ABOUT

KARL BOURKE

Painter | Printmaker | Media Maker | Educator

CORE COMPETENCIES

Drawing and Painting Instruction | Art History and Practices | Leadership & Management

Painter, Printmaker, Creative Lead, Content Creator and Educator. Formally trained at the Royal Academy Schools in London, his creative skills have been employed on a diverse range of projects, including painted portrait commissions, theatre production design, long and short-form art documentaries and branded advertising and marketing campaigns. He has taught drawing, painting, printmaking and graphic design in both public and private institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom.

EDUCATION

Royal Academy Schools - Royal Academy School, London, England

Hertfordshire University - Foundational Year

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Self - Employed - Private instructor focusing on foundational drawing and painting skills.

Visiting Lecturer - Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, New York

Course Director - Higher National Diploma Program, Barnet College, Barnet College, Hertfordshire, England.

Visiting Lecture in drawing and painting – Hertfordshire College of Art and Design.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS | AWARDS | COLLECTIONS

Long Island Biennial 2024 - The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, New York

Long Island Biennial 2022 - The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, New York

Contemporary Realism - Mills Pond Gallery, Smithtown Arts Council, Smithtown, New York

John Player Portrait Awards - The National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Drawings for All - Gainsborough House, Sudbury, Sussex, UK

The Contemporary Nude - Alba Fine Art, London, UK

Past Students - Present Work - Hertfordshire University

Elizabeth Greenshields Scholarship for Figurative Painting

Award of The Honorable Society of the Knights of the Round Table

Collection of His Royal Highness, King Charles III

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain

Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, England

Work is also held in numerous private collections in Europe and The United States

PROFESSIONAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE

As a creative lead he has lead and delivered effective and award-winning creative campaigns, documentaries and shows for multiple high-profile brands, including Paramount+, MTV, Bravo Networks, Comedy Central, Coca-Cola, NorthFace and the National Women’s Soccer League amongst others.

SELECT MEDIA PROJECTS

Andrew Geller: A Spatial Encounter - Director / Producer feature-length documentary

Independent Focus with New York Times Critic Elvis Mitchell - IFC Talk Show - Writer / Producer / Director

Bravo Arts Break - Magazine Style Art show - Writer / Producer / Director

Creative Director - Branded Campaigns and Special Projects - Paramount + | History Channel | A+E

Creative Director - National Women’s Soccer League. - Director / Project Lead

Creative Director - Chelsea Pictures Animation Studio

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