Karen Klassen

403 614 8548

I have a studio practice as an award winning freelance illustrator and mixed media artist.
A few of the areas I've worked in include advertising, editorial, annual reports, fashion, and publishing.
I have really nice clients throughout North America and Europe.

Call me, and I'll make you something.

Clients

MAGAZINES
Alberta Venture, Apple, Avenue, Balance, Be, Bitch, Brio, BC Business, Canadian Business Week, Canadian Living, Chronogram, CalgaryInc, Canadian Dimension, Femme, Forum, Impact, Listen, Maisonneuve, MORE, Out, Oilweek, Oilsands Review, Psychologies France, Psychologies Russia, Quill and Quire, Research News magazine, Rouge, subTerrain, Sunday Times Magazine, Texas Monthly, Up!, Uppercase Magazine, Vita, Wine Access, West, YMCA

NEWSPAPERS
Charleston City Paper, Chico News and Review, Exclaim! Isthmus, LA Weekly, The National Post, Nashville Scene, Philadelphia Weekly, Salt Lake City Weekly, The Stranger, Ventura County Reporter

PUBLISHERS
Anvil Press, Canadian Council on Learning, RedPoint Media, Scholastic Inc, Union Park Press, WH Freeman and Co/Worth Publishers

ADVERTISING
Bankers Hall, Bridgestone Tires, Labatt Kokanee, Market Mall, Orchard Park Mall, Roosevelt Collection Lofts, Shisomiso Boutique and Gallery, The Wine Shop, Yoplait

OTHERS
Amway, Boiron, Boxwood Restaurant, Cancervive, City of Calgary, Desjardins Bank, Fort Chicago Annual Report, Option Snowboards, Publicis Annual Report, Purina, Proctor + Gamble, Rogers, Ross Smith Sousa, Thrive, UN, Vincor

AGENCIES
Applied Communications, Being, BOS, Fitzgerald + Co., Gish, Sherwood & Friends, Grip Limited, Highwood Communications, Juice Creative Inc, Maring Weisman, Otherwise Inc, Providence Developments, Resonance, Soul Integrated Solutions, Trigger Communications, Zero Gravity Inc.

Exhibitions & Gallery

GROUP
Coax Me, The Chalet Glasgow UK '11
A Labor of Line Show, Nucleus Gallery Los Angeles '10
S-t-i-t-c-h Show, Uppercase Gallery Calgary '09
Work/Life show and book, Uppercase Gallery Calgary '09
Old School Show and book, Uppercase Gallery Calgary '08
Know by Heart, Element Eden Toronto, Vancouver '08
Shatner Show and Book, Uppercase Gallery '07
Apple Show, Uppercase Gallery '06

SOLO
Lolita, Shisomiso Boutique and Gallery Calgary '10
Fashion Portraits, Shisomiso Boutique and Gallery '08

Profiled & Published In

PRINT
Taschen Illustration Now! 2011
Gestalten Illustrators Unlimited 2011
Drawn In 2011
Lurzer's Archive Special 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2011
Communications Arts Fresh August 2010
Meishi/LIttle Graphic Art Gallery of the World
Fashion Magazine
Snowboard Canada
Alberta Home
The Globe and Mail
The Calgary Herald
Dose
The Calgary Sun
Avenue Magazine

ONLINE
Book By Its Cover
Communications Arts Fresh
Antler Magazine, Vol 3 Vintage
Applied Arts Wire
Applied Arts Extra

TELEVISION
Global TV
CityTV

RADIO
Vibe 98.5

Other

Jury Member for the Genesis Centre for Community Wellness Public Art Competition, City of Calgary 2010

Accepted to the Pre-Qualified Artist Roster for Public Art, City of Calgary 2011-2013. Awarded projects include: Public Utility Box Painting Project 2011, Bridge Banners Project 2012

Experience

May 2002 – Present

Karen Klassen Illustration

Freelance Illustrator

2009 – 2011

Alberta College of Art & Design

Instructor

Jan 2006 – Aug 2008

RedPoint Media Group Inc

Illustrator, In-house

Completed illustrations as required for the various magazines and custom publishing projects by RedPoint Media Group Inc, including Avenue, Apple, West, CalgaryInc, WineAccess, and Up!.

Education

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sep 1997 – Apr 2002

Alberta College of Art & Design

BDes

Illustration Major