Homegrown Series
Sponsored by Adobe, The Homegrown Series is a platform to showcase local artists, their communities, and their bodies of work.
January – December 2026
Chase Center, 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158
(image: Cosmic Expansion, UV-cured acrylic on six gessoed plywood panels, 120 x 180 inches, produced at Magnolia Editions, Oakland, CA)
Access Institute, Spectrum Gala & Art Auction – Supporting essential mental health care for those with the greatest need and the least access. Thursday, March 12 at Pier 27, San Francisco, CA 94111.
Sonoma State University, Art from the Heart 2026 – Supporting the University Art Gallery’s exhibition, publication, and lecture programs. Preview exhibition Thursday, April 2-Friday, April 3; auction and party Saturday, April 4, 5-8pm at University Art Gallery, 1801 E. Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
Southern Exposure, Benefit Auction – Supporting the exhibitions and programs of Southern Exposure. Exhibition on view Sunday, March 22-Saturday, April 18; auction Saturday, April 18 at Southern Exposure, 3030 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Wall2Wall Art Auction – Supporting the exhibitions and programs of SVMA. Exhibition on view Thursday, April 9 – Friday April 24; auction and closing reception Friday, April 24 at Vintage House, 264 First Street East, Sonoma, CA 95476.
Nimbus Arts, NIMBASH 2026 – Supporting the community art classes and programs of Nimbus Arts. Interactive arty-party, food and wine experience and auction Saturday, May 9 at Raymond Vineyards, 1584 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena, CA 94574.
(image: Under simple Stars, (Great Basin silverspot butterfly), 30 x 22 inches, color lithograph, 2023, published by Shark’s Ink., Lyons, CO, Southern Exposure Benefit Auction)
BAY AGENDA: The Art of Recology
Bay Made interview by KALW Executive Producer Ben Trefny with Deborah Munk, Director of the Artist in Residence Program At Recology, San Francisco, artist Jane Kim, and artist Kara Maria.
Published September 17, 2025
(image: DETAIL: Mika, 36 x 72 inches, acrylic on canvas, 2015, Collection of Recology, San Francisco, CA)
New Lithograph 2025
I am pleased to announce the release of my new color lithograph “Ferret in the Headlights (black-footed ferret)“, published by Shark’s Ink., Lyons, CO.
The black-footed ferret inhabits Colorado, and is arguably the most endangered mammal in the United States. Conservationists are attempting to save the species through methods including cloning.
Shark’s Ink., 550 Blue Mountain Road, Lyons, CO 80540
303-823-9190
(image: Ferret in the Headlights (black-footed ferret), 18 x 15 inches, edition of 20 plus proofs, color lithograph, 2025, Shark’s Ink., Lyons, CO)
Review for Wow What a Shit Show
Review (in German) of group exhibition of American artists responding to actions and policies of the current U.S. government, by Von Holger Pöschl, June 3, 2025.
Räume für zeitgenössische Kunst Neustadt, Galerie Bürgy-de Ruijter, Maximillanstrasse 35, Neustadt, Germany.
(image: Die Rehinpfalz, Kultur Regional, June 3, 2025)
Digital catalog to accompany the first show at The Floating Museum on the Barge by the Hall Art and Technology Foundation.
Please view the catalog by clicking here.
Exhibition continues until Summer 2025. You can book an appointment to tour show here.
Hall Art and Technology Foundation, 2517 Blanding Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
www.hallartandtechnologyfoundation.com
(image: Who Watches the Watchers?, 46 x 46 inches, acrylic on canvas, 2011, Collection of Hall Art and Technology Foundation, Alameda, CA)
Kara Maria – Precious and Precarious
Episode 16 of the environmental podcast Chrysalis with John Fiege is a conversation about my endangered species paintings.
(image: Detail of Every Murmur Becomes a Wave, (gray wolf), acrylic on canvas, 46 x 56 inches, 2019, Private Collection, Pacific Grove, CA)
Prints & Drawings department acquisitions
I’m thrilled to have both my 2022 and 2023 lithographs from Shark’s Ink. added to MFAH’s permanent collection.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005
713-639-7300
(image: Under Simple Stars, (Great Basin silverspot butterfly), 30 x 22 inches, color lithograph, 2023, Shark’s Ink., Lyons, CO)
Permanent Collection Acquisition
My 2010 painting Safari was added to the permanent collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
310-277-5321
tours@weismanfoundation.org
(image: Safari, 18 x 18 inches, acrylic on canvas, 2010)
A short interview titled Meet Kara Maria – Artist is available on ShoutoutLA as part of The Decision Makers Series: Inspiration.
Published January 15, 2024, Los Angeles, CA.
(image: Kara Maria, 2022, photo courtesy of de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA)
de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
January 28 – June 10, 2022
• squarecylinder.com, “Jaimie Baron on Kara Maria”, by Jaimie Baron, April 16, 2022
• The Santa Clara, “Kara Maria’s Abstract World of Endangered Animals”, by Matthew Lallas, February 4, 2022
• metroactive, “Kara Maria at De Saisset Museum”, by Grace Stetson, January 26, 2022
(image: installation view, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, 2022)
“The Nature Conundrum”
by David M. Roth, June 2, 2021 on Squarecyliner.com
Review of recent solo exhibition Regarding Extinction at Anglim/Trimble.
“…hard-hitting…and most relevant.”
(image: Installation view, Regarding Extinction at Anglim/Trimble, San Francisco, 2021)
Le Galeriste offers face masks, t-shirts, tote bags, leggings, and more, featuring images from my paintings.
All products made in Montréal, QC, Canada
www.legaleriste.com/kara.maria
(image: me wearing Cloud Nine face mask, scarf, and dress from Le Galeriste)
The Billboard Creative is a non-profit organization that turns billboards into public art sites. An image of my painting Kaleidoscope Eyes was featured on a 12 x 24 foot billboard at North Fairfax Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA from February to March, 2020.
(image: billboard installed in West Hollywood, CA, 2020 (Kaleidoscope Eyes, (green sea turtle), 2017, 26 x 26 inches, acrylic on canvas))
Published in conjunction with my 2016 survey exhibition at CSU Chico, this 56-page, full color catalogue is available for $20 (plus taxes and shipping).
(image: Head Over Heels, 2015, 48 x 60 inches, acrylic on canvas, Collection of Ellie Mae, Pleasanton, CA)