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WOMEN FROM THE BIBLE, AND OTHER STORIES at the Gordon Center in Owings Mills through Mar. 23, 2026

By Karen Warshal / February 27, 2026

ARTIST RECEPTION on March 14, 7-9 p.m. Come join me!! more informationhttps://gordoncenter.com/program/exhibit-karen-warshal/

Open House at my Studio May 11, 2024 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. 1700 Bolton St., Baltimore, MD

By Karen Warshal / April 24, 2024

Over a year ago, I was commissioned to create a series of three biblical paintings on the theme of meetings at the well. This series has come to be called the “Women at the Well” series, and it has taken me almost a year to complete. I’m excited to show these at my studio before…

Someone, Somewhere, Something at Gallery Blue Door, Sept. 3-Nov. 22, 2025

By Karen Warshal / August 5, 2020

Opening reception, Sept. 3, 4-6 p.m. Artist talk, Nov. 22, 4-6 p.m.

Portraits of Power at Baltimore City Hall, November 2025

By Karen Warshal / May 27, 2020

It was a great honor to paint the portrait of Mayor Bernard Jack Young for the Board of Estimates Room at Baltimore City Hall where it remains on permanent display.

Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio: Italian Baroque Painting in the Late 16th and early 17th Centuries

By Karen Warshal / May 26, 2020

Fifth in a series of zoom lectures done for my Howard Community College museum class in May 2020. This lecture features two of the greatest painters of the early Baroque period, Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio. Annibale draws heavily on his Renaissance predecessors, shaping a new kind of painting that remains deeply rooted in the past.…

Standards of Excellence: 17th Century Genre Painting in the Dutch Golden Age

By Karen Warshal / May 23, 2020

Sixth and final lecture for my Howard Community College museum classes, delivered on May 22, 2020. This lecture traces the shift from history painting to genre painting in the Dutch Golden Age. Special focus on the art of Gerard ter Borch the Younger, Gerrit Dou, Frans van Mieris, and Johannes Vermeer reveals a deep connection…