Karen Atkinson

Current

• Board President at NAAO, National Association of Artists' Organizations
• Owner at GYST Ink (Sole Proprietorship)
• Faculty at California Institute of the Arts

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Past

• Director of Programs and Exhibitions at Installation Gallery

Education

• California Institute of the Arts

Connections

31 connections

Industry

Fine Art

Websites

• My Company
• My Website
• CalArts

Karen Atkinson’s Summary

working visual artist, curator, administrator, activist, software designer, instigator

Karen Atkinson’s Specialties:

organizing, planning, software for artists, workshops for artists, editor, curator, exhibiting artist, problem solving

Karen Atkinson’s Experience

• Board President

  NAAO, National Association of Artists' Organizations

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Fine Art industry)

  October 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  www.naao.net

• Owner

  GYST Ink (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Fine Art industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years)

  GYST Ink is an artist run company for artists located in Los Angeles, California. We teach workshops across the country for visual and performing artists, called Getting Your Sh*t Together. We have developed software of the same title, which will keep track of everything in your art business life, including inventory, mailing list, collectors and is chock full of information for artists. www.gyst-ink.com

• Faculty

  California Institute of the Arts

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Fine Art industry)

  September 1988 — Present (20 years 4 months)

  California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is located in Valencia, CA.

• Director of Programs and Exhibitions

  Installation Gallery

  (Fine Art industry)

  1984 — 1987 (3 years)

Karen Atkinson’s Education

• California Institute of the Arts

  1982 — 1984

Additional Information

Karen Atkinson’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website
• CalArts

Karen Atkinson’s Interests:

Making life better for artists.

Karen Atkinson’s Groups:

Board President, NAAO, National Association of Artists' Organizations
Board member, Side Street Projects, Pasadena, CA
Advisory Board, Artist Meeting Place

Karen Atkinson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch