Karen Whitman
2019 Accelerator Fellow
Karen Whitman’s bold, captivating block-print cityscapes shift the viewer’s perspective on urban environments, transforming the classic “love-hate” relationship with the city into an affinity for the human side of the concrete jungle.
Increase prices, attract high-end galleries and collectors, and boost name recognition by securing a solo exhibition at an art museum by 2022 and obtaining media coverage and reviews. Have two additional solo exhibitions by December 2024.
- Compile a list of strategically important American art museums and curators.
- Prepare letters to curators to propose solo exhibitions and print donation.
- Prepare flash drive with images, print list, and resume.
- Send materials and follow up with emails or calls.
- Leverage these relationships via print sales in museum shops, and talks/demos.
Target museum curators to drive acquisition and exhibition of her prints, increasing gallery representation and sales to high-end collectors.
