They're celebrations of what it feels like to stick two fingers up at a world that tells you you're taking up too much space, and bold statements for anyone who's spent too many years being judged, corrected, or told they're too much.

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Karen’s work challenges the ways we are conditioned to stay small - physically, socially, and emotionally. Her paintings celebrate defiance, inviting viewers to rethink the limits placed on self-expression and personal freedom.

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Her realistic depictions of women are produced on smaller canvases, to symbolise how society often boxes them in. The work seeks to celebrate and uplift, and to provoke introspection, encouraging the viewer to consider themselves and others without judgement.