screen Plaza site daily, starting at 12:30- 12:45PM in loops, Big Screen Plaza, West 29th St. @ 6th Ave., Manhattan, NY.
National League of American Pen Women- LI Spring Show, Shelter Rock Library, May 1 - June 26, 2024, 165 Shelter Rock Road, Albertson, NY. (Call before visit, 516-248-7363)
George Billis Gallery, Group Show, March 5 - 30, 2024
Reception: Thurs. March 7, 6-8 PM, 527 W. 23rd St., Ground floor, Chelsea, NYC
Exhibit continues thru May 31, 2024
Steinberg Museum of Art, All Together Now: Innovation through Creation, a group show of the NYSWA, March 2- 27, 2024,Long Island University, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY
D. Velez Art Gallery, A World of Color, March 1- 31, 2024. Reception: Saturday, Marh 9, 380New York Avenue, Huntington, NY
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Primary Colors, February 4-24, 2024, Reception: Sun.. Feb. 4, 3-5 PM. , 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY
Westbury Arts, Works on Paper, January 6 - February 9, 2024. Reception on Saturday, January 6 at 7-9 PM, 2023, 255 Schenck Street, Westbury, NY
Barnes Gallery Special exhibition of the National Art League, January 2- February 24, 2024, Reception: February 3, 5:30-7:30 PM, Garden City, NY
WFA at the Pictor Gallery
8th Annual World Fine Art Exhibition (January) 2024,
547 W. 27 St., NY, NY
2023
Camelback Gallery, 6th Annual All Abstracts 2023 (international , juried, online) Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ (GOLD Award)
Gallery 4 Percent, 2nd Unreal & Non-Representational Art Contest, international juried online exhibition, December 2023 - January 2024, www.gallery4percent.com (Award)
Islip Arts Council Gallery, A Moment in Time, (juried exhibition), December 7, 2023 - January 6, 2023, 1701 Sunrise Highway, Bay,Shore NY
Westbury Arts, Inspiration in Red, December 2-29. Reception on Dec. 2, 7-9 PM, 2023, 255 Schenck Street, Westbury, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Harvest of Artists 2023, November 22- January 2024
The Belskie Museum of Art & Sciences, The Gift, New York Society of Women Artists,November 5 -26, 2023, Closter, NJ
Long Island Museum, Perfect 10, 10th Annual LIMarts Members' Exhibition,
November 3-December 19, 2023 Reception: November 30 at 5:30 - 7 PM, 1200 N. Country Road, Stony Brook, NY
Guild Hall, 84th Artist Members Exhibition, East Hampton, NY, October 2023 - January 2024
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Art from the Heart -10x10, Holiday Fundraiser Exhibit, November 30, 2023 - January 6, 2024
Calllen-Lorde, Silent Art Auction, (with George Billis Gallery), Chelsea Piers (Health Services Award Ceremonies), NYC, November 2, 2023
George Billis Gallery, Group Show, October 5-28, 2023, Reception Thursday, Oct. 5, 6-8 PM, 527 West 23rd Street, Ground Floor, NY.NY
Grey Cube Gallery, Artists Choice Art Show, (International, juried, online), November 2023 (Award)
The National Art League, The 92nd Annual Online Juried Open Exhibition,(Juried by Christie Devereaux), October 9 - November 30, 2023. The exhibition can be viewed at www.nationalartleague.org
The Factory, LIC-A Artspace, Abstract Abstraction (juried and curated by Marilee Cooper and Michele Bonelli), October 12- November 22, Reception Oct. 23, 6-8 PM, LIC-A Art Space, Suite 105a, 30-30 47th Ave., Long
b.j. spoke gallery, October Art Walk & Silent Auction, 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY
Women in the Arts Foundation, Inspiration in Color + Form, Virtual Fall
Exhibiition, opens October 6, 2023 (Ongoing)
Location: www.Facebook.com/womenintheartsfoundation
The Depot Gallery, "The End II" MAA Members Exhibit, Sept. 28- Oct. 9, Montauk Railroad Station, Flamingo Ave. & Edgemere St., Montauk, NY
