EDUCATION

1984 M.F.A. Painting. Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana.
1982 M.A. Painting. State University of New York at Albany.
1975 B.A. Studio Art. Magna Cum Laude. Brown University. Providence, Rhode Island.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2000
Hide and Seek. Marcia Wood Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.
1998 1 Buckhead Plaza. Atlanta, Georgia.

1997
New Paintings. Marcia Wood Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.

1995
Remains to be Seen. 1708 Gallery. Richmond, Virginia.

1994
Works on Paper. Sandler Hudson Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.

1993
Paintings and Drawings. Carnegie Arts Center. Covington, Kentucky.
Kent State University. Kent, Ohio.
Wolves. Pearl Conard Gallery. Ohio State University, Mansfield.

1992
Rosewood Arts Centre Gallery. Kettering, Ohio.

1991
Ganser Art Gallery. Millersville University. Millersville, Pennsylvania.
Paintings and Drawings. 55 Mercer Street Artists, Inc. New York, New York
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1990
"Implicate Order" Columbus Museum of Art. Columbus, Georgia. Curated by Ann Harrell.

1989
Municipal Arts Gallery at the Arts Exchange. Atlanta, Georgia.
"The Wolf Paintings" Sandler Hudson Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2001
Two Weddings, One Baptism, a Bar Mitzvah and a Funeral: Expressions of Religion in Atlanta's Everyday Life. Spruill Center Gallery.
"The Grammar of Ornament. Julia Kunin, Miriam Karp, Alison Dunn" Memphis College of Art.

2000
"Wax Works: Five Encaustic Artists from Georgia" Art Walk.
"Hypnotic Post" Swan Coach House Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.

1999
"Documenting Inspiration: The Artist's Sketchbook" Cincinnati Public Library. Cincinnati, Ohio.
"Requiem" Nexus Contemporary Art Center.

1998
" Union/Reunion" Nexus Contemporary Art Center.
Alexandria Museum of Art Annual September Exhibition.

1997
Memphis Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibit. Memphis, Tennessee.
Masters of Ceremony. William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. Atlanta, Georgia.
Deep Water. Sarasota Visual Art Center. Sarasota, Florida.

1996
Summerfair Six Exhibition. Cincinnati Art Galleries. Cincinnati, Ohio. (catalog)
Gone with the Wind. City Gallery at Chastain.Atlanta, Georgia.

1995
City Limits Visual. Agnes Scott College. Atlanta, Georgia.
Making it Special. Louisville Visual Arts Association. Louisville, Kentucky.

1994
24th Annual Works on Paper. Southwest Texas State University. San Marcos.
Northeast Missouri State University 6th Annual National Art Exhibition. Kirksville, Missouri.

1993
Whitewater Valley Competition. Indiana University East. Richmond, Indiana.
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science 46th Annual Mid-States Art Exhibition. Evansville, Indiana.
Drawing into the 90's. Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas.
Associations. Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
New Abstraction. Carnegie Arts Center. Covington, Kentucky.

1992
Liberty Gallery 17th Annual Invitational Exhibition. Louisville, Kentucky.
1708 East Main Gallery. Richmond, Virginia.
ARC Gallery Women's Caucus for Art. Chicago, Illinois.
Ohio Women's Caucus for Art Juried Exhibition. Cincinnati, Ohio.

1992
Louisville Visual Art Association. Water Tower Annual. Louisville, Kentucky.
"Vision Quest: Five Artists" Cleveland State University. Cleveland, Ohio.

1991
Whitewater Valley Competition. Indiana University East. Richmond, Indiana.
Ohio Women's Caucus for Art. Bunte Gallery. Franklin University. Columbus, Ohio.
Louisville Visual Art Association. Water Tower Annual. Louisville, Kentucky.
Anderson Fine Arts Center. Winter Exhibition. Anderson, Indiana.
2 Person Exhibition. Miami University 4th Street Gallery. Cincinnati, Ohio.

1990
Rethinking the Sacred Image. Georgia State University Art Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.

1989
1988 SAF/NEA Regional Fellowships in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking. Atlanta College of Art.
LaGrange National. LaGrange, Georgia.
Birmingham Biennial V. Birmingham Museum of Art. (catalog)
"Taken for Granted" New Visions Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.
"By the Pool" Sandler Hudson Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.
"People and Passions" Sandler Hudson Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.

1988
Southern Art from Various Origins. Young Harris College. Young Harris, Georgia.

1985
"Explorations" Wellesley College Museum. Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Art Quest '85. Los Angeles. (catalog)

1984
Mid-West Small Painting Exhibit. Western Illinois University. Macomb, Illinois.

1983
University of Massachusetts Small Works Show.
Indiana Arts Show. Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Five Indiana Artists. Artlink Gallery. Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1982
National All-On-Paper Show. Terrance Gallery. Pallenville, New York.

1981
Terrance Gallery National Art Show. Columbia-Greene College. Hudson, New York.
Adirondack Regional Art Exhibition. Hyde Collection. Glens Falls, New York.
Mohawk-Hudson Regional Art Exhibit. Albany Institute of History and Art. Albany, New York.

AWARDS

1997 Honoree: Georgia Women in the Visual Arts.

1993
Whitewater Valley Annual. Indiana University East. Richmond, Indiana.
Memphis Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibit. Memphis, Tennessee.

1992
Whitewater Valley Annual. Indiana University East. Richmond, Indiana.
Louisville Visual Art Association. Water Tower Annual. Louisville, Kentucky.

