Karmel Spanier

New York, NY
email: karmelspanier@gmail.com
website: karmelspanier.com

Selected Group Exhibitions
2023         No Bigger Than A Playing Card, New York Studio School, New York, NY
2023         BFA Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022         Elementals, Kiki and Bouba Gallery, Chicago, IL
2021         Bowling Ball Group Show, New York, NY
2019         Sonder Exhibition Pt. II, New York, NY

Commissions
2021        Online magazine commission Music Magazine: Issue 2, New York, NY
2021        Online magazine commission nomination, Disobey the Eye, New York, NY
2020        Props Department, Bet My Blood music video, New York, NY

Education

2023         Certificate Program, New York Studio School, New York, NY
2019-23   BFA in Studio Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
                 *Graduated with distinction
                  *Advanced painting program

Residencies
2024         Burren College of Art Residency, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2022         Oxbow School of Arts and Artists, Saugatuck, MI 

Awards and Scholarships
2022        Faculty and Leader Scholarship, Oxbow School of Arts and Artists,
                Saugatuck, MI
2019        Presidential Scholarship Award and Distinction, The School of The Art Institute
                of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2018, 2019   Scholastic Art and Writing Award: Gold Medal, New York, NY




“Karmel Spanier (b. 2000) is a New York-based artist. She graduated with a BFA degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in May of 2023 with an interdisciplinary concentration in painting and sculpture. Working in various mediums, she experiments with different modes of artmaking including printmaking, foundry, woodworking, painting, and collage.” - KARMEL SPANIER, 2023