About the Artist
I am inspired to paint the beauty and diversity of this amazing landscape.
I strive to capture the color of the sunset or the reflection and shimmer on the water
and the feeling I have as I stand in light absorbing its warmth and color. It is all about the light.
As I paint, I experience the light and find shapes, color and patterns.
I give this energy to each painting so others might experience the feeling of light as well.
-Karrie Baldwin
Karrie received a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah in 2003. Karrie grew up in the West and has always been attracted to the beauty of her surroundings and is deeply connected to the landscape. She travels and participates in plein air events and juried exhibitions across the U.S. and wherever she may travel. Her travels have taken her to France, Costa Rica, and across country from Upstate New York to California. Her impressionist paintings focus on light, contrast and color, they are sensitive, yet express the energy and sense of place. Karrie’s goal is to create a painting that calls to the viewer to look, then look again.
Selected Exhibitions:
Plein Air Glacier and exhibition, Glacier Art Museum, Sept. 2025, Invitational
Phillips Studio and Fine Art Gallery Featured Artist, Kalispell, MT, May 2025, Invitational
Glacier Museum of Art Member Salon, Kalispell, MT, January 2025, Invitational
Montana Farmer's Union Auction, Kalispell, MT, October 2024, invitation
Cape Ann Quick Draw, Manchester-by-the-sea, MA, October, 2024, open
Artists in Paradise Event, Paradise, MT, August 2024, juried
Wasatch Plein Air Paradise, Midway, UT, Plein air, paint out and Invitational Quick Draw, June 2024
Spring City Art Squared Exhibit and Auction, Spring City, UT, May 2024
Hockaday Museum of Art Member Salon, Kalispell, MT, January 2024, Invitational
Glacier Paint-Out, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT, August 2023, Invitational
Artists in Paradise-Event, Paradise, MT, August 2023, Juried
Phillips Studio and Fine Art Gallery Featured Artist, Kalispell, MT, July 2023, Invitational
Hockaday Museum of Art Member Salon, Kalispell, MT, January 2023, Invitational
Glacier Paint-Out, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT, September 2022, Invitational
Spring City Plein Air, Spring City, UT, September, 2021, honorable mention, Juror Paul & Susan Bingham
Glacier Paint-Out, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT, June 2021, Invitational
Spring City Plein Air, Spring City, UT, September 2020, award of merit, Juror Gregory Hull
Maynard Dixon Country Invitational, guest artist, Mt. Carmel, UT, August 2018, invitational
Hudson Valley Plein Air, Middletown, NY – Oct. 2017, invitational
Zion Bank Spring Show, Provo, UT – 2016, 2017, juried
San Clemente Plein Air, San Clemente, CA – 2015, invitational
Zion’s Bank Annual Artist Reception, SLC, UT, Nov., 2011-2015, 2018, juried
Wasatch Plein Air Paradise, Midway, UT – 2015, HM; Main Event & Studio Div, Juror, Tom Alder
San Clemente Plein Air, San Clemente, CA, July 2015, Invitational
Las Laguna Gallery, ‘Small Works – BIG TALENT’, Laguna Beach, CA, Juried, Sept. 7 – 28, 2013
Spring City Plein Air, Spring City, UT – 2013, Merit Award, Juror, Kate Starling
Wasatch Plein Air Paradise,Midway, UT – 2013, 2nd Place Studio, Juror Al Rounds, 6th place Midway Paint Out, Juror, Greg Wilson
