"Karen Ann Myers is a skilled painter who has created an impressive body of work that explores what it means to be a young woman, circa 2012. Her slim female figures are usually scantily clad, but they always look a little ill at ease, like they’re not quite at home in their own bodies. They sit or lie on their beds, or on the floor, both self-protective and flaunting—the epitome of the young woman whose bedroom is a cozy sanctum of extravagant surfaces (floral duvets, striped sheets, expensive wallpaper). Lost in their own little worlds—imagining future sexual conquests?—these virginal lovelies are nearly consumed by the glorious patterns and prints that surround them."
— Pamela S. Wall, Curator of Exhibitions, Gibbes Museum of Art for the Oxford American - March, 2012
Studio Visit, Volume Sixteen - November 20, 2011
"The paintings of Karen Ann Myers explore the contours of female desire in a sex-saturated, pattern-rich contemporary feminist milieu steeped in ennui and longing. Her subjects often confront the viewer with a powerful, confident gaze made all the more jarring by the sexualized context. Using the flattened painterly space as a metaphor, Myers presents myriad aspects of feminine agency with an unsettling clarity. In a sense, she is providing a personal glimpse into interior worlds normally reserved for fiction."
— Mark Sloan, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston 701 CCA Biennial - November 17, 2011
"The minute I read the manuscript, we immediately thought of the artwork of Karen Ann Myers for the cover. Grab a copy and blush a little. It’s good for you."
— Adrienne Antonson, Dark Sky Books Dark Sky Books - November 14, 2011
Creative Loafing Atlanta - Feb 3, 2011
"Paintings can act as mirrors, allowing us to project our personal experience onto the canvas. Myers' provocative paintings are a way for her to express the way she feels as a young, beautiful, blond woman in modern culture."
— Vikki Matsis, Charleston Scene - Nov 3, 2010
Times and Democrat - Sept 23, 2010
"The depiction of the female body as a site for sacred inspiration is as prehistoric as The Venus of Willendorf. The major difference here is that Myers, a blonde, is presenting herself as both subject and object. Although not actually a depiction of Myers', she invites us to look at her sexualized images of models that turn her on."
— Mary Anna Pomonis, ARTLURKER >> Review for Thinking of You - July 17, 2010
Daily Dujour - Art + Culture Exchange - July 12, 2010
Artist A Day - July 7, 2010
"In a series of mid-sized fleshy paintings of hyper sexualized young women, the work seamlessly combines heavy flat patterns with figuration. Patterns slide in and out of abstraction, only grounded by the figures in the image. Based in self portraiture and personal narrative, Myers work both questions and confirms the objectification and idolization of youth and sexuality in American culture. The fleshy flatness of pattern and color reflect the soft, subtle handling of the figures, and when the figures are absent, the color and line mimic the curves of the forms."
— Julie Henson, Daily Serving - July 3, 2010
"Myers’ psychologically intense, densely decorated portraits examine our culture’s hypersexualized obsession with glamour and physical beauty, touching on its aesthetic extremes, seductive appeal, and emotional casualties. Each image represents a certain aspect in a sort of collective self-portrait, with her subjects inhabiting a kaleidoscope of loneliness, power struggles, cocktail dresses, and clashing patterns."
— Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorwire >> Daily Dose Pick: Karen Ann Myers - June 30, 2010
Post & Courier Preview - May 6, 2010
“Myers is as interested in documenting her world as she is in imagining new ones. Sometimes the real and imagined meet in her work.”
— Nick Smith Charleston City Paper Review - Oct 14, 2009
"Myers seeks to document her experiences in love and eroticism, her childhood memories, and herself as a young woman in a contemporary culture that places high value on glamor and sex appeal."
— Ceiley Dailey, Daily Serving Studio Visit - May 30, 2009
— Pamela S. Wall, Curator of Exhibitions, Gibbes Museum of Art for the Oxford American - March, 2012
Studio Visit, Volume Sixteen - November 20, 2011
"The paintings of Karen Ann Myers explore the contours of female desire in a sex-saturated, pattern-rich contemporary feminist milieu steeped in ennui and longing. Her subjects often confront the viewer with a powerful, confident gaze made all the more jarring by the sexualized context. Using the flattened painterly space as a metaphor, Myers presents myriad aspects of feminine agency with an unsettling clarity. In a sense, she is providing a personal glimpse into interior worlds normally reserved for fiction."
— Mark Sloan, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston 701 CCA Biennial - November 17, 2011
"The minute I read the manuscript, we immediately thought of the artwork of Karen Ann Myers for the cover. Grab a copy and blush a little. It’s good for you."
— Adrienne Antonson, Dark Sky Books Dark Sky Books - November 14, 2011
Creative Loafing Atlanta - Feb 3, 2011
"Paintings can act as mirrors, allowing us to project our personal experience onto the canvas. Myers' provocative paintings are a way for her to express the way she feels as a young, beautiful, blond woman in modern culture."
— Vikki Matsis, Charleston Scene - Nov 3, 2010
Times and Democrat - Sept 23, 2010
"The depiction of the female body as a site for sacred inspiration is as prehistoric as The Venus of Willendorf. The major difference here is that Myers, a blonde, is presenting herself as both subject and object. Although not actually a depiction of Myers', she invites us to look at her sexualized images of models that turn her on."
— Mary Anna Pomonis, ARTLURKER >> Review for Thinking of You - July 17, 2010
Daily Dujour - Art + Culture Exchange - July 12, 2010
Artist A Day - July 7, 2010
"In a series of mid-sized fleshy paintings of hyper sexualized young women, the work seamlessly combines heavy flat patterns with figuration. Patterns slide in and out of abstraction, only grounded by the figures in the image. Based in self portraiture and personal narrative, Myers work both questions and confirms the objectification and idolization of youth and sexuality in American culture. The fleshy flatness of pattern and color reflect the soft, subtle handling of the figures, and when the figures are absent, the color and line mimic the curves of the forms."
— Julie Henson, Daily Serving - July 3, 2010
"Myers’ psychologically intense, densely decorated portraits examine our culture’s hypersexualized obsession with glamour and physical beauty, touching on its aesthetic extremes, seductive appeal, and emotional casualties. Each image represents a certain aspect in a sort of collective self-portrait, with her subjects inhabiting a kaleidoscope of loneliness, power struggles, cocktail dresses, and clashing patterns."
— Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorwire >> Daily Dose Pick: Karen Ann Myers - June 30, 2010
Post & Courier Preview - May 6, 2010
“Myers is as interested in documenting her world as she is in imagining new ones. Sometimes the real and imagined meet in her work.”
— Nick Smith Charleston City Paper Review - Oct 14, 2009
"Myers seeks to document her experiences in love and eroticism, her childhood memories, and herself as a young woman in a contemporary culture that places high value on glamor and sex appeal."
— Ceiley Dailey, Daily Serving Studio Visit - May 30, 2009
