Biography
Karla Brady Massingill is an Oklahoma native, now living in Texas. Her subjects are most often rural life and landscapes. Karla is drawn to the diversity and expanse of the western landscape, and uses any excuse to escape to those wide open spaces.
Painting in plein air and in the studio, she works in oils and watercolors.
Professional Affiliations
Outdoor Painters Society
Recent Exhibitions and Shows
2024
Red River Valley International Juried Art Exhibition, Vernon, TX
Texas Invitational Art Show, Pearce Museum at Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2023
Holiday Art Show and Sale, Chisholm Trail Arts Council, Duncan, OK
Two Rivers Plein Air, New Braunfels Art League, New Braunfels, TX
Paint Kerrville, Kerrville Arts and Cultural Center, Kerrville, TX
38th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Bosque Arts Council, Clifton, TX
Plein Visions in Miniature, The Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX
22nd Red River Valley International Juried Art Exhibition, Vernon, TX, Honorable Mention
New Vintage Wine and Gallery Trail Invitational Art Show, Grapevine, TX
Texas Invitational Art Show, Pearce Museum, Corsicana, TX, Honorable Mention
2022
Fresh Off the Easel, The Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Plein Visions in Miniature, The Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX
31st Annual Juried Art Show & Competition, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, TX
21st Red River Valley International Juried Art Exhibition, Vernon, TX, Honorable Mention
Texas Invitational Art Show, Pearce Museum at Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2021
Paint Kerrville, Kerrville Arts and Cultural Center, Kerrville, TX
36th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Bosque Arts Council, Clifton, TX
TAC Thank You Open Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Plein Visions in Miniature, The Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX
30th Annual Juried Art Show & Competition, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, TX
Texas Artists Coalition Small Works Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Texas Invitational Art Show, Pearce Museum at Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
Statement
Small towns and rural communities remind me of home, but the expanse of the western landscape always brings me great peace, reminding me of the refuge and rest that God provides.
Wherever my work takes you, I hope you feel at home.
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