Artist, painter
“I paint people at work. Military medical personnel, church tea ladies, waitresses, charity shop volunteers”—Karen Bailey
Ottawa-based artist.
Is a graduate of the Reigate School of Art & Design, England.
Is a “painter of the people”. Many of her works feature behind-the-scenes workers and under-recognized people.
Some of her series have highlighted the working life of servers and hairstylists while “Blanche Dot Doris”, focused on older women who prepare food for church functions.
Some of her past work includes courtroom drawing for Global Television, book illustration for Appletree Press, U.K., heraldic art and calligraphy.
Has received the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grants for drawing and painting twice in her 30-year career.
As one of five military appointed artists in the Defence Program, she spent one week at a Kandahar hospital in 2007 to paint portraits of patients and medical military personnel. She entitled this collection of work—“The Triage Collection”.
Her largest canvas to date, Blast Victims, was included in the War & Medicine exhibition at the Canadian War Museum.
Was commissioned to paint the official portrait of past governor general Michaëlle Jean for Rideau Hall (unveiling took place in September 2012).
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