| EDUCATION |
| Brooks Institute of Photography |
| Philadelphia College of Art |
| Art Center College of Design |
| Otis Art Institute |
| Parsons in Paris Summer Program, Otis Parsons School of Design |
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| SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
| 1999 |
"In the Garden", Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1997 |
"Orotones", The Big Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1997 |
"Views of Maine", Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica , CA |
| 1995 |
"Orotones", Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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"Orotones", Gail Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 1994 |
"Orotones", The Photographer's Gallery of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1992 |
"Karen Hirshan-- Orotones", Turner/Krull Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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"New Cibachrome Photographs by Karen Hirshan", Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, CA |
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"Karen Hirshan", The Gallery, La Quinta, CA |
| 1991 |
"Painted Flowers", University Art Gallery, University of California at Riverside, CA |
| 1987 |
"Intimate Moments in Nature", Brandon's, curated by Randy Sommers, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 1997 |
"Wedding Days", G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (traveling exhibition) |
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"L.A. City Scapes", Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1996 |
"Art in Bloom", The Studio, East Hampton, NY |
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"L.A. Current: The Female Perspective", UCLA Gallery at the Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1995-6 |
"Group Show", Posner Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1994-7 |
"Kissing", G Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (traveling exhibition) |
| 1994-5 |
"Gold Show", Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1993-4 |
"Small Wonders", I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA |
| 1993 |
"Precious Metals", Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, CA |
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"Deviant Methods", Photographic Image Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 1992 |
"The 10th Anniversary Show", The Photographers Gallery, Palo Alto, CA |
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"Photograph As: Urban Scape/ Rural Scape", Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA |
| 1991-2 |
"Photo Salon", Turner/Krull Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1991 |
"Beletage", Gallery Im Studio, Dusseldorf, Germany |
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"Art Nuremberg 6", Nuremberg Art Fair, Nuremberg, Germany |
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"Flowers", Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich, Germany |
| 1990 |
"Green Art", Biota Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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"Then and Now", Gail Severn Gallery, Newport Beach, CA |
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The Special Photographers Company, London, England |
| 1989 |
"Painting and Photography", Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, CA |
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California Pacific Design, Los Angeles, CA |
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"Flowers", Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| 1988 |
Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Christy Lee Fine Arts, Aspen, CO |
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| SELECTED COLLECTIONS |
| Latham & Watkins |
| Bank of Boston |
| Kaiser Permanente |
| Fredrickson & Byron |
| Knapp, Peterson & Clark |
| McGuinness Group |
| Mercer, Meidinger, Hansen |
| Plotkin & Monach |
| Wellesley College |
| William Morris Agency |
| 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Pasadena Courthouse |
| Chamber of Commerce, Nuremberg |
| Beverly Hills Medical Group |
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