Karen sculpts out of native timber with an interest in reflecting the energy and essence of life forms and lines within the NZ landscape.
Following on from attaining a Bachelor of Education Degree from Auckland University, Karen gained a qualification in Graphic Design at AUT before moving to Australia and completing a Visual Arts Degree at James Cook University, in her final year achieving Top Sculpture Award 2002. After this, Karen spent 3 years teaching Art and Senior Design at Diocesan School for Girls where she became Head of the Senior Design Department. Karen then went on to pursue a full time career in art and has remained a full time artist since 2006, regularly exhibiting nationally and internationally.
Karen’s skillfully honed sculptures are valued for their aesthetic balance and soulful depth, they have found their way into homes, offices, personal and public collections across Aotearoa and throughout the world.
Works in Gallery
Currently on show
rivers-and-reeds
Karen Walters
‘Rivers and reeds’
Kahikatea, oil
1050 x 820 mm
$2,200
Side-by-side
Karen Walters
‘Side by side’
Rimu, stain, oil
600 x 1200 mm
$4,200
Forever-Together
Karen Walters
‘Forever Together’
Rimu, stain, oil
840 x 1240 mm
$8,000
Music-to-my-ears
Karen Walters
‘Music to my ears’
Rimu, oil
800 x 1300 mm
$10,500
Karma Series
Moonstar
Karen Walters
‘Moonstar’
Rimu, stain/oil
1250 x 1250 mm
$4,800 SOLD
Earthbound
Karen Walters
‘Earthbound’
Swamp Kauri, oil, slumped glass
1080 x 1080 mm
$4,800 SOLD
Sink-or-swim
Karen Walters
‘Sink or swim’
Rimu, stain/oil
1300 x 1300 mm
$4,200 SOLD
Star-fish
Karen Walters
‘Starfish’
Rimu, stain/oil
1250 x 1250 mm
$4,800 SOLD
pod
Karen Walters
‘Flying fish’
Rimu, stain/oil
1100 x 1100mm
$4,200 SOLD
Moontide
Karen Walters
‘Moontide’
Rimu, stain/oil
980 mm
$4,200 SOLD
Truffula-tree
Karen Walters
‘Truffula tree’
Rimu, stain/oil, steel
1600 x 1600 mm
$8,000 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Outside In’ Swamp Kauri, oil1550 x 1550 mm $10,500 SOLD
KarenWalters‘Always’ Matai, oil1150 x 1150 mm $3,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Kharma’ Totara, oil 1100 x 1100 mm $3,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Coco Rose’ Totara, oil 1100 x 1100 mm $3,500 SOLD
KarenWalters‘Good vibrations’ Totara, oil1050 x 1050 x 70mm $3,300 SOLD
KarenWalters‘Ongoing’ Matai, oil1200 x 1200 mm $3,600 SOLD
KarenWalters‘Neverending’ Rimu, stain, oil1200 x 1200 mm $3,100 SOLD
Infinity Collection
Side-by-side
Karen Walters
‘Side by side’
Rimu, stain, oil
600 x 1200 mm
$4,200
Forever-Together
Karen Walters
‘Forever Together’
Rimu, stain, oil
840 x 1240 mm
$8,000
Music-to-my-ears
Karen Walters
‘Music to my ears’
Rimu, oil
800 x 1300 mm
$10,500
Karen Walters
‘Perpetual’
Macrocarpa, stain, oil/wax
1000 x 1220 x 100 mm
$5,400 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Continuous Stream’
Macrocarpa, stain, oil/wax
1250 x 900 x 100 mm
$5,200 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Forever’
Macrocarpa, stain, oil/wax
870 x 740 x 100 mm
$3,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Continuum’ Macrocarpa, stain, oil1300 x 1100 x 100 mm $5,200 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Infinity’ Macrocarpa, stain, oil1450 x 900 x 100 mm $4,200 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Rhythmic II’ Macrocarpa, stain, oil1350 x 940 x 100 mm $4,500 SOLD
Rhythmic-I
Karen Walters‘Rhythmic I’ Macrocarpa, stain, oil1200 x 1050 x 100 mm $4,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Continuous Sinuous’ Macrocarpa, stain, oil2600 x 1300 mm $12,000 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Force of the Flow’ Macrocarpa, stain, oil1900 x 1150 mm $8,000 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Undulation’ Walnut, stain, oil1000 x 740 mm $3,200 SOLD
