Karen Bailey

Karen Bailey paints people. Many of her works feature behind-the-scenes workers and under-recognized people. As an appointed military artist (CFAP 2006-07), she traveled to Afghanistan in June 2007 to document military medical personnel at the Role 3 Hospital in Kandahar. "Triage" is the resulting body of work, two years in the making.

Past series have highlighted the working life of servers and hairstylists. “Blanche Dot Doris”, focused on older women who prepare food for church functions while her “Marjorie” paintings celebrated the life of friend and former neighbour, Marjorie Gray.

A graduate of the Reigate School of Art & Design, England, her past work has included courtroom drawing for Global Television, book illustration for Appletree Press, U.K., heraldic art and calligraphy. Twice she has received the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grants for drawing and painting. She has exhibited in Britain, Ireland, USA and Canada.

A painter of people, through her art she seeks to represent beauty, honesty and most importantly, humanity.

In Ottawa Karen Bailey is represented by Dale Smith Gallery.


Current Work Afghanistan 2007-09 (Canadian Forces Artist Program) Blanche Dot Doris 2008 Doris 2008-10 Marjorie 2006-07 Cut 2005-07 Are You Being Served? small 2005 Are You Being Served? 2004-06 Triage book Exhibitions Press Biography Contact		Portraits Familiar Faces Memories Cafe Elmwood School Sketches Self Portraits Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Courtroom Drawing Past Series Flowers New Directions Lucy Interiors Landscapes & Animals Nudes Shopfronts Still Life Gouache Book Illustration Heraldry
	Self Portrait on Hercules, Acrylic and gold Leaf, 30 " x 30 ", 2007 Cover image for "A Brush with War" catalogue
	Karen Bailey paints people. Many of her works feature behind-the-scenes workers and under-recognized people. As an appointed military artist (CFAP 2006-07), she traveled to Afghanistan in June 2007 to document military medical personnel at the Role 3 Hospital in Kandahar. "Triage" is the resulting body of work, two years in the making. Past series have highlighted the working life of servers and hairstylists. “Blanche Dot Doris”, focused on older women who prepare food for church functions while her “Marjorie” paintings celebrated the life of friend and former neighbour, Marjorie Gray. A graduate of the Reigate School of Art & Design, England, her past work has included courtroom drawing for Global Television, book illustration for Appletree Press, U.K., heraldic art and calligraphy. Twice she has received the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grants for drawing and painting. She has exhibited in Britain, Ireland, USA and Canada. A painter of people, through her art she seeks to represent beauty, honesty and most importantly, humanity. In Ottawa Karen Bailey is represented by Dale Smith Gallery.