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BLACK MOTIF INQUIRE ABOUT ARTWORK This curated collection engages Black's versatility in expression and potency in mark-making to create visually stimulating pieces with an organic feel and modern sensibility. Black takes the lead in this artwork. Out of gallery

Karen Archia - Visual Artist + Creative Director, Public Art Practice In 2012, I took a step out and exhibited for the first time at Labourlove Gallery in Durham, NC. I painted for many years as an outlet for my own creative voice during two decades of professional, non-profit work where I was writing about and for other people and organizations. Artist Kelly Dew, co-owner of Labourlove Gallery, urged me to exhibit after seeing my work. She also became my first artistic mentor. ​ 2019 offered two major transformative events for me: I closed my coffee/retail shop The People's Perk, in Greensboro, NC after six years; and second, I received a scholarship to attend an art retreat at The Penland School of Craft -- a 100 year-old, internationally-recognized center for creatives in western North Carolina. ​ One change meant the end of an era; the other fed and nurtured by artistry in ways that are still unfolding. You can read my artist statement + exhibition list for a deeper dive into how I approach my artwork. C urrently, I am Artist-in-Residence at the Center for Visual Artists in Greensboro, NC. I work in the front space of the Center, so passersby can see me working and visitation is permitted within COVID-safe requirements. Since I also had a studio space within my coffee shop, art-making in a public setting and creative expression with and around people have become centered in my art practice. I also believe all people fundamentally have a creative spirit and I love to encourage that expression by art-making in community. As a result, I started a community service effort called Public Art Practice (PAP) and hosted 60 free art-making sessions + Open Studios from September 2019 - March 2020 at Deep Roots Market, Greensboro's only community-owned grocery store and cafe, and two art talk/community painting events at the Greensboro Public Library. I plan to grow PAP's partnerships and presence in 2021. ​ ​ Thank you for visiting karenarchia.com. Interested in purchasing art? Check out my Frequently Asked Questions . Or, head over to my online print shop . ​ #patronappreciation Out of gallery

PUBLIC ART PRACTICE Programs | Activities Free Art-making Sessions @ Deep Roots (on hiatus) Open Studio with Karen - @CVA (Current - Artist in Residence ) Art Talk/Community Painting Events Black Women's Art Collective Public Art Practice is a community service effort that seeks to liberate, encourage and affirm the creative spirit in all people. I hosted 60 free art-making session + Open Studios between September 2019 and March 2020 at Deep Roots Market, and two art talk/community painting events @ the public library. In-person sessions are currently on hiatus, but I have continued to promote art + artists + creative expression via social media. ​ As an artist who continues to learn and grow as a person as I practice art-making, I believe all people fundamentally have a creative spirit which deserves nurturing and expression. Public Art Practice's mission is to: ​ liberate people's creative spirits encourage creative expression and art-making out in the open, in everyday spaces affirm everyone's ability to make beautiful, meaningful visual art foster healthy, equitable communities promote + support the artistic abilities of communities underrepresented in the arts advocate for the value of the arts and art-making as central parts of individual and community care ​

MOTHERLAND SPEAKS INQUIRE ABOUT ARTWORK Filled with strong, black lines, color and symbols inspired by Adinkra and Nsibidi, this series nods to all of us in the African diaspora and the Motherland origins of humanity. This digital art collection blends analog and digital marks. Heritage Story #1 Digital Heritage Story #2 Digital Heritage Story #3 Digital Heritage Story #4 Digital Heritage Story #5 Digital Heritage Story #6 Digital Heritage Story #7 Digital Heritage Story #8 Digital Heritage Story #9 Digital Hearts of Heritage - Grey Digital Complex Hearts of the Diaspora Digital Hearts of Heritage - Red Digital Diasporic Graffiti Digital Secret Language - Blue Digital Reclaiming A Secret Language Digital Homesick Digital Her Beautiful Spirit Carried Us to Freedom Digital Homeland Digital Out of gallery

INK + INQUIRE ABOUT ARTWORK Colorful, gestural stories in the world of ink + more: including graphite, acrylic paint, pencil and pastels. My freeform gestures create a "grounding" and then I allow the ink to tell me its tale of whimsy, wonder and free-spiritedness. Out of gallery

FRAGILE HEARTS INQUIRE ABOUT ARTWORK Made mostly without any type of tool, the Fragile Heart series hints at organic forms, elevates and celebrates tearful release, and urges us to demonstrate strength through tenderness. This creation of this artwork was supported in part by ArtsGreensboro. Out of gallery

Shipping & Returns Shipping Policy Shipping for prints is FREE within the continental U.S. I ship prints in rigid packaging to help protect your merchandise during transit. ​ I use the USPS and Fed Ex for shipping artwork, ​ Return & Exchange Policy Prints can be returned + refunded in original condition minus return shipping costs. Original artwork sales are non-refundable, which is why I work directly with customers for those sales.