Pod Collection
singles
Karen Walters
‘Rimu pod, single’
Rimu, rock, oil
600 x 120 x 100mm + rope etc
$1,400 eachBOTH SOLD
pohutukawa-pod
Karen Walters
‘Pohutukawa Pod’
Pohutukawa, rocks, oil
600 x 130 x 80mm + rope etc
$1,800 SOLD
pods-3
Karen Walters
‘Swamp Kauri Pods’
Kauri, rocks, oil
810 x 100 x 100mm + rope etc
$2,400 each SOLD
pod-med-long
Karen Walters
‘Rimu Pod, medium long’
Rimu, rocks, oil
940 x 110 x 90mm + rope etc
$1,800 SOLD
long
Karen Walters
‘Rimu Pod, extra long’
Rimu, rocks, oil
1620 x 130 x 100mm + rope etc
$2,800 SOLD
kowhai-med
Karen Walters
‘Matai Kowhai Pod I’
Matai, rocks, oil
980 x 140 x 100mm + rope etc
$2,200 SOLD
kowhai-large
Karen Walters
‘Matai Kowhai Pod II’
Matai, rocks, oil
850 x 140 x 130mm + rope etc
$2,400 SOLD
Kauri-II
Karen Walters
‘Swamp Kauri Pod I’
Kauri, rocks, oil
810 x 100 x 100mm + rope etc
$2,400 SOLD
Kauri-I
Karen Walters
‘Swamp Kauri Pod II’
Kauri, rocks, oil
810 x 100 x 100mm + rope etc
$2,400 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Kowhai Pod III’
Rimu, rocks, oil
1800 x 200 x 100 mm
$3,100 eachALL SOLD
Karen Walters‘Kowhai Pod III’ Rimu, Rocks, oil1550 x 170 x 100 mm $3,300 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Kowhai Pod II’ Rimu, Rocks, oil1200 x 160 x 90 mm $2,300 (ALL 3 SOLD)
Karen Walters‘Kowhai Pod I’ Rimu, Rocks, oil840 x 150 x 100 mm $1,400 (All 3 SOLD)
‘Unleash II’ Rimu, Rocks, oil250 x 100 x 1500mm $3,100 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Unleash I’ Rimu, oil, rocks1700 x 200 x 120 mm $3,100 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Golden Kowhai Pod II’ Matai, Golden Bay Rocks, oil1000 x 140 x 100 mm $1,900 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Golden Kowhai Pod I’ Matai, Golden Bay Rocks, oil1000 x 140 x 100 mm $1,900 SOLD
Nest Series
Karen Walters‘The Best Nest III’ Rimu, Stain, Oil650 x 700 mm $2,800 SOLD
Karen Walters‘The Best Nest II’ Rimu, Oil750 x 650 mm $3,100 SOLD
Karen Walters‘The Best Nest I’ Swamp Kauri, Oil750 x 800 mm $4,600 SOLD
Beauty Within Series
Truffula-tree
Karen Walters
‘Truffula tree’
Rimu, stain/oil, steel
1600 x 1600 mm
$8,000 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Frangipani Flight’
Macrocarpa, stain, oil
1060 x 1060 x 100 mm
$3,200 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Love, naturally’
Macrocarpa, stain, oil
1200 x 970 x 100 mm
$4,200 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Truffula’
Macrocarpa, stain, oil
1200 x 120 x 100 mm
$3,500 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Apple of my Eye’
Macrocarpa, stain, oil
1200 x 1250 x 100 mm
$4,500 SOLD
Flight Series
Rise-and-Shine
Karen Walters‘Rise and Shine’ Rimu, stain, oil, steel1800 x 600 x 100 mm $5,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Reaching rising’ Totara, stain, oil, steel2450 x 600 x 100 mm $7,200 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Phoenix’
Swamp Kauri, steel
2560 x 620 x 100 mm
$10,000 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Tui I, Tui II’ Matai, stain, oil, steel2450 x 500 x 100 mm $10,500 each BOTH SOLD
Karen Walters‘Phoenix’ Heart Rimu, oil1740 x 200 x 100 mm $3,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Free’ Heart Rimu, oil1740 x 200 x 100 mm $3,500 SOLD
journey
‘Fantail Tree’ Kauri, slumped glass2400 x 600 x 200 mm $7,000SOLD
Fan-of-Flight-and-Fauna
Budding-Birds
Tree-Birds
Karen Walters‘Flying High’ Heart Rimu, oil1740 x 200 x 100 mm $3,000 SOLD
Wind-Hunter
Stamen(a) Series
Karen Walters‘Here with me’Rimu, oil, steel1830 x 500 x 250 mm $3,500 (pair) SOLD
Karen Walters‘Eye to eye’Rimu, oil, steel1650 x 500 x 250 mm $3,000 (pair) SOLD
Karen Walters‘Wiggle room’Rimu, oil, steel1900 x 500 x 250 mm $3,800 (pair) SOLD
Karen Walters‘Stamen I & II’ Rimu, oil250 x 2250 x 250 mm $3,000 each 1 SOLD, 1 available
