Artist Talk with Karlene McConnell: Color, Abstraction, Hamburgers & Elephants

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Please join exhibiting artist Karlene McConnell for a talk in the museum galleries. McConnell will discuss how she uses color as well as shape to abstract the landscape. She’ll share thoughts about abstract and non-objective art and some light-hearted experiences she’s had showing this work.

This talk is free of charge, but registration is requested. The talk will last approximately one hour.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Karlene McConnell is an artist born in Pittsfield, MA and currently living in Ormond Beach, Florida. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Education from the University of Central Florida. She is a former special education art teacher and museum curator. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows from New England to the Miami art fairs and is found in several corporate and private collections including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY and the permanent Lemerand Collection at Daytona State College, FL. She is represented locally by Arts on Douglas in New Smyrna Beach, FL.