Westbury Arts, Inspiration Rediscovered Exhibition, a celebration of mixed-media artwork and assemblage art. September 2–29, 2023. Reception Sat.. Sept. 2, 7-9PM. 255 Schenck Street, Westbury, NY (Best in Show)
Depot Gallery, Montauk, NY, Summer Spaces (3 Artists),August 17-28. Reception is Sat., Aug. 19 @5-7PM, Montauk RailroaStation,(Edgemere & Flamingo Streets), Montauk, NY
b.j.spoke gallery, Artist's Choice 2023, (Kirshner's guest artist is Ellen Halle Schiff), August 9-Septenber 3, Reception August 12, 3-6PM, 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY
Pictor Gallery, Summer Invitational -Downtime, July 18 -August 5, 2023, 547 West 27th St., NY, NY. (Guest of Michelle Benjamin)
Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Summer Show, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, East Hampton, NY,June 30- July 4, 2023
National Association of Women Artists, 134th Annual Members Exhibition, June 16 - July 1, 2023, One Art Space, 23 Warren St, (Tribeca), NY, NY
The Art League of Long Island, The Big Picture by Simon Levenson) June 10 - July 7, 2023, Dix Hills, NY
LIC-A Art Space, Truth Tellers exhibition, (juried & curated by Karen Gormandy, Goo-Lyn Walsh, and Issa Ibrahim), Long Island City, NY, June 8 - July 12, 2023
Huntington Arts Council, Member Showcase 2023, June 9 - July 14, 213 Main St., Huntington, NY
Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Spring Show at LTV, May 5-7, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott, NY
Jeannie Tengelsen Gallery, at the Art League of Long Island, New York Society of Women Artists, INvision, May 6 - May 27, 2023, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills, NY.
b.j. spoke gallery, Art Walk exhibition, May 3- 28, 299 Main St., Huntington, NY
Atlantic Gallery, LIC-A@ Atlantic 2023, March 28- April 15, 2023, 548 West 28th Street, New York, NY.
Jericho Public Library, National League of American Pen Women, LI Branch Exhibition, April 2023, 1 Merry Lane, Jericho, NY 11753
Queens College Art Center, 60 Together 100 Strong: The New York Society of Women Artists Approaches Its Centennial, March 1 - May 1, 2023, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Building, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY.
Field Library, CREATIVE JOURNEY 2023, March 4 - 29, Women in the Arts Foundation, Peekskill, NY.
National Art League, Small & Big Works Exhibition, February 6 - March 4, 2023, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, NY (Award)
Karyn Mannix Contemporary, 19th Annual Love & Passion, Ashawagh Hall, 780 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, NY, February 18 -19, 2023
b.j. spoke gallery, Winter Wonder, 299 Main St. Huntington, NY, February 2023
Grey Cube Gallery,2023 Abstract Art Show, International juried, virtual, greycubegallery.com (Honorable Mention)
Grey Cube Gallery, 2023 Portrait Show, International juried, virtual, greycubegallery.com, online gallery (Finalist)
First Street Gallery, 2023 -9 for 19 Show, (an international juried exhibition) 526 West 26th St., Suite 209, NY, NY, January 4-28, 2023
Camelback Gallery, My Best Work of 2022 - International juried, virtual competition, Scottsdale, AZ, January 2023 (Finalist)
b.j.spoke gallery, Harvest of Artists Exhibition, Huntington, NY January 2023
2022
Art Fluent, Seeing RED, an (international juried virtual) exhibition, Art-fluent.com gallery, Dec.2022
National Art League,92nd Fall Members' Exhibition, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, NY, Oct. 31-Dec. 3, 2022
Long Island Museum, 9th Annual LIMarts exhibition, Everything Is Possible, Main Gallery of the History Museum and Visitors Center, 1200 N. Country Road, Stony Brook, NY, Nov. 17 -Dec. 18,2022
Art League of Long Island, Members' Exhibition 2022, Part II A-L, Dix Hills, NY. Dec. 10, 2022 - Jan. 23, 2023.
