"Cross, El Santuario de Chimayó" by Karen Hymer
Archival Pigment print on vellum
24 kt Gold Leaf
2021. 6" x 6" matted 11" x 14"
Artist Bio: Karen Hymer is a visual artist originally from Tucson AZ. She relocated to New Mexico in 2018 to open Light Art Space in historic downtown Silver City. Karen’s experience and technical interests are wide-ranging. Although “trained” as a photographer and educator, her approach to image making explores the blending of photosensitive materials, digital media, and printmaking. She is fascinated with how the passage of time affects the human body and other natural elements in the world. She has spent time in central Mexico and interest in human rights and immigration issues dates back to her high school days in Phoenix when Gene Lefebvre, her Presbyterian minister, introduced her to the Sanctuary Movement. In addition to working as a fine art photographer, Karen taught photography for over 25 years at Pima Community College, Tucson. She currently offers workshops and private sessions in Photopolymer Gravure, digital printing and alternative photographic processes at Light Art Space in Silver City.
Karen Hymer