Artist Profile – Karen Morris

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Karen Morris from Karen Morris Millinery Biography: Karen Morris is an accomplished milliner. She is proud to have her work featured in fashion magazines such as Elle and Vogue, and on the runway around the globe. Karen was born in Hong Kong, a cultural crossroads of exuberance, fashion and character. She was trained by top milliners in Britain, Australia and the States. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Karen applies her artistic skill and contemporary style to hat pieces for her haute couture Karen Morris Millinery label as well as ready-to-wear pieces for her Obsession label. Each of hat is one-of-a-kind creation, handmade of exotic materials sourced from around the world. She also accepts commissioned orders. And she enjoys tutoring as well to introduce millinery to the America. Teaching Experience:

• Karen has been teaching two students with completed millinery course syllabus since May 2013. She also has been holding different one-day workshop for group since beginning of this year.

• Introduction to Millinery, Textile Center, March 2015 • One-week class to Taiwanese student, November 2015 • One-week class to Minnesotan milliner Celina Kane, January 2016

Millinery Experience:

• Turban workshop in Judy Bentinck Millinery in London, 2012 • Sculpture hat workshop in Katherine Elizabeth Millinery in London, 2012 • One-week class of free-form straw hat with mentor and milliner Jan Wutkowski in

N. Carolina, 2012 • One-week class of dying and making silk flower with Jan mentor and milliner Jan

Wutkowski in Minnesota, 2013 • One-week class of millinery marathon with mentor and Irish milliner Lina Stein in

Minnesota, 2013 • Delegate of Hats Off to Brisbane Convention in Brisbane, Australia, 2013 • Delegate of International Millinery Forum in Wagga-wagga, Australia, 2014 • Delegate of Milliner Meet-up Conference in Tennessee, USA, 2014 • Delegate of Hats Off to Brisbane Convention in Brisbane, Australia, 2015

Artist Profile – Karen Morris

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Fashion Show Experience:

• Runway designer of Birmingham International Fashion Week in UK, 2013 • Runway designer of Voltage by MN Fashion, 2013 • Designer of Blueprint Fashion Week in Singapore 2014 • Runway designer of Pure London in UK, 2014 • Collaboration with American–African designer, Hilda Mauya in New York Fashion

week, 2015. Other Shows Experience and Recognitions:

• Juried artist in Uptown Art Fair, 2013 • Juried artist in Renaissance Festival in MN, 2013, 2014 and 2015 • Best emerging artist in Renaissance Festival, 2013 • Juried artist in Edina Art Fair in MN, 2013 and 2014 • Juried artist in Common Thread 2014, Textile Center in MN • Juried artist in American Craft Council - Saint Paul in MN, 2013, 2014 and 2015 • Juried artist in Common Thread 2015, Textile Center, MN • Juried artist in Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington D.C., 2015

Editorial and Press:

• Starred Blogger in ELLE Magazine in Hong Kong, 2012 • Feature Emerging Milliner in HATalk magazine special issue in UK, 2012 • Feature Milliner in Issue #83 of HATalk magazine in UK, 2013 • Feature designer in ELLE Magazine in Hong Kong, 2013 • Feature in Vita.MN weekly in Minneapolis, 2013 • Feature in The Wedding Magazine in Hong Kong, 2013 – 2014 • Featured artist in TV series: MN Original, Twin Cities Public television, 2015

o http://www.mnoriginal.org/episode/605-revolver-karen-morris-sarah-beth-ernhart-futurekave/karen-morris/

• Editorial from Minnesota Monthly magazine, 2015

Contact: Karen Morris Cellphone #: +1-612-839-4857 Email: karen@kmhats.com Website: kmhats.com