National Association of Women Artists, 133rd Annual Exhibition, One Art Space, 23 Warren St. (Tribeca), NY, NY, Oct. 14-29,2022
Barnes Gallery, Suburban Art League Fall Exhibition, Garden City South, NY, Oct. 1 - 31, 2022
311 Gallery, 2022 OMG, WOW! Pop Art, and Illustration Exhibit (International, nationally juried), October 7- November 26, 2022, 311 W. Martin St., Raleigh, NC.
b.j.spoke gallery, Art walk, and exhibition, Huntington, NY October 2022
National League of American Pen Women, Members Exhibition, Farmingdale Public Library, Farmingdale, NY, October 1 – 31, 2022
The Depot Gallery, Exhibition Serendipitous, (three artists), Montauk, NY, Sept. 22-Oct. 3, curated by Chris Lucore, of the Lucore Art Gallery, Montauk, NY
Westbury Arts, Uncovered Treasures, Westbury Arts, September 4-30, 2022. Opening reception, Sun., Sept. 4, 7-9 PM, 255 Schenck Ave., Westbury, NY
George Billis Gallery, Art Market Design Hamptons, Water Mill, NY.
August 11-14
b.j. spoke gallery, Artists' Choice, (with Guest artist Grainne de Boutlear), August 2022
b.j.spoke gallery, Member Artists Showcase - a new generation, July 2022
AAEH (Artists Alliance of East Hampton), Some Like It Hot, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, East Hampton, NY, July 1-5
East Meadow Invitational 2022, East Meadow Public Library, Front Street, E.M., NY, July.
Huntington Arts Council, Member Showcase, Main St. Gallery, Huntington, NY, June 10 - July 9,022
Camelback Gallery, Artist Invitational 2022 (International juried, virtual), Scottsdale, AZ, May 28 - August 28
Huntington Arts Council, Annual Benefit Auction 2022, at Coindre Hall, Huntington, NY, May 19, 2022
Taller Boricua Gallery, Evolution/Revolution, New York Society of Women Artists, New York, NY, May 20 - September 10, Opening reception, May 20, 6-9 pm, Artist talk, September 10, 2-4 pm
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, ABSTRACTIONS, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, NY, April 29 - May 6
LICA-A Long Island City Artists and Culture Lab LIC, A Queens Fine Art Spring AFFAIR, Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, LIC, NY, April 28 - May 30, 2022, gallery hours Tues, Thurs. 5-9 PM and Sat & Sun 1-9 PM
National League of American Pen Women, Long Island Branch, Spring Exhibition, b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, NY, March 30 - April 24
b.j. spoke gallery, April Members Exhibition, Huntington, NY, the month of April
Westbury Arts Women's History Month Art Exhibition, Westbury, NY, opening reception March 4, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, additional viewing available during gallery viewing hours:
Fridays: March 11, 18, and 25, from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM
Saturdays: March 12, 19, and 26, from 12:00 PM until 4:00 PM
And by appointment.
SCORE (Southern California Open Regional Exhibition), In the Abstract, The San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Encino, CA, juried by Robert Burridge, March 1 - 31, an online exhibition
b.j. spoke gallery, March Members Exhibition, Huntington, NY, March 1 - 31, in person
Islip Arts Council Gallery, Mother Nature, Westfield South Shore Mall, Bay Shore, NY, March 6 - April 27
Suburban Art League, Members' Art Exhibit, Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, Plainview, NY, February 4 - 26
Huntington Arts Council, Bold Movements, Huntington, NY, juried by Andrea Cote,
February 4 – March 12
Art League of Long Island, 65th Annual Art League of Long Island Members' Exhibition 2022, Dix Hills, NY, juried by Mary Cantone, owner & curator of the William Ris Gallery, February 19 - March 11
Camelback Gallery, Abstracts with Red 2022 International Juried Painting Competition, Scottsdale AZ, juried by Howard Hartman (CEO of Bitcoin Gallery and ArtChain.info), Linka Lindus (award-winning artist, CB featured artist, juror, curator), and Kassandra Kaye (founder of Camelback Gallery, art consultant, curator), online exhibition
Camelback Gallery, Shades of Blue 2022 International Juried Visual Arts Competition, Scottsdale, AZ, juried by Howard Hartman (CEO of Bitcoin Gallery and ArtChain.info), Kathy Moore-Wilson (award-winning artist, CB featured Artist, owner of Pendragon Art Studio), and Sesse Lind (award-winning photographer, commercial photographer), online exhibition
Huntington Arts Council, Bold Movements, Huntington, NY, juried by Andrea Cote, February 4 - March 12
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Dream Horizons, East Hampton, NY, January 24 - February 28, virtual show
