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Koren Christofides

Narrative artist, Koren Christofides, was born in Kansas and grew up in Seattle, Washington. An extensive traveler throughout Western Europe, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Iran, Columbia, and Mexico, she has always been drawn to the forms of ancient cultures and has used the world of mythologies to inform her work. Beyond working on the Fables of La Fontaine, Christofides has also drawn from the Contes (erotic tales) of La Fontaine, specifically ‘The King of Africa’s Bride’. She has recently been focusing on proverbs in her work, specifically those about women from all around the world.

Christofides received her BA in Art History, BFA in Painting, and MFA in Printmaking from the University of Washington where she studied with well-known artist, Jacob Lawrence. Upon moving to France in 1997, she organized an international, traveling exhibition of 100 artists from the United States, Europe and Asia on the Fables of La Fontaine. A selection of fables and images from this exhibition resulted in a new edition of Fables of La Fontaine Illustrated, published by the University of Washington Press Seattle/London in 2006. This book was awarded the Certificate of Excellence for book design and images by Bookbuilders West, San Francisco in the 36th Annual Book Show. Christofides has been included in a number of publications including Whitehot Magazine, the Seattle Times, and Ceramics Monthly. She is currently living in New York, and continues to exhibit her work worldwide.

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