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Karma Kitaj · Western Massachusetts & San Miguel de Allende, MX
A lifelong learner, Kitaj segued into an art career in 2010, following decades as a psychotherapist and life coach, and author of 4 published books. Since then, she has studied with brilliant teachers who have mentored and coached her.
Art Education
2010–2012Sandra Shuman, Somerville, MA
2013–2018Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill; International Encaustic Conferences
2015Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA
2015–2016Maud Morgan Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
2018–2023Abstracted figures using oil/cold wax, acrylic, mixed media — Laura Shabott (student of Robert Henry and Hans Hofmann), Robert Burridge, Melinda Cootsona
2012–2023Corina Alvarezdelugo, Lorraine Glessner, Dietland van der Schaaf, Laura Moriarty, Tracy Spadafora, Paula Roland
Solo Exhibitions
2023"Seeking" — Greenfield Community Television, Greenfield, MA (retrospective)
2022Arts Walk — Hawks and Reed Entertainment Center, Greenfield, MA
2015Fox Hill Residential Community, Westwood, MA
2011Artists' Cooperative, Wellesley, MA
Group Exhibitions
2024"Prompted" — The Commons, Outer Cape Arts Collective, Provincetown, MA (juried)
2025Berta Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2017"Impact: Color" — Crowell Gallery, Newfane, VT (2-person exhibit)
2014–2026Deerfield Valley Art Association, member group shows
2015Morini Gallery, Mansfield, MA (group exhibit)
2015"Illuminations" — Yawkey Cancer Center, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA (juried)
2012Maud Morgan Arts Center, Cambridge, MA (juried)
2012"New Adventures: Artistic Expression in the Second Half of Life" — Brookline Interactive Group (7-person exhibit, curated and exhibited)
2012Online International Encaustic Artists exhibit
Awards
20232nd Place, Member Exhibit — Newton Art Association, Newton, MA
Juror
2023Newton Art Association Annual Awards for Newton High School Students, Newton, MA
Publications
2002Women Who Could and Did: Lives of 26 Exemplary Artists and Scientists
2021Becoming a Woman of Substance — historical novel depicting the WPA Federal Theater Project and its director Hallie Flanagan
Television
Host, "Alivelihood: New Adventures as We Age" — Brookline Community Access TV; interviewed 100+ people including many people in the arts. Available on YouTube under Karma Kitaj.
General Education
1963BA — University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1966MS — Boston University, Boston, MA
1991PhD — Simmons University, Boston, MA