Interview with Karen Aqua from the 2010 Athens
(OH) International Film Festival:
Interview with Erika Funke at WVIA in PA for her
show "ArtScene" (recorded Jan 2011, first aired May 19 and 20, 2011):
Part 1 (10:01)
Interview with Erika Funke at WVIA in PA for her
show "ArtScene" (recorded Jan 2011, first aired May 19 and 20, 2011):
Part 2 (5:48)
STUDIO SHOW & SALE:
Karen Aqua Studio Show and Art Sale
Sunday December 2nd, 2012, noon-6pm
Miller Street Studios
11 Miller Street
Somerville, MA
617-864-3192 http://karenaquashowandsale.carbonmade.com.
Despite her passing over a year and a half ago, animator Karen Aqua's
legacy lives on through her wonderful films and artwork. Over 120
of Karen's color pastel drawings have been lovingly framed and displayed,
and will be available for viewing and for sale on Sunday December
2nd from noon-6pm at Miller Street Studios in Somerville. This work
includes artwork originally created for Sesame Street and for her
independent animated films, as well as several larger works that Karen
created during breaks between films, and about a dozen beautiful pieces
from her final film "Taxonomy".
Also for sale will be copies of the DVD compilation of Karen's films, of which only a small number remain.
It makes me very happy to have Karen's work out in the world. Please feel free to stop by simply to view this collection
of her wonderful creations, and to join me in celebrating Karen's inspiring life.
Upcoming Exhibition:
Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, Delaware, November/December
2009.
Group exhibition focusing on animation. The film Twist of Fate
will be shown, along with original pastel & colored pencil drawings
used to make the film.
Recent News:
In 2008, Aqua’s work (pastel drawings and animation) was included
in 2 group exhibitions at the Nave Gallery in Somerville,
MA.
One of her large “animated quilt” pieces was purchased
by the Anderson Museum of Contemporary
Art in Roswell, NM, where it now hangs in the permanent collection.
Somerville (MA) Community
Access Television: community adult workshops, 2008 & 2009.
Creative Learning
Center/Roswell, NM: Worked with 5th and 3rd grade students
to create the film “Roswell: Not Just Aliens!” 2008.
This film won 1st Prize, Student Category - Age 12 and under, Kalamazoo Animation Festival
International, 2009.
Sheridan Filmmakers,
Sheridan, WY: One-week residency hosted by the Ucross Foundation.
The film “Branded!” was created during this community
workshop. 2008.
The MacDowell Colony,
Peterborough, NH: Peterborough Project. The film “In
the Shadows of Monadnock” was created with the seventh grade
class at Mountain Shadows School, Dublin, NH. 2007.
