Karen Latham
American painter
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Karen Latham is an American painter, residing in Hastings, Minnesota.[1] Latham is most known for her realistic miniature paintings of wildlife. Latham is the mother of Bonnie and Rebecca Latham, also painters in the same style.
Karen Latham | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Painting wildlife miniatures and portraits |
| Movement | Realism movement |
| Spouse | Ken Latham |
| Awards | 2004 Award of Excellence for In the Light at a Society of Animal Artists; 2008 Illinois Conservation Stamp |
| Website | www |
Biography
Karen Latham began painting portraits at the age of 10. As a child she painted with watercolors and acrylics. She has owned the Nature's Palette Gallery in Hastings, Minnesota, where she has held art classes.[2] She is married to Ken Latham, a chemical engineer at 3M. Latham homeschooled her artistic daughters,[2] Bonnie,[3] and Rebecca, who also live in Hastings.[4][5]
Latham paints wildlife, using acrylics, in naturalist, realist, representationism and realism styles. She also makes portraits.[6] Latham and her daughter, Rebecca, illustrated the V is for Viking (2003) children's book,[7] and their work was included in the P is for Passport (2003) book.[8][9] Karen won an Award of Excellence for In the Light at a Society of Animal Artists exhibition in 2004.[10] Latham was an award winner at the national 2004 and 2005 Arts for the Parks contests.[11][12] One of Karen's paintings was selected for the 2008 Illinois Conservation Stamp.[13]
Latham women
Latham exhibits with her daughters, all of whom make realist paintings of wildlife in miniature.[1][4][5] The girls started to paint in earnest about the age of 12 and their works were shown in the family's art gallery, by or before 2000.[14]
Bonnie's painting of a pintail duck was selected for the 2000 Federal Junior duck stamp,[nb 1][nb 2] The winning stamp was sold for $5 as a collectible stamp.[16] Rebecca's paintings have been selected for the 2009 Illinois Conservation Stamp[4] and 2003 Minnesota Turkey Stamp.[17]
The Latham women's paintings have been shown in the Smithsonian, Nature in Art museum (UK), Hiram Blauvelt museum, and the Gilcrease Museum.[18][19][20][non-primary source needed] In 2007, all three exhibited their work at Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head, North Carolina for the 16th International Miniature Art Show.[21] Their artwork has been featured in numerous art publications[4][5] including Wildlife Art magazine[22] and Wildscape Magazine.[23] All three women have each been named "artist of the year" by conservation organizations,[18][19][20][non-primary source needed] are members of many art and wildlife societies,[1][4][5] and are signature members of the Society of Animal Artists, which means that they participated in 15 or more annual exhibitions.[24]
Notes
- Bonnie is the second girl to win the contest since it began in 1993. Rebecca finished 10th in the adult Federal Duck Stamp competition in 1999 and 2nd in 1998.
- Having won second place nationally ("Best of Show" in Minnesota) for her pair of Redheads, Rebecca Latham and her parents, Ted and Karen Latham, won a free trip to Washington, D.C. While there, they will be able to see the adult Federal Duck Stamp contest judging.[15]