Karen Kulyk was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1950, and is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, Toronto. She has painted in France, England, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela. Karen has been honoured with solo exhibitions by many museums and institutions including the National gallery of Thailand, Art Gallery of Ontario (touring exhibition), University of Toronto (New College), Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Chicago International Art Exhibition, and Festival Canada ( Hong Kong). Her solo exhibitions in private galleries have included Marianne Friedland Gallery in Toronto, and the Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York Art Expositions.