Karen River

Karen River is a fan artist who has done art for many fanzines and has won many awards. 
From a fan in 1989: "Boy, can that woman draw!" from an LoC in Banzine #2 
In 1982, she was nominated for a FanQ award and submitted the following bio to The Annual Fan Q Awards Nominations Booklet: 
 
==Zine Publications==
5th Season | 852 Prospect | Above & Below | Above & Below's Dreamscapes | Ace in the Hole | Albion | Albion Special | Alpha-Omega | Avon: A Terrible Aspect | B7 Complex | Banzine | La Batalla Ultima | Blake's 7 Calendar | The Celestial Toybox | Chalk and Cheese | Close Doubles | Come to Your Senses | Dream Ship | Eclectic | Errantry | Facets | Fesarius | Flip of a Coin | Folie A Deux & Parts Unknown | Forbidden Star | Guardian | The Hooded Man | Hell is for Children | In the Blood | Indigo Boys | The Indigo Stories of Starsky and Hutch | JediStarDarkFalconKnight | Kessel Run | A Killing Frost and Forge of the Creator | Last Stand at the Edge of the World | Leaping to Conclusions | Leaping to Conclusions | The Less Than Legendary Journeys | Like Puppets on a String | Make It Go Away | Masquerade Calendar | Motet | Murmurs | The Mystic Forest | The Naughty Bits | A New Hope | Nome | On a Clear Day You Can See Dagobah | The Osiris Files | Pegasus | The Portrait Gallery | Powerplay | The Princess Tapes | Purple & Orange? | Rat Tales | Rerun | Revelations | Revenge of the Sith | Robin's Nest | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Moon | The Secret Sharer | Sentry Duty | Sentry Post | Serrated Seven | Shadow at the Edge | Shaman | The Sonic Screwdriver | So Speaks the Hero | Southern Seven | Steele Files | Storms | Straight Blake's | Syndizine | Timeframe | Touched by Magic | Warped Space | Warrior's Luck | Wildwood | The Wookiee Commode | The World Turned Upside Down | You Could Use a Good Kiss
==Fan Comments==
Some early fan comments about River's art in Pegasus #5 (1981), illustrating differing opinions:
==Sample Art==
===Unknown Date===
 
File:Karen River Classic small.jpg|framed Star Trek art print, "Classics"
Image:Prosart.jpg|A Little Bit of Jungle in Him, The Professionals
File:Forever Knight Lacroix After Midnight by Karen River.jpg|Forever Night character - LaCroix. This drawing is titled After Midnight
===1980===
 
Image:dreamship5.jpg|from Dream Ship (Star Wars)
Image:dreamship6.jpg|Karen River|from Dream Ship (Star Wars)
Image:dreamship7.jpg|Karen River|from Dream Ship (Star Wars)
===1981===
 
File:Storms1art2.jpg|from Storms #1, for New Year, Starsky (in a Halloween costume) consoles Hutch. Hutch's ex-girlfriend had told him that Halloween was the "Gay New Year." (Starsky & Hutch)
File:Storms1art6.jpg|from Storms #1, for New Year (Starsky & Hutch)
File:Syndizine2-5.jpg|Syndizine #2, American Gigolo
File:Syndizine2-12.jpg|Syndizine #2, art for A Brother Helped is a Strong City
File:Facets78.jpg|from Facets #7/8 (Indiana Jones)
File:Syndizine2-14.jpg|Syndizine #2, Happy Days
 
File:Peg5-11.jpg|Pegasus #5
File:Peg5-16.jpg|Pegasus #5
File:Peg5-19.jpg|Pegasus #5
File:Warped46art2.jpg|from Warped Space #46 (Star Wars)
===1982===
 
File:Princesstapes2-10.jpg|from The Princess Tapes, Karen River envisions The Other (Star Wars)
File:Syndi3-7.jpg|Syndizine #3, Doctor Who
File:Guardianfourart7.jpg|from Guardian #4 (from "Three Women in Search of an Elephant" - about Paula Block's, Pat Gonzales', and Karen River's trip to New York to see "The Elephant Man" starring Mark Hamill.) 
File:Syndi3-10.jpg|Syndizine #3, Greatest American Hero
Image:warped47-5.jpg| from Warped Space #47, for Some Sociological Implications of the Appearance of Luke Skywalker et al on The Muppet Show, or, Close Encounters of the Third Frog Kind 
===1983===
 
File:Facets9-10-24.jpg|from Facets #9/10 (Star Wars)
===1984===
 
File:Wookieecommodelogo.jpg|logo for The Wookiee Commode (Star Wars)
File:Guardsix-4.jpg|from Guardian #6 (Star Wars)
Image:Rerun2.jpg|from Rerun #2
File:Purple16-3.jpg|from Purple & Orange? #16 (Battlestar Galactica (1978))
File:Compleat1-2.jpg|from The Compleat Faulwell/Landing Party 6 #1 (Star Trek: TOS)
File:Compleat1-3.jpg|from The Compleat Faulwell/Landing Party 6 #1 (Star Trek: TOS)
File:Compleat2art6.jpg|from The Compleat Faulwell/Landing Party 6 #2 (Star Trek: TOS)
File:Compleat2art7.jpg|from The Compleat Faulwell/Landing Party 6 #2 (Star Trek: TOS)
===1985===
 
