Background
Holden, Karen was born on July 16, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Karen Holden
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Education
Bachelor in Psychology and Humanities, Scripps College, 1977. Postgraduate, University Illinois, 1979.
Career
Lecturer, instructor University Illinois, Champaign, 1977-1979. Program director Development Activities Center, Exceptional Children's Foundation, Los Angeles, 1979-1980. Edition silkscreen printer Aztlan Multiples, 1980-1982.
Poet, consultant California Poets in Schools, 1984-1987. Teacher creative writing The Woman's Building, 1987-1988. Private teacher creative writing, Los Angeles and Willits, California, 1988-1994.
Member adjunct faculty for creative writing and portfolio Frank Lloyd Wright School Architecture, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1991-1995, member faculty, since 1995. Rtist-in-residence California Arts Council, Los Angeles, 1985-1987. Conductor poetry readings, since 1984.
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Membership
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
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1977
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1979
Career
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1977 - 1979
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1977 - 1979
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1979 - 1980
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1980 - 1982
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1987 - 1988
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1991 - 1995
Awards
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Recipient honorable mention Emily Dickinson Award in Poetry, 1996. Publication project grantee Woman's Building, 1981, National Endowment Arts artist-in-residence grantee Women's Graphic Center, Los Angeles, 1984.Recipient honorable mention Emily Dickinson Award in Poetry, 1996. Publication project grantee Woman's Building, 1981, National Endowment Arts artist-in-residence grantee Women's Graphic Center, Los Angeles, 1984.