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Karen grew up in Mariposa and is a fifth generation Mariposan. Cathey Valley was named after her great, great grandfather, Andrew Cathey. She started drawing when she was a young girl. Then furthered her talents by taking a college class through Merced College with Earl Rogers and she has taken lessons with him through the years. While living in Visalia, she went to the College of the Sequoias where she furthered her studies in art. She has had classes with Mark Gudmundsen and various workshops with other artists. She has been a member with Sierra Artists Gallery for about 15 years.

She enjoys working in oils, watercolors and acrylic while painting landscape, portraits, floral and animals on rocks.