Mixed media artist to exhibit work at Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby

DERBY- All are invited to visit mixed media artist Karen Kalkstein’s exhibition of artwork at Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave. 

Her collages, wall-hangings, and sculptures created from natural and human-made material will be exhibited Feb. 4-28. 

Using items that have been collected from her walks through nature Karen creates beautiful, other worldly images of the environment. 

A ‘Meet the Artist Reception’ will be held from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 12.

The public is invited to visit the exhibition and meet Karen to learn more about her inspirations and the methods used to capture the beauty of nature and the feel of the outdoors. 

Visitors may also enjoy a walk around the grounds and trails of the Kellogg Environmental Center and Osbornedale State Park before or after the reception to see the beauty of winter landscapes as captured by Karen and her works. 

Karen graduated as an art major from Scripps College in California and earned a MA in art education at New York University. 

She has instructed elementary and high school art and has also taught private classes for children and adults. For 20 years she had a custom tile business designing, hand making, and glazing ceramic tiles for clients across the country. 

She has shown her artwork on the east and west coasts and her works are in numerous collections including the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Collection in New Jersey. Karen lives and works in Stamford and Waitsfield, Vt. 

Registration for the program is requested and can be done through the Connecticut DEEP Calendar of Events, https://www.depdata.ct.gov/calendar/listevs.asp?selecttype=all . If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact donna.kingston@ct.gov. 

The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

For further information or directions please email donna.kingston@ct.gov or call 203-734-2513. 

The New Normal Health & Safety Guidelines for CT State Parks provides important guidance for participants and visitors (https://portal.ct.gov//media/DEEP/COVID-19/Health_Safety_Flyer_NN_Final.pdf). 

This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.