Born: 1956 Milwaukee, WI
Education: 1981 BFA University of Madison, WI
Solo Exhibitions:
1987 Julian Pretto, New York, NY
1988 303 Gallery, New York, NY
1989 303 Gallery, New York, NY
1990 303 Gallery, New York, NY
1991 Rena Branstan Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibitions:
1983 Cash/Newhouse, New York, NY
1985 “Tom Brazelton/Karen Sylvester/Oliver Wasow,” Michael Bennett, New York, NY
”Thought Objects,” curated by Just Another Asshole, Cash/Newhouse, New York, NY
1986 “Credible/Incredible,” curated by Larry Rinder and Marcia Salo, Four Walls, Hoboken, NJ
”Ultrasurd,” curated by Collins & Milazzo, S.L. Simpson, Toronto, Canada
”Mass,” curated by Group Material, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
”Spiritual America,” curated by Collins & Milazzo, CEPA, Buffalo, NY
1988 “White Columns Benefit,” White Columns, New York, NY
”Media Post Media,” curated by Collins & Milazzo, Scott Hanson Gallery, New York, NY
1989 ”Aus meiner Sicht,” organized by Rolf Ricke, Kolnischer Kunstverein and Galerie Rolf Ricke, Köln, Germany
1990 “New Work: A New Generation,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
“The Koln Show,” Koln, Germany
”Cady Noland, Sam Samore, Karen Sylvester,” organized by Thea Westreich, Galerie Max Hetzler, Koln, Germany
1992 “Summer Selection,” Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco CA
2018 “Guarded Future: Vikky Alexander, Ellen Brooks, Judy Chicago, Karen Sylvester,” Downs and Ross, New York, NY
Related Professional Experience:
1984 - 1987 Cash/Newhouse Gallery, New York, NY: Art Gallery Owner/Director
Artist owned gallery focused on exhibitions of young and established contemporary artist and guest curators.
Collections:
”Untitled”_ 30_ Thea Westreich
”Untitled”_60 - KS 058 Artist
”Untitled”_61 - KS 060 - Jerry Speyer
”Untitled”_62 - KS 059 - Colin Adrian
”Untitled”_63 - KS 057 - Victor Shargai
”Untitled”_64 - KS 062 - Barbara Guggenheim Associates
”Untitled”_65 - KS 063 - Rema Bransten Gallery
”Untitled”_66 - KS 061 - Rena Bransten Gallery
”Untitled”_25 KS Barbara Gladstone
”Untitled”_51 - Valeria Napoleone
”Untitled”_52 - Valeria Napoleone