Art World

Join Lisa and Miss Art World as they sit down with the amazing Karen Sarrow the Director of artHYPE. Karen Sarrow (b.1969) in Coventry, England, immigrated to the United States with her family at an early age. Living in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons, the artist has been widely exhibited in the USA and abroad. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Truman State University in Missouri (1991), and a Master of Arts degree from Ohio State University, where she studied Medieval, Contemporary, and African American art history (1994). Sarrow earned the terminal degree of a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the Pratt Institute’s graduate program in New York (2003). While her activism, her canvases, and her mixed media work remain primary occupations, she complements these endeavors with curating exhibitions of contemporary art. Along with her husband, Jonathan, Karen Sarrow founded artHYPE (artHYPE.net) and is now its director. Her mission is to support and exhibit emerging artists who make meaningful