Art Essex Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Westport, CT, January 12 - February 5, juried by David Masello
Trolley Barn Gallery, Double Take International Juried Art Exhibition, Poughkeepsie, NY, juried by Rachel Seligman, Skidmore curator of the TANG Museum, Skidmore College, January 21 - February 24
National Association of Women Artists, New Dimensions, NY, NY, a juried national online exhibition, January 15 - February 28
The Center for Contemporary Art, 2022 International Juried Exhibition, Bedminster, NJ, January 14 - February 26
2021
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Holiday Small Works Exhibition, Gardener's Mill Cottage Gallery, East Hampton, NY, December 11 - January 1, 2022
The Painting Center, The Painting Center Benefit 2021, NY, NY, on Artsy, December 6 - 13, 2021
b.j. spoke gallery, Home for the Holidays, an art-inspired fundraiser for Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, December 2 - January 2, 2022
Red Dot Miami with the George Billis Gallery, Miami, FL, December 1 - 5
LICA-A Long Island City Artists, @ATLANTIC, FALL 2021, Landmark Arts Building, 5th floor, Chelsea, NY, November 30 - December 18
National Association of Women Artists, 132nd Annual Members Exhibition, NY, NY
Southampton Cultural Center, An Evening of Wine & Roses, Southampton, NY, October 16, 2021
ADC Fine Art Gallery, Art Comes Alive (ACA) 2021, Finalists' Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH, November 6 - January 7, 2022
National Association of Women Artists, 132nd Annual Members Exhibition, One Art Space, Tribeca, NY, October 16-23
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Autumn's Blaze, 2021, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY, October 1-3
The University of Southern Mississippi, 2021 National Juried Painting Exhibition, Gallery of Art and Design, Hattiesburg, MS, September 9 - October 1
LIC-A Long Island City Artists, Members Showcase 2021, Long Island City, NY, virtual exhibition, Spring-Summer
LIC-A Long Island City Artists, Members Showcase 2021, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY, September 2 - 26, in-person exhibit
b.j. spoke gallery, Artist's Choice, Huntington, NY, guests Lori Horowitz, Joyce Kubat, Lorraine Rimmelin, August 4 - 27
George Billis Gallery, LIVE SUMMER INVITATIONAL SHOW, Westport, CT, July 30 - August 28
Marin Society of Artists, Expressions 2021, San Rafael, CA, July 10- August 27, national open call, virtual exhibition
Art League of Long Island, Awakening, Dix Hills, NY, July 17 - September 6, national open call, virtual exhibition
Long Island Museum, Fragile, in the Cowles Gallery at the museum, Stony Brook, NY, August 20 - December 19
Market Art & Design Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY, August 12 - 15, sponsored by Artblend Gallery of Pompano Beach, Florida
Islip Art Museum, Forever Young, East Islip, NY, July 1 - August 15
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Spirit of Summer, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY, July 2 - July 6
Southampton Arts Center, Artisan Fair, Southampton, NY, June 26 - 27
b.j. spoke gallery, Kaleidoscope, Huntington, NY, month of June
Huntington Arts Council, Members Showcase 2021, Huntington, NY, June 4 - June 26
Art Guild of Port Washington, Members Showcase 2021, Manhasset, NY, June 4 - July 17
A.I.R. Gallery, KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON: 2021 POSTCARD SHOW, Brooklyn, NY, May 28 - June 27
b.j. spoke gallery, Members Show, Huntington, NY, month of May
b.j. spoke gallery, Members Show, Huntington, NY, month of April
Art Essex Gallery, Virtual Invitational Exhibition, juried by art critic and writer David Masello, NY, NY, April 12 - May 15, online exhibition
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Spring Inspirations, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY, April 30 - May 5
Women in the Arts Foundation, 71-21: Five Decades of WIA Women in the Arts Foundation, Ceres Gallery, NY, NY, June 22 - July 17
LICA-A Long Island City Artists, @ATLANTIC, SPRING 2021, Landmark Arts Building, 5th floor, Chelsea, NY, APRIL 22 - MAY 8
b.j. spoke gallery, Members Show, Huntington, NY, the month of March
National Art League, Welcome Back On-Site Exhibition, Douglaston, NY, February 7 - April 25
b.j. spoke gallery, For the Love of Art, Huntington, NY, February 4 - 28
New York Society of Women Artists, Women on the Edge of Time, Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY, the month of March, online exhibition
