A retrospective on the work of watercolor artist Karen Leigh opens at FVCC

The Wachholz College Center’s Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery on the campus of Flathead Valley Community College is hosting an exhibition, “Karen Leigh: A Retrospective,” on display Jan. 15 through March 27. A public opening reception is on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 5-7 p.m. 

A fourth-generation Montanan, artist Karen Leigh is an award-winning master of watercolor painting. She has taught at Flathead Valley Community College for over 53 years, and she offers workshops both locally and abroad. Her primary interest is transparent watercolor, and she has studied under some of the finest masters of the medium, including Irving Shapiro, Skip Lawrence, Joseph Zbukvic and Carla O’Connor.