Karen Wiley-Eberle

Karen Wiley-Eberle is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based artist known for her impressionistic landscapes which feature the state's expansive coastline and mountains, as well as her contemporary stylistic twist on still life. Karen paints in oils, both en plein air and in her studio. 

A botanist by profession, Karen began her artistic career as a botanical illustrator contributing works to conservation publications such as the Colorado Native Plant Society's Rare Plants of Colorado and Vascular Plants of the Uinta Basin: Utah & Colorado. Upon her move to North Carolina, Karen was instrumental in the development and expansion of the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s (NCBG) Botanical Art & Illustration Certificate Program as the Director of Education for the NCBG.  

Botanical themes also feature prominently in Karen's current work. From seasonal still life to broad landscapes of the North Carolina coastline and salt marshes, Karen trains an impressionistic eye on the beauty of our natural environment. The romantic lavender fields of Southern France and rustic rolling hills of Italy are also a muse for her paintings. 

Karen has won awards in several juried art shows and had solo exhibitions in the Raleigh, North Carolina area and in Northern Virginia. Recently, she served as juror of the Small Treasures show at the Cary Gallery of Artists.