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Artist Bio:
Karen Yxomme (pronounced Ya-me) Lynch Harley is a Native American Artist. She is Eastern Siouan from the Saponi (Haliwa-Saponi) Tribe located in Halifax and Warren Counties of Eastern North Carolina. The tribe's name originates from the two counties of which the members live (Halifax and Warren counties) along with the name of the known native people that were of that area (the Saponi). The Tribe was severely impacted by the beginning of European contact in the United States.
Karen’s work is mostly spiritual and primarily represents past and present Native American lifestyles, culture, and wildlife of the Eastcoast. Her work has been exhibited across the country and has been featured in several news articles; such as the Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Md.), Washington Post (Washington, DC), a Princeton newspaper (Princeton, NJ), Southwest Art Magazine (Advertisement), many local newspapers, and on permanent exhibit at the Pequot Museum in Connecticut. Karen has won numerous awards for her works throughout the country, with pieces now in the collection of many private individuals throughout the United States as well as internationally. She is a member of North Carolina Native American Artists, the Spirit Workers of Native Americans in North Carolina, the Women Artist of the West, a prior member of Oil Painters of America, and the Maryland State Cultural Arts Panel. She was also a member of the Maryland Commission of Indian Affairs for three years working closely with the Maryland School system in regards to the education of students and teachers on Native Americans. Karen’s work is featured in two illustrated Native American children’s books on Piscataway Indians of Maryland and Native American lifestyles in the United States. These books are sponsored by the Piscataway Indians & Subtribes of Maryland, the Maryland State Art Commission, and the Guilford Native Association of North Carolina. Karen is presently working with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Indian on a research project involving Native American Art of Maryland, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina. Karen has her own private gallery in her home called the “Red Earth Gallery,” please contact her for private viewings.
Selective Jured Exhibits:
Amer Indian/Alaska Native Youth 2000, the Hubert Humphrey Bldg.., Wash., DC (1988)
Laurel Lakes Gallery, Laurel, Maryland (1990)
C. Alden Phelps Gallery, Reisterstown, Maryland (1990)
Slayton House Gallery, Columbia, Md (1991)
Historical Savage Mill, Overlook Studios Jured One Man Show, Savage, Md (1991)
Fells Point National Jured Miniature Exhibit, Baltimore, Md (1992) HONORABLE MENTION
Native Amer Unity Conf.. Jured Show, Raleigh, NC (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) HONORABLE MENTION
Guilford Native American Gallery, Greensboro, NC (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Meherrin Native American Gallery, Annapolis, Md (1993)
Trial of Tears Jured Exhibit, Oklahoma (1994, 1996)
Myers/Squibb Gallery, Princeton, New Jersey (1994)
A. Siavin Gallery, Towson, Md (1994, 1995, 1996)
Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Arts, San Antonio, Tx. (1995, 1996)
Red Cloud Reservation, South Dakota (1995, 1996)
Women Artist of the West Show, Taos, New Mexico (1996)
Guilford Native American Gallery, One Woman Show, Greensboro, Md (1996)
Obelyn Galleries, Annapolis, Md. (1996 - 97)
North Carolina Native American Heritage Month (1997, 99) FIRST PLACE-POSTER CONTEST
NC Native American Unity Conference, Featured Artist (1997) BEST OF CONTEMPORARY
Rankokis Indian Reservation (1998, 1999, 2000.2001)
NC Native American Unity Conference (1999) BEST OF SHOW
North Carolina Native American Museum (1999)
Patuxent Wildlife Center (1999)
NC Native American Unity Conference (2000, 2001) FEATURED ARTIST
Pequot Museum Exhibit (Oct. 2000-March 2001) PERMANENT DISPLAY
VA Beach Native American Gallery (2000-2001)
Guilford Native American Gallery (2002-2003)
Selective Jured Awards:
Honorable Mention - Fells Pont National Miniature Exhibit, Baltimore, Md (1992)
1st Place - NC Native American Unity Conference, Raleigh, NC (1992, 1994, 2002)
Honorable Mention - NC Native American Unity Conference, Raleigh, NC (1993, 1995, 2002)
Honorable Mention - Fells Point National Miniature Exhibit, Baltimore, Md. (1992)
1st Place - Guilford Native Amer., Assoc. /Pathmakers, NC Native Amer. Conf.., NC (1994)
1st Place - North Carolina Native American Heritage Month Poster Contest (1997, 1999, 2000)
2nd Place - Rankokis Indian Art Show & Festival (Painting Competition - 1999)
Associations:
Md State Arts Council
NC Native American Artist
Oil Painters of America
Women Artist of the West
Md State Commission of Indian Affairs
Special Programs:
Curator Asst. for Laurel Art Guild & Woman?s Caucus for Arts (1991)
Charles, Prince George's & Howard Co School Native American Cultural Arts Program (1989-93)
Maryland St Arts Council Art in Ed. and Cultural Arts Grant Panel (1992-93, 94-95)
Baltimore City Youth Cultural Arts, ArtScapes (1993)
Piscataway/Conoy & Dept of Ed., Piscataway Indian storybook illustrations (1993)
Baltimore Indian Center Youth Program, 1993
Guilford Native Amer. Assoc., NC., Pathmakers, illustration for program (1993-94)
National Native Amer. Housing Program, Wash, DC, illustration - Annual Report. (1994)
Baltimore American Indian Art Center, 1994-95
Youth Program with community and Baltimore City Title V Program, 1995
Youth Program on Medicine Wheel with Woodbourne Center, Baltimore, Md. 1995
Youth Program (Woodland Indian landscapes) Monesouri School, Balt., Md. 1996
Youth Program (Works in Clay) Childrens? World, Ft. Meade, Md 1997
NC State Native American Heritage Month Program, 1997
Guilford Native Association, Storybook, Puzzle, and coloring book on
Native Americans, 1997-98
National Museum of Native American (NMAI), Consultant for Public Programs Project
on Native Art Forms of the State of Maryland, 2003.
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