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Karen Hoepting
Karen Hoepting grew up on a farm in rural Ontario just south of Owen Sound, a small port
city on Georgian Bay. Growing up in the country usually meant having a lot of nothing to
do, so Hoepting and her siblings would often draw and paint to amuse themselves. Animals
were always an important part of her life and these were her favorite subjects. She
remembers drawing them as carefully and as realistically as possible. This activity was a
particular source of happiness to the young girl.
After high school Hoepting enrolled in the liberal arts program at the University of
Waterloo. She majored in Fine Arts graduating in 1997 with an Honors BA in Fine Arts. Her
early studio work followed along traditional lines, drawing with pencils and pastels on
paper, while painting in oils and acrylic on canvas. Today she combines these media working
them together on both canvas and paper.
The work of German Expressionists and the Symbolists have always intrigued Hoepting. She
is emotionally drawn to the vivid and powerful imagery of Kathe Kollwitz, Egon Schiele and
Gustav Klimt. Like these artists she speaks to the viewer through symbols and stylistic motifs.
Today Hoepting lives just north of Toronto, Ontario with her husband Ching Lee and her
many pets. She is featured regularly in select galleries throughout Canada, the US and Great
Britain. She is also represented in Japan and has had many successful exhibitions there.
city on Georgian Bay. Growing up in the country usually meant having a lot of nothing to
do, so Hoepting and her siblings would often draw and paint to amuse themselves. Animals
were always an important part of her life and these were her favorite subjects. She
remembers drawing them as carefully and as realistically as possible. This activity was a
particular source of happiness to the young girl.
After high school Hoepting enrolled in the liberal arts program at the University of
Waterloo. She majored in Fine Arts graduating in 1997 with an Honors BA in Fine Arts. Her
early studio work followed along traditional lines, drawing with pencils and pastels on
paper, while painting in oils and acrylic on canvas. Today she combines these media working
them together on both canvas and paper.
The work of German Expressionists and the Symbolists have always intrigued Hoepting. She
is emotionally drawn to the vivid and powerful imagery of Kathe Kollwitz, Egon Schiele and
Gustav Klimt. Like these artists she speaks to the viewer through symbols and stylistic motifs.
Today Hoepting lives just north of Toronto, Ontario with her husband Ching Lee and her
many pets. She is featured regularly in select galleries throughout Canada, the US and Great
Britain. She is also represented in Japan and has had many successful exhibitions there.
MIGHTY GOOD
THE MOMENT HAS COME
Click on the images to the right to see the enlarged versions of Karen Hoepting's art work.
