About The Artist

Karen Lasserre was born and still lives in Pretoria. She is mostly self-taught. She started painting professionally in 1997, with her first solo exhibition at the Karen McKerron Gallery. She had nine solo exhibitions and took part in many group exhibitions. She spent three two-month residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. Her work is present in private collections in Belgium, England, Holland, Germany, South Africa, Japan and the USA. October 2026