ABOUT THE ARTIST

Karen Delaney is a sculptor whose work bridges architectural form and organic movement, shaped by decades of experience working in steel. She received her MFA from Radford University, where she studied sculpture under Charlie Brouwer, and has since built a career that spans international residencies, large-scale public works, and leadership roles within arts institutions. Early residencies in Poland and Hungary—including work produced within an active steel factory—established her enduring relationship with industrial materials and monumentality, while her time living and working in Vienna and Prague expanded her engagement with European artistic traditions and discourse.

Now based along the Chesapeake Bay, Delaney’s practice

is deeply informed by the rhythms and visual language of the coastal landscape. Her sculptures—often constructed from thin-gauge steel—balance strength with responsiveness, allowing the material to bend, resist, and ultimately collaborate in the making of each form. Drawing inspiration from bird life, tidal movement, and elemental shoreline forms, her works oscillate between the singular and the collective: monolithic vertical structures that, when grouped, suggest the quiet choreography of a flock in motion. Through this interplay of structure and fluidity, Delaney creates sculptures that feel both grounded and alive, rooted in place yet animated by a sense of continuous movement.

EXHIBITION WORKS

Karen Delaney

Between Earth and Sky (2025)

Steel with Acid Patina

63” x 56" x 12" (artwork)

sold

Karen Delaney

Quiet Gathering No. I (2025)

Steel and Oil Paint

14" x 5.5" x 2.5" (artwork)

550 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Warbler (2026)

Steel and Oil Paint

22" x 11" x 4" (artwork)

900 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Cordon-Blue (2026)

Steel and Oil Paint

16" x 8" x 2.5" (artwork)

650 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Maryland Cairn (2026)

Steel and Oil Paint

49” x 25.5" x 12" (artwork)

3400 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Quiet Gathering No. II (2025)

Steel and Oil Paint

12” x 5" x 2" (artwork)

500 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Quiet Gathering No. III (2025)

Steel and Oil Paint

11” x 4.5” x 2" (artwork)

450 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Time in Balance (2026)

Steel and Oil Paint

72” x 32" x 6" (artwork)

5000 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Cairns in the Current (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

36” x 18” (artwork)

900 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Yellow Warbler (2026)

Steel and Oil Paint

22” x 11" x 4" (artwork)

900 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Blue Velvet No. II (2026)

Steel & Japan Oil Paint

31” x 13" x 7” (artwork)

1550 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Pebble (2026)

Steel and Enamel

28” x 14” x 7" (artwork)

1200 USD

Available

Karen Delaney

Carolina Wren (2026)

Steel and Oil Paint

17” x 10” x 3" (artwork)

sold

Karen Delaney

Red Gerbera Cairn (2025)

Steel and Oil Paint

22.5” x 9" x 5" (artwork)

sold

Karen Delaney
Pondwater Cairn (2025)
Steel, Oil Paint, and Wood

34” x 16" x 5" (artwork)

2200 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Maryland Mud (2026)
Acrylic on Canvas

36” x 18" (artwork)

900 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Morning Tide Swell (2026)
Acrylic on Canvas

34” x 18"(artwork)

900 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Gifts of the Riverbed (2026)
Steel, Oil Paint, Patina, and Enamel

36” x 44" x 2" (artwork)

2400 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Flow (2026)
Steel, Oil Paint, and Copper Leaf

12” x 12" x 5" (artwork)

600 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
The Power of Water (2026)
Steel and Oil Paint

16” x 16" x 7" (artwork)

1000 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Diagonals in the Drfitwood (2024)
Acrylic on Canvas

36” x 18" (artwork)

900 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Jewels in the Ebb (2024)
Acrylic on Canvas

66” x 68" (artwork)

4000 USD

Available

Karen Delaney
Red Rock (2025)
Acrylic on Canvas

66” x 68" (artwork)

4000 USD

Available

ABOUT THE ARTIST

EXHIBITION WORKS

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