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, New Beginnings, East Hampton, NY, February
Karyn Mannix Contemporary, 17th Annual Love & Passion Show, Unmasked, East Hampton, NY, February 8 - 21, online exhibition
Guild Hall, 83rd Artist Members Exhibition, East Hampton, NY, March 6 - April 10
b.j. spoke gallery, Harvest of Artists, the month of January, Huntington, NY
New York Society of Women Artists, Memory Exhibition 2021, January, New York, NY
Las Laguna Art Gallery, small work - BIG TALENT, Laguna Beach, CA, January 7 - 31
Huntington Arts Council, In a New Light, Huntington, NY, January 8 - 30
Barnes Gallery, National Art League, 2021 Special Exhibition at the Barnes Gallery, Garden City, NY, January 5 - February 27
National League of American Pen Women, Juried 50th National Biennial Exhibition, DuPont Circle, Washington, DC, extended into April-May, 2021, due to the virus
ADC Fine Art Gallery, Art Comes Alive (ACA) National Competition, Cincinnati, OH, January 2021
2020
Long Island Museum, Every Day: Transforming Crisis Into Art, Stony Brook, NY, December 18 - February 14, 2021
b.j. spoke gallery, Inspiration, Huntington, NY, December 2 - 30
Art Guild of Port Washington, The Art of the Mark, Abstract Exhibition, Manhasset, NY, December 3 - January 10, 2021
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Holiday Virtual Show, East Hampton, NY, November 21 - January 1, 2021
Greenpoint Gallery, November Virtual Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
LIC-A Long Island City Artists, LICA @ Atlantic 2020, Atlantic Gallery, Landmark Arts Building, Chelsea, NY, November 12-14, 18-21, 27-28
LIC-A Long Island City Artists, LIC-A Spring 2020, Online Exhibition
Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Purely Abstract, St. Charles, IL, October 16 - November 21
b.j. spoke gallery, FALL BACK INTO ART, Huntington, NY, September 30 - October 25
Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild, Another Moment in Time, Cutchogue, NY
National Art League, 90th Annual Juried Open Exhibition, Douglaston, NY, October 1 - 31
National Association of Women Artists, Artist of the Day, NY, NY, September 16
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Members 2020 Fall Show, East Hampton, NY, October 3 - 4
b.j. spoke gallery, ART 6 ft ApART, Huntington, NY, August 2 - September 27
Islip Art Museum, Art at 50 plus: NEW BEGINNINGS, East Islip, NY, September 15 - November 7
Water Mill Museum, 28th Annual Member's Art Show, Water Mill, NY, September 10 - October 4
National Association of Women Artists, 131st Annual Members Exhibition, NY, NY, online, October 1 - December 30, 2020
Art Guild of Port Washington, Members' Exhibition, Manhasset, NY, September 13 - October 3
Art Guild of Port Washington, JUSTICE, Art that Empowers, Unifies and Inspires Change, Manhasset, NY, August 27 – September 12, 2020
The Painting Center, Ensemble: Together Again, Chelsea, NY, online, Aug. 5 - Dec. 31, 2020
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Colors of Hope, East Hampton, NY
National League of American Pen Women, Juried 50th National Biennial Exhibition, DuPont Circle, Washington, DC
Huntington Arts Council, Members Showcase, Huntington, NY
New York Society of Women Artists, Female Gender Identity and Equality, Iona College Arts Center, New Rochelle, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Joy of Color, Manhasset, NY
Art League of Long Island, Count Me in...Artist of the Day, Dix Hills, NY
Southampton Arts Center, Community Art Share - A virtual Exhibition, Southampton, NY
LiC-A Long Island City Artists, A Spring 2020 Online Exhibition, Long Island City, NY
Art League of Long Island, The BIG Picture, Dix Hills, NY
The White Room Gallery, All the Places We Go, Bridgehampton, NY
Guild Hall, 82nd Artist Members Exhibition, East Hampton, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Heart & Soul, Huntington, NY
A.I.R. Gallery, Fe*Mail* Art: 2020 Postcard Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
Karyn Mannix Contemporary, 16th Annual Love & Passion, Wonderlust, a pop-up exhibit held at Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
National Association of Women Artists, Small Works Winter 2020, Juried Show, NY, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, NEW VISION 2020, Huntington, NY
National Art League, 2020 National Art League Special Exhibition, Barnes Gallery, Garden City, NY
2019
