Karen Kuo (b. 1993) is an artist working in painting and sculpture. She uses iterative processes to translate images between flat and volumetric forms, generating variations that echo natural growth and mutation. Guided by self-devised systems, she interprets awe and wonder in nature through geometric, mandalic compositions. Kuo received her BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work was recently acquired by the Morgan Stanley Art Collection. Kuo is a 2026 Vermont Studio Center Fellow and has exhibited at Cuchifritos (NYC), Ladies’ Room (LA), the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan), and internationally at Contemporary Istanbul.