A Photographer Named Karin
That's Karin with an "I"
Karin Stöver definitely has an "eye" for what makes excellent
photographs. This award-winning photographer has been showing her work
throughout the US, lecturing to college students and professional
photography associations about her work. As if her schedule wasn't full
enough, she and her supportive husband, Hans, own and operate Prismatek, a company that imports and
distributes fine European fabric through their network, located in Palm
Coast, FL.
Karin is a fine art and editorial photographer who relocated from Germany
not quite 20 years ago. Her rise to being a well-respected photographer in
the US happened over a relatively short period of time for artists –
about 13 years. However, Karin's drive to be the "best" along with
her sensitivity to detail and color, discipline, and an unwavering thirst
for "learning" served her well - these factors are the underlying premise
for all her endeavors and have made her name quite recognizable as a
successful creative photographer.
Karin has been published in the International Library of Photography,
Southern Accents, and American Massage Therapy magazines (and of course
Karin's work is in a number of private collections as well.) A dynamo of
energy, Karin is a member of the Art League of Daytona Beach, The Beaux
Arts of Volusia, and the Flagler County Art League. She studied with Master
Photographer Costa Manus at the Photographic Center in Skopelos, Greece and
still takes classes at the Southeast Center of Photographic Studies of the
Daytona Beach College.
Karin's exhibits and awards are too numerous to delineate here; however,
"Best in Show" and "Blue Ribbon" awards along with solo and group exhibits
throughout the US are not exceptions to, but saturate her resume. Her work
is consciously composed, yet Karin recognizes the potential of "chance" as
an important aspect of her work. A provocative narrative is perhaps the
most encompassing adjective that can be applied to Karin's complex black
and white and color images.
Paraphrasing comments from her instructions at Daytona Beach College, Karin
has the ability to arrange and rearrange her subjects in a mystical way and
create visual magic, engaging the viewer.
Karin, using conventional darkroom methods, concentrates on strong
composition as the basis for her images and employs color to both support
her strong underlying linear structure and to dramatize her content.
Exhibits & Awards
1996 Art League Palm Coast – Sunday afternoon with the Artist: 1st prize
1997 Art Assoc. St. Augustine – Drake Harris Memorial Award
1997 Art League Palm Coast – Sunday Afternoon w. the Artist -2nd place
1997 Purchase Award Barnett Bank in honor of environmental project Lake Disston
1997 Solo Exhibition Flagler County Council of the Arts; Flagler Auditorium
1998 Ormond Beach, The Casements Rockefeller Summer house. The Casement Award
1998 Ormond Beach, The Casements; Rockefeller Summer House. 3rd place
1998 Art Assoc. St. Augustine; Cutting Edge; Honorable Mention
1998 Art Assoc. St. Augustine; Members Show 3rd place
1999 Art Assoc. St. Augustine; Cutting Edge; Equal Award
1999 Art Assoc. St. Augustine; Members Show: Award of Distinction
1999 Palm Coast Photography Club: 2nd Place
1999 Art League Palm Coast: Sunday Afternoon w. the Artist: 2nd prize
2000 St. Augustine Art Assoc. Cutting Edge: Equal Award
2000 St. Augustine Art Assoc. Members Show: 3rd place
2000 Art League Daytona Beach: Honorable Mention
2000 Art League Palm Coast, Sunday Afternoon with the Artist: 1st prize
2001 Art Assoc. St. Augustine, Cutting Edge: Honorable Mention
2001 Palm Coast Public Library, Group Exhibit
2001 Art Association St. Augustine, Honors Show: 2nd Prize
2001 Beaux Arts: Ormond Memorial Garden Museum; Group Exhibit
2001 Barnes & Noble, Daytona Beach: Solo Exhibit
2001 Beaux Arts, Daytona Beach: Merit Award
2002 Beaux Arts, Daytona Beach: Award of Distinction
2003 Beaux Arts, Daytona Beach: Merit Award
2004 Palm Coast Art League, Art in the Park: Best of Show
2004 Port Orange, Jazz and Photo Festival: Best of Show
2004 Flagler Beach, Ingenhaag Gallery: Three Artist Exhibit
2004 Palm Coast, Atlantic Grill: Three Artist Show
2005 Art League. Daytona Beach, Annual Members Show: 2nd Prize
2005 Port Orange, Jazz and Photo Festival: Best of Show
2005 Art League Palm Coast – Sunday Afternoon with the Artist: 1st prize
2006 Art Assoc. St. Augustine_”Outer Limits”1st. Price
2006 Palm Coast Art League: Art in the Park 2nd place (PeopleCateg.) and 2nd Place, 3rd place (AbstractCateg.)
2006 Art League Daytona Beach, “Alternate Visions” Artwork and sculpture by Karin Stoever and Peter Cerreta
2007 Art League Daytona Beach, Annual Members show: Artist Achievement Award
Publications
1997: American Massage Therapy Assoc. (ATMA) Summer Edit. Cover
1998: Summer ATMA Cover and Editorial photos
1998: Fall ATMA Cover
1998: Mouse Pads, Prismatek
1999: Spring ATMA Cover and Editorial photos
1999: Int. Library of Photography; Best Photos of the 20th Century
2001: Southern Accents: Exclusive Photography. Show House “Rosemary Beach”, FL
Judging
2000 Flagler Women’s Club: 35th Annual Art Show
2005 Art League Palm Coast: Sunday Afternoon with the Artist, judging Student’s show
