KAREN AQUA NEWS

An announcement of a one-person show "Karen Aqua (1954-2011): Animal, Vegetable, Mineral", Roswell Museum and Art Center

An article about a screening of Karen's films, published by the ASIFA-East, the International Animated Film Society, Northeast/New York Chapter, published on October 14, 2011

An interview with Karen Aqua on Spoiler Alert Radio, original airdate January 7, 2009

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)

Some of Karen's films will screen at the ICA/Boston for the show “Dancing Lines” on:
Sunday, November 27, 2011 (2:30 & 4:30pm)
Sunday, December 11, 2011(4:30pm)

Information: http://www.icaboston.org/programs/film/DancingLines

DVDs/DRAWINGS AVAILABLE:

RECENT PROJECTS/EVENTS:

Residency:
Artist Residency at Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, NM, Fall 2009

Visiting Artist:
Film screening & workshop, Bowling Green State University, September 17-18, 2009

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.

Film Collection:
Two of Aqua’s films are included in the permanent collection of the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston).

RECENT TEACHING RESIDENCIES/WORKSHOPS:

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.