Karen Safer – Phuket love

About the Artist

Artist Statement

I’ve always been an artist. My passion for art and photography began early in my teens. I embrace the natural world and man-made as well. I am influenced by everything from the ancients to Cindy Sherman and while I embrace color, I revere black and white – realistic and abstract. I am a student of the universe,history, art, architecture, music, literature and all the arts.

“I got a camera and some crayons as a kid,journeyed along a path in life – far from what I’d expected,moved from youth to middle age,did some work, had some fun, got high, got low,
and just continue doing it – never tiring of the next visual surprise.Life is still a mystery, after all.” – kjs Motos: “A photographer has the whole world big or small to capture.” kj safer
And wherever I am in the world, is my favorite place!! kj safer

Artist Biography

Karen Safer, a native Angelino, is an internationally exhibited, award-winning photographic artist and poet with a musical bent. Given a camera and crayons at the age of three, she was immersed in California’s visual language from an early age. A lifelong traveler, she has explored over 230 countries and territories,embracing both the exotic and the unexpected. Influenced by her father’s black-and-white photography and her mother’s insatiable curiosity for knowledge and travel, her inspirations range from ancient Assyria to the conceptual works of Cindy Sherman. She began as a painter before discovering photography in college, earning a master’s degree in art and building a career in design and architecture. With 14 solo exhibitions and participation in over 500 shows, she has received more than 450 awards, including the Julia Margaret Cameron Award, PISPA, TIFA, reFocus, and Exposure One. Her work has been featured in
130+ publications, such as LENS, Dodho, ArtTalk, ArtTour, One Eyeland and Spotlight. She has exhibited in major cities worldwide, including London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Venice, Florence, Barcelona, Budapest,Dubai, São Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo, Zurich, New York, and Los Angeles. Her work is held in numerous collections and organizations. A self-described “romantic old soul” with intellectual cravings, she navigates the digital world while remaining deeply connected to art’s timeless essence.