East Meadow Invitational Exhibition, Samanea Mall, Westbury, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Art From the Heart 10x10 Holiday Fund Raiser & Exhibit, Manhasset, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Harvest of Artists, Huntington, NY
Islip Art Museum, ART at 50-PLUS, East Islip, NY
Greenpoint Gallery, Open Call Juried Salon Show, Brooklyn, NY
Art League of Long Island, Members' Exhibition, Dix Hills, NY
National Art League, 89th Annual Juried Exhibition, Douglaston, NY
Long Island Museum, Anything Goes, Stony Brook, NY
National League of American Pen Women, Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY
National Association of Women Artists, New Members' Exhibition, One Art Space, NY, NY
Suburban Art League, Fall Holiday 2019 Members' Exhibit, Barnes Gallery, Garden City South, NY
The University of Southern Mississippi, 2019 National Juried Painting National, Gallery of Art and Design, Hattiesburg, MS
ADC Fine Art Gallery, Art Comes Alive (ACA) 2019, Finalists' Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH
National Art League, Artist of the Month for September, Douglaston, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Members' Exhibition, Huntington, NY
Art League of Nassau County, Summer 2019 Members' Exhibit, Barnes Gallery, Garden City, NY
National Association of Women Artists, 130th Anniversary Annual Members' Exhibition, One Art Space, Tribeca, NY
Guild Hall, Clothesline Art Sale, East Hampton, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Basquiat Street 2 Spoke, Huntington, NY
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Celebration, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, NY
NYA Gallery, Conceptual, NY, NY
New York Society of Women Artists, Between the Lines, Blue Mountain Gallery, NY, NY
Blink Artists Show, ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Members Only, Huntington, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Members' Showcase, Manhasset, NY
National League of American Pen Women, Wantagh Library, Wantagh, NY
National League of American Pen Women, Roslyn Village Art Gallery, Roslyn, NY
Art League of Long Island, Diversity in our Lives, Dix Hills, NY
A.I.R. Gallery, Wish You Were Here 19 Postcard Show, Brooklyn, NY
National Art League, at the Barnes Gallery, Garden City, NY
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Walls of Dreams, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Artists Choice, Huntington, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Red, Manhasset, NY
Cape Cod Art Center, Opposites Attract, Barnstable, MA
National Association of Women Artists, Small Works juried exhibition, NY, NY
Gallery 104, Texture Show for Fashion Week, NY, NY
NYA Contemporary Art Gallery, Armory Week Grand Opening, NY, NY
Suburban Art League, Members Show, Plainview-Old Bethpage, NY
National Art League, Small & Big Works Exhibition, Douglaston, NY
Guild Hall, 81st Members Exhibition, East Hampton, NY
Karyn Mannix Contemporary, 15th Annual Love & Passion, Decadence of Distortion, a pop-up exhibit held at Kathryn Markel Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
The White Room Gallery, Black & White, Bridgehampton, NY
National Art League, Space, members exhibition, Douglaston, NY
National Association of Women Artists, Pushing Paint, NY, NY
National League of American Pen Women, DuPont Circle, Washington, DC
National League of American Pen Women, Long Island Branch, bj spoke gallery, Huntington, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Members Exhibition, Huntington, NY
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Exhibition, East Meadow, NY
NYA Gallery, Equinox, NY, NY
Long Island Museum, "I sing the body electric: Inspired by the written word," Stony Brook, NY
(AAEH) Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Visions of Spring, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, NY
Independent Artists Society, Members Show, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
2018
National League of American Pen Women, on Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
Long Island Museum, Silver Linings, Stony Brook, NY
Art League of Long Island, Members' Exhibition, Dix Hills, NY
National Art League, Members Exhibit, Douglaston, Queens, NY
Long Island Museum, Wanderlust, Stony Brook, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Blue, Manhasset, NY
Barrett Art Center, Funhouse Exhibition, Poughkeepsie, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Artists Invite Artists, Huntington
b.j. spoke gallery, Spring Fever, Huntington, NY
Guild Hall, 80th Annual Membership Exhibition, East Hampton, NY
