Merry Karnowsky

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Merry Karnowsky (2007). Photo & Copyright © 2007 LG Williams
Merry Karnowsky (2007). Photo & Copyright © 2007 LG Williams
Merry Karnowsky Decade Poster (2007) by Shepard Fairey. See image source photo by LG Williams (above)
Merry Karnowsky Decade Poster (2007) by Shepard Fairey. See image source photo by LG Williams (above)

Merry Akane Karnowsky (born 1969) is a Los Angeles art dealer of Japanese and Polish ancestry.

Merry Karnowsky was born in Eastern Washington State and educated at Pitzer College - Claremont, California. She is considered to be one of the first gallerists devoted exclusively to showcasing cutting edge "Lowbrow (art movement)" or pop surrealism art in the United States.[1] In Los Angeles, California, Karnowsky, was a figure in the 1990s underground "Lowbrow (art movement)", pop surrealism, and Street Art scene, with exhibitions by Camille Rose Garcia, Mark Ryden, and Todd Schorr, and Street Art and graffiti art pioneers, such as Shepard Fairey and Becca.

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  • Doug Harvey, "Pictures From the Underground Revolution: Or, How Outlaw Art Went Mainstream", LA Weekly, Thursday, October 27, 2005. [1]
  • Juxtapoz Magazine (ISSN #1077-8411), "Insiders: Merry Karnowsky", Volume 14, Number 6, June 2007, pg. 44-45.

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  1. ^ Juxtapoz Magazine (ISSN #1077-8411),"Insiders: Merry Karnowsky", Volume 14, Number 6, June 2007, pg. 44-45.

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