Art

Karen Kuehn (b. 1959, Long Beach, CA) has been creating photography since 1979. She has shot everything from “bumpers” for Saturday Night Live to stories like “Cats” for National Geographic, as well as street scenes of New York City. Her celebrity portraits span iconic personalities from Muhammad Ali to Robert Downey Jr. Her work is familiar to readers of Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, People, and The New York Times Magazine. She has provided the dramatic visuals that have made many national advertising campaigns sing. Regardless of the medium, the signature of Karen’s work is her deep regard and high respect for the subject, evident in every image. She continues to travel the world on assignments and personal projects, and in her spare time shares her experience and artistic perspective through one-on-one workshops and speaking engagements. An IATSE 600 union member since 2016, Karen also creates work for feature film and television projects. As a side note, she is a 492/399 Wrangler, working with horses, cattle, and exotic animals on sets several times a year. Karen lives on a small farm in Peralta, New Mexico, with her family and a host of critters.