Suburban Art League, Members' Exhibition, Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, Plainview, NY
The White Room Gallery, Flow, Bridgehampton, NY
The White Room Gallery, Element of Surprise, Bridgehampton, NY
National Art League, Artworks Exhibition, Barnes Gallery, Garden City, NY
National Art League, Big and Little Exhibition, Douglaston, NY
National Art League, 88th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Douglaston, NY
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Exhibition, East Meadow, NY
National League of American Pen Women, Unitarian Universalist Church, Freeport, NY
National League of American Pen Women, Viaduct Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
Huntington Arts Council, LP-12x12' Exhibition, Main Streeet Gallery, Huntington, NY
IAS (Independent Artists Society Annual Members Exhibition), Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
ADC Gallery, Blink Art Artists Showcase, Cincinnati, OH
Atlantic Gallery, Who Are You? International Juried Exhibition, Chelsea, NY, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Annual Members Showcase, Manhasset, NY
Huntington Arts Council, 2018 Members Exhibition, Main Street Gallery, Huntington, NY
Suburban Art League, 2018 Open Juried Art Show, Woodbury, NY
Caumsett Foundation Juried Exhibit/Auction, Caumsett State Park, Huntington, NY
Art League of Long Island, Strolling Gallery Exhibition with Joyce Kubat, Dix Hills, NY
Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Summer Show, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
Art League of Long Island, Strolling Gallery with Keven Larkin, Dix Hills, NY
ADC Fine Art Gallery, Art Comes Alive (ACA) National Competition, Cincinnati, OH
Artists Alliance of East Hampton, Fall Show, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, September Exhibition, Huntington, NY
2017
Guild Hall, Members' Exhibit, East Hampton, NY
Guild Hall, Clothesline Art Sale, East Hampton, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Absolutely Abstract Juried Show, Manhasset, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Members' Exhibition, Manhasset, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, 10 x 10 Art Auction, Manhasset, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Faces & Figures, Manhasset, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Art Walk Exhibition, Huntington, NY
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Art Exhibition, East Meadow, NY
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Invitational, East Meadow, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Conversations in Color, Huntington, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Members' Exhibition, Huntington, NY
Town of North Hempstead, Arts Matter, Manhasset, NY (Award)
Suburban Art League, Barnes Gallery, Garden City, NY
Dehn Gallery, Flight, Manchester, CT
Art League of Long Island, Members' Exhibition, Dix Hills, NY
Long Island Museum, Animal Kingdom: From Tame to Wild," Stony Brook, NY
Long Island Museum, Baby It's Cold Outside, Stony Brook, NY
National Art League, Holiday Exhibition & Sale, Douglaston, NY
National League of American Pen Women, Unitarian Universalist Church, Freeport, NY
National Art League, Members' Exhibition, Douglaston, NY
2016
East Meadow Public Library, Mother/Daughter (Betty & Karen) Exhibit, East Meadow, NY, with a combined 40 paintings
Town of Oyster Bay, 42nd Rotational Art Show, Oyster Bay, NY, showed Elephant Crush, Birds of Paradise, and Stress, throughout all of 2016
b.j. spoke gallery, Harvest of Artists, Huntington, NY, exhibited Faith
Huntington Arts Council, Conversations in Color Juried Show, Huntington, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Members Showcase, Huntington, NY
Town of North Hempstead, Arts Matter, Manhasset, NY
Art League of Long Island, Members' Exhibition, Dix Hills, NY
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Invitational, East Meadow, NY
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Art Exhibition, East Meadow, NY, 2016, exhibited Window to my World and Faith
Town of Oyster Bay, Art Exhibition and Sale, Woodbury Jewish Center, Woodbury, NY, May 15
Art Guild of Port Washington, Members' Showcase, Manhasset, NY, May - June 2016, exhibited Vigil/Sentinel
Westfield-Sunrise Mall, Featured Artist display, Massapequa, NY, exhibited 8 paintings, April
Art Guild of Port Washington, Lines: Through Thick and Thin, Manhasset, NY, with paintings Cityscape and Joyride, April - May
2015
b.j. spoke gallery, Harvest of Artists, Huntington, NY