Karen Walters‘Three Wize Men’ Rimu, oil800 x 1500 x 800 mm $4,500 SOLD
Taniko Series
Karen Walters‘A Journey Reached III’ Rimu, oil1250 x 1000 mm $3,200 SOLD
Karen Walters‘A Journey Reached II’ Rimu, stain, oil, acrylic1100 x 1100 mm $3,100 SOLD
Karen Walters‘A Journey Reached I’ Rimu, oil, acrylic, resin1400 x 1100 mm $2,900 SOLD
Free Flow Series
Karen Walters‘Go with the Flow’ Matai, oil1600 x 650 mm $2,800 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Wave Goodbye, Say Hello’ Matai, oil1500 x 900 mm $3,200 SOLD
landline
‘Landline’ Rimu, Stain, Oil1200 x 600 mm $3,000 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Native Connection II’ Rimu, Stain, Oil1400 x 500 mm $2,200 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Native Connection I’ Rimu, Stain, Oil1400 x 500 mm $2,200 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Pulsing Paths’ Swamp rimu, oil1100 x 500 mm $2,100 SOLD
Ocean Motion Series
KarenWalters‘Continual (e)Motion’ Matai, stain, oil1450 x 900 x 100mm $3,000 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Motion in the Ocean’ Macrocarpa, oil2500 x 1100 x 120 mm $4,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Dancing Waters II’ Swamp Kauri, oil1300 x 700 mm $2,400 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Dancing Waters I’ Swamp Kauri, oil1400 x 750 mm $2,400 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Surge’ Swamp Kauri, oil750 x 320 x 100 mm $1,500
Karen Walters‘Still Motion’ Matai, oil900 x 300 x 100 mm $1,500 SOLD
Free-standing Series
‘Regeneration’ Kauri, stain, slumped glass2300 x 900 x 80 mm $12,000 SOLD
‘Family Tree’ Kauri, stain, fused glass2300 x 700 x 400 mm $8,000 SOLD
‘Guardian Embrace’ Kauri, stain, fused glass2300 x 700 x 400 mm $8,000 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Phoenix’
Swamp Kauri, steel
2560 x 620 x 100 mm
$10,000 SOLD
Rise-and-Shine
Karen Walters‘Rise and Shine’ Rimu, stain, oil, steel1800 x 600 x 100 mm $5,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Reaching rising’ Totara, stain, oil, steel2450 x 600 x 100 mm $7,200 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Tui I, Tui II’ Matai, stain, oil, steel2450 x 500 x 100 mm $10,500 each BOTH SOLD
‘Fantail Tree’ Kauri, slumped glass2400 x 600 x 200 mm $7,000SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Moontide II’
Rimu, stain/oil, steel
2540 x 250 x 110 mm
$2,500 SOLD
Karen Walters
‘Moontide I’
Rimu, stain/oil, steel
2460 x 210 x 110 mm
$2,200 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Wiggle room’Rimu, oil, steel1900 x 500 x 250 mm $3,800 (pair) SOLD
Karen Walters‘Eye to eye’Rimu, oil, steel1650 x 500 x 250 mm $3,000 (pair) SOLD
Karen Walters‘Here with me’Rimu, oil, steel1830 x 500 x 250 mm $3,500 (pair) SOLD
Karen Walters‘Three Wize Men’ Rimu, oil800 x 1500 x 800 mm $4,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Stamen I & II’ Rimu, oil250 x 2250 x 250 mm $3,000 each 1 SOLD, 1 available
‘Buds I,II,III’ Macrocarpa, rocks1800 x 300 x 300 mm each $5,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Phoenix’ Heart Rimu, oil1740 x 200 x 100 mm $3,500 SOLD
Karen Walters‘Free’ Heart Rimu, oil1740 x 200 x 100 mm $3,500 SOLD
‘From the Sea’ Kauri, stain, slumped glass2300 x 600 x 400 mm $10,000 SOLD
‘Lovers’ Kauri, stain, fused glass1800 x 550 x 400 mm $4,500 SOLD
‘Momentum’ Kauri, stain, fused glass1800 x 550 x 400 mm $4,500 SOLD
‘From the Sky’ Kauri, stain, slumped glass2300 x 600 x 400 mm $10,000 SOLD
‘From the Earth’ Kauri, stain, slumped glass2300 x 600 x 400 mm $10,000 SOLD
‘Journey’ Kauri, stain, slumped glass1800 x 600 x 200 mm $4,200 SOLD
‘Feathers and Feelers’ Kauri, stain, fused glass1800 x 600 x 200 mm $4,500 SOLD
‘Sunbird’ Kauri, stain, slumped glass1800 x 600 x 200 mm $4,500 SOLD