Karen Lofgren

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Karen Lofgren (born 1976 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian artist.

Lofgren received her MFA at CalArts. [1] Her works include installation, site-specific projects, video, and sound. [2] She has been an artist-in-residence at Pitzer College (2009) and the Vancouver Biennale (2014). [3] Lofgren has had solo exhibitions at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, California, Royale Projects Contemporary Art in Palm Desert, California, and Machine Project in Los Angeles. [4] [5] [6]

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