Dick Blick Art Store Mothers' Day exhibition, exhibited Spring is Here! and Betty Kirshner's watercolor Maternal Love
b.j. spoke gallery, Summer Harvest of Artists, Huntington, NY, exhibited Red Gold #1, Blue-Green Rhapsody and BIZZY-BEE, and Betty B. Kirshner's watercolor, Time and Memories Past Recalled, August
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Art Exhibition, East Meadow, NY, exhibited Spring is Here! and A Woman Like Mum (award)
2014
Katherine Archie Studio, Fellow Painters, Garden City Public Library, Garden City, NY
East Meadow Public Library, Annual Exhibition, East Meadow, NY
Garden City Group Show, non-juried, Garden City, NY, December, exhibited Playtime and Feed the Monkeys
1987
Canberra's National Art Show, Canberra, Australia
1982
East Meadow, East Meadow Art Show, exhibited "Mary" painting
Le Figaro Cafe, Mother/Daughter Exhibit, Greenwich Village, NY, NY, November
1980
TMP Second Annual Art Show won Second Prize (illustration) and Participation Award on May 7
1979
Vassar College Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
1978
Long Beach Co-op Gallery, NY, NY, showed 5 pieces
East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
Vassar College Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
1977
East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
1976
Nassau Community College, Firehouse Gallery, Garden City, NY
East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
1975
BOCES Cultural Arts student, winter/spring (certificate), One Woman Art Show, June (teacher Sybil Kleinman), and exhibited in several group shows
East Meadow Library, East Meadow, NY
1974
East Meadow High School, Art Show, East Meadow, NY, Fall
BIBLIOGRAPHY
East Meadow Herald, Sharing her abstract art with the world, May 25, page 3.
The Examiner, Top Artists Honor Women's History Month at Peekskill's Field Library, March 21-27, 2023
Artful Morning Brew, May 19, 2023
Gallery & Studio, May - June, 2023, announcement of Karen L. Kirshner's Solo Exhibition at George Billis Gallery, Chelsea, NYC
Newsday, Faces of Long Island, "I was raised in a home filled with art...," Sept. 2, 2022 online edition.
East Meadow Herald, Art was her 'healing drug,' April 28, 2022
BLINK Art Resource Catalogue, 2020
BLINK Art Resource Catalogue, 2019, page 135
Spoke/IN, cover artist, b.j. spoke gallery online magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4, February 2019
Spoke/IN, Becoming an Artist, by Karen L. Kirshner, b.j. spoke gallery online magazine, Volume 1, Issue 6, pp 10-11, April 2019
East Meadow Herald, East Meadow painter is breaking ground in abstact art, September 27, 2018
The Huntington Arts Council Arts Cultural News, Fall/Winter, 2018
Long Island Weekly (Anton Media Group publications and Newsday supplement, She's a Wanderer), April 25 - May 1, 2018
Island Now, North Shore Artists Pair Up for Artist's Choice, February 7, 2018
Roslyn News, Roslyn Artists Exhibit in Huntington, February 4, 2018
(Appeared in all publications owned by Blank Slate Media,including New Hyde Park, Manhasset, Roslyn, and Great Neck)
Blink Art Resource Catalogue, 2018, page 149
East Meadow Herald, East Meadow artist a finalist in LI Museum Art Competition, Sept. 7 and September 14, 2017
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, catalog, September 2017
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, catalog, July 2016
REPRESENTATION
George Billis Gallery, Chelsea, NYC & CT
Sunflower Fine Art, Garden City South, NY
The White Room Gallery, East Hampton, NY
D. Velez Art Gallery, Huntington, NY
b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, NY
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MEMBERSHIPS
Women in the Arts Foundation, NY, NY
National Association of Women Artists
New York Society of Women Artists
b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, NY
D. Velez Art Gallery, Huntington, NY
National League of American Pen Women
Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY
National Art League, Douglaston, Queens, NY
Art Guild of Port Washington, Port Washington, NY
Independent Artists Society, Plainview, NY
Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
Long Island Museum (Artist Member), Stony Brook, NY
Suburban Art League, Syosset, NY
Islip Arts Council, East Islip, NY
Artists Alliance of East Hampton, East Hampton, NY
Long Island City Artists at the Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Montauk Artists Association
Westbury Arts
The Church, Sag Harbor, NY
Southampton Arts Center
