Presenting the winning piece for the Islamic Art Experience Juried Exhibition 2022… Ughyr Dancer Co Exist by Karen Colville!

The art is based on Karen’s trip to the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where Karen reached international art status by exhibiting in the Ghaf Gallery in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Karen Colville is a West Coast Scenery Painter of mood, light, calmness , tranquility in her landscapes with considerable skills in oil and water color. Her subject strength is recognized by her Collectors is landscapes, in recent years those of Western Canada. Her early works were of rural life in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. In the early stages of Karen’s art career, she was educated in Toronto OCAD Fine Arts and Emily Carr Vancouver, Fine Arts, as an independent representing Canada. As an emerging Artist, she traveled internationally to learn about ancient art history with cultural immersion, cultural practices and to exhibit at prestigious events. Karen’s recurring themes in her art are about peace and solitude in BC.