now showing
21st Annual Mile High Pastel Exhibition
Exhibition Open Now
Closes June 28, 2025
Curtis Center for the Arts
2349 E Orchard Rd
Greenwood Village, CO 80121
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Juror of Selection and Awards
Karen Margulis, karenmargulis.com
The PSC is proud to announce that the juror and awards judge is Karen Margulis PSA-MP, IAPS-EP
Karen Margulis is a full-time artist and art educator. She lives in Atlanta Georgia with her husband Michael. Karen received her BA in Education from the University of Florida. She currently teaches painting workshops around the world.
Karen is a contemporary landscape painter. She works in most painting media but has achieved recognition for her pastel paintings. She has exhibited her award-winning work around the world and has been reviewed by Pastel Journal for her wildflower paintings. She is a Master Pastelist member of the Pastel Society of America and has achieved Eminent Pastelist status with the International Association of Pastel Societies. She has been a faculty member at the prestigious IAPS Convention, the Plein Air Convention and the online Pastel Live conference.
Karen has a passion for travel and painting while on location. She enjoys the opportunity to share her techniques and approach to making art in her workshops. She is known for her ability to make art simple, accessible to all and fun. Karen is also an avid Daily Painter and online instructor. She paints every day and shares her work, art tips and inspiration in her daily posts in her Patreon group “Pastels Made Simple” and on her YouTube channel.