Karen Gillis Taylor
As a history student visiting Europe's art museums, Karen immediately returned home to enroll in art courses with teacher certification at the University of Colorado, eventually earning a BFA at Colorado State University. Vowing to become a successful painter, Karen got her professional start in the art world by illustrating children's Sunday
school materials, going on to freelance for New Mexico Magazine, Denver Business Magazine and National Geographic Traveler. While working for Quilter's Newsletter Magazine and Quiltmaker, Karen further developed her love for color and design.
She continued to develop her career in fine arts painting, eventually owning her own gallery, teaching and exhibiting nationally as well as in her home state of Colorado. Her paintings and prints have sold coast to coast and in Canada as well. Karen is continuing to develop her Night City painting series and is currently producing a book called "Personal Palettes: Mastering the Art of Color in Quilts." She lives in Boulder County with her family and dogs Hally and Romeo, and cats Mimi and Che´.