1990 Whitewater Valley Annual. Indiana University East. Richmond, Indiana.
1985 Art Quest '85. Los Angeles, California.
1984 Mid-West Small Painting Exhibit. Western Illinois University. Macomb, Illinois.
1983 Indiana Arts Show. Indianapolis Museum of Art.
1981 Adirondack Regional Art Exhibition. Hyde Collection. Glens Falls, New York.


GRANTS

2000 City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs Artist Project Grant.
1997 City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs Artist Project Grant.
1994 Arts Midwest/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Painting.
1993 Development Fund for Academic Excellence. Miami University. Oxford, Ohio.

1992
Grant to Promote Research and Scholarship. Miami University. Oxford, Ohio.
Summerfair, Inc. Aid to Individual Artists Awards Program. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Development Fund for Academic Excellence. Miami University. Oxford, Ohio.

1991 Development Fund for Academic Excellence. Miami University. Oxford, Ohio.
1990 Development Fund for Academic Excellence. Miami University. Oxford, Ohio.

1989
Georgia Council for the Arts. Artist Initiated Grant.
City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs. Individual Artist Grant.

1988 Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Painting.
1982 Ford Foundation Fellowship. Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana.

RESIDENCIES

1994
Ragdale Foundation. Lake Forest, Illinois.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Sweetbriar, Virginia.

1993
Atlantic Center for the Arts. New Smyrna Beach Florida. Associate of Mel Chin.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2001
Arretam, Joanna. Spirit Maps. (ME: Weiser Books,2001).
Hall, David. Get With the Program :On Meaning and Beauty in Art. The Memphis Flyer. April 5, 2001.
Kline, Christina. Art Papers. Jan/Feb 2001.
Mattera, Joanne. Encaustic Painting: Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax (NY: Watson-Guptill, 2001).

2000
Cullum Jerry. "Miriam Karp: Hide and Seek."The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. October 20, 2000.
Catherine Fox. "Minding their Beeswax." The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. September 15, 2000.

1998
Fox, Catherine. "A Crazy Little Look at Love." The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. October 9.
Bernat, Robin. "Miriam Karp, Marcia Wood Gallery." Art Papers. May/June. p.39. (reproduction).

1997
Bernstein, Susan. "Wax Romana." The Atlanta Jewish Times. October 3. p.37-8. (reproductions).
Cullum, Jerry. "Whorls of Wax." The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. October 24. p.P22. (reproduction)
Feliciano, Kristina. "Deep Water." Watercolor. Spring 1997. (reproduction p.91).

1996
Byrd, Cathy. "Taboo." Art Papers. Nov/Dec 1996. (reproduction).
Cullum, Jerry. "Atlanta art in bits and pieces." The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. July 26.
"A sly look at the South." The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. August 2. (reproduction).
Durrell, Jane. "Short and Sweet." City Beat. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 19.
Feaster, Felicia. "Gone South." Creative Loafing. July 27. (reproduction).
Locke, Donald. "Interiors." Creative Loafing. May 18.

1995
Bullard, CeCe. "The Past Informs the Present." Richmond Times-Dispatch. April 16. (reproduction)
Heilenman, Diane. "Louisville Visual Art Association." Courier-Journal. Louisvillle, KY. March 19.
New American Paintings: The Open Studios First Southeast Competition. The Open Studios Press. Needham, Massachusetts. (color reproductions)
Roberts-Pullen, Paulette. "Earthly Layers." Style Weekly. Richmond, Virginia. April 25. (reproduction)

1994
Cullum, J.W. "Twosome Draws Beauty from the Disturbing." The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. Feb.4. 1992 Heilenman, Diane. The Louisville Courier-Journal. November 1.
"Louisville Visual Art Association." The Louisville Courier-Journal. April 19. (reproduction).
Krebs, Betty. "Visual Analogies." Dayton Daily News. September 27. (reproduction).
Roberts-Pullen, K. Paulette. "Restless Vision." Style Weekly. Richmond, Virginia. August 18.
Zurcker, Susan. WYSO-Yellow Springs, Ohio &WDPR-Dayton, Ohio. "Art Beat." Interview. October 16.

1991
Gray, Lori. "1991 Water Tower Annual." New Art Examiner. June.

1990
Altabe, Joan. Sarasota Herald Tribune. August 26.
Artemis, Maria. "Rethinking the Sacred Image." Art Papers. Sept/Oct.
Marger, Mary Ann. St. Petersburg Times. August 31.

1989
Cullum, J.W. "Miriam Karp The Wolf Paintings." Art Papers. May/June.
"New Paintings Reflect Inner Transformation." The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. December 20.
New Art Examiner. Southern Arts Federation/NEA Fellowships. October.
Fox, Catherine. "Fellowship Winners Show Individualism." Atlanta Journal/Constitution. June 14.
Jinker-Lloyd, Amy. "Eeriness and Mystery Pervade 'The Wolf Paintings' by Miriam Karp."The Atlanta Journal/Constitution. March 9.

1983
McKee, Susan. "State of the Art." Indianapolis Monthly. June.
Mannheimer, Steve. The Indianapolis Star, June 26.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Alston and Bird. Atlanta, Georgia.
Doubletree Corporation. Memphis Tennessee.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. Atlanta, Georgia.
The High Museum of Art. Atlanta, Georgia.
Jerusalem House. Atlanta, Georgia.
King and Spalding. Atlanta, Georgia.
State University of New York at Albany.