Image:Timeframe6.jpg|from Timeframe, the photo reference used is a photo of Billy Dee Williams (not included in the illo), Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford taken by Annie Leibovitz
File:Eclectic1.jpg|from Eclectic, portrays Lando Calrissian (Star Wars)
Image:MM Rerun3.jpg|from Rerun #3 (Magnum P.I.)
Image:Robinsnest2.jpg|from Robin's Nest #2 (Magnum P.I.)
File:Warriorsluck.jpg|from Warrior's Luck (Battlestar Galactica (1978)]]
File:Warped52-2.jpg|from Warped Space #52, Rutger Hauer from Ladyhawke
Image:shootingstartwofront.jpg| from Shooting Star #2 (Star Wars)
File:Nome8art9.jpg|from Nome #8 (Star Trek: TOS)
File:Fanzine-thewookieecommode-02..jpg|from Wookiee Commode #2, "Corellian Gothic" (Star Wars) - "As the saying goes, Karen River's art is not just getting older, it's also getting better! As an artist myself, I can only bow to her fantastic talent, and perhaps turn a bit green (was that the sound of gnashing teeth? You bet it was!) Believe me, it ain't easy being green! But the pleasure of her art is worth the inconvenience." from a letter of comment in The Wookiee Commode #3 
===1986===
File:Dag2.jpg|from On a Clear Day You Can See Dagobah #2 (Star Wars) 
File:Fanzine-anewhope-01.jpg|from A New Hope #1 (Star Wars)
File:Rattales-3.jpg|from Rat Tales (The Professionals)
Image:Rerun4.jpg|fromRerun #4
File:Purple20-6.jpg|from Purple & Orange? #20, a Battlestar Galactica (1978) character as the "Mona Lisa," see Imitation
File:Flip8-8.jpg|from Flip of a Coin #8 (Hanover Street)
Image:Robins nest 3 front karen river.jpg|from Robin's Nest #3 (Magnum P.I.)
Image:Robins nest 3 back cover.jpg|from Robin's Nest #3
 
Image:revengeofthesith-6.jpg|from Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars)
Image:revengeofthesith-7.jpg|from Revenge of the Sith
Image:revengeofthesith-8.jpg|from Revenge of the Sith
Image:revengeofthesith-9.jpg|from Revenge of the Sith
File:Straightblakes3.jpg|from Straight Blake's #3 (Blake's 7)
===1987===
 
File:Commode4-15.jpg|"Corellian Centerfold," from The Wookiee Commode #4 (Star Wars) 
File:Southernseven2back.jpg|from Southern Seven #2 (Blake's 7) - "I have to confess that Karen River's back cover is the most 'perfect' Avon I've ever seen. Neither overworked nor inappropriate, I adored it. It's getting my vote for a ZEN award this coming year, fer sure, as my favorite illo." from a letter of comment in Southern Seven #3 
Image:karenrivervincent.jpg|portrays Vincent Wells (Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Image:sonic3.jpg|from Sonic Screwdriver #3 (Robin of Sherwood)
Image:rerun5-1.jpg|from Rerun #5, v.1 
Image:rerun5-2.jpg|from Rerun #5, v.2 
File:Last stand back karen river.jpg|from Last Stand at the Edge of the World (Blake's 7)
File:B7 Calanderback.jpg|from Blake's 7 Calendar (Blake's 7)
File:Worldturnedupsidedown2.jpg|from The World Turned Upside Down (Blake's 7)
===1988===
 
File:Straightblakes1.jpg| from Straight Blake's #1 (Blake's 7)
File:Southernseven4-8.jpg|from Southern Seven #4, Servalan as Cleopatra (Blake's 7)
File:Hoodedmanapril.jpg|from The Hooded Man (Robin of Sherwood)
File:Osirisfiles2-2.jpg| from The Osiris Files #2 (Indiana Jones)
Image:Shadowplay.jpg|from Shadowplay (Blake's 7)
File:Shadowplayblakes3.jpg|from Shadowplay (Blake's 7)
File:Powerplay3-5.jpg|from Powerplay #3 (Blake's 7)
File:Sanct-14.jpg|from Sanctuary (Star Wars)
 
===1989===
 
File:Southern5.jpg|"Legend" from Southern Seven v.5 pt. 1 (Blake's 7) 
File:Powerplay6-7.jpg|from Powerplay #6 (Blake's 7) 
File:BB AboveBelow2.jpg|from Above & Below #2 (Beauty and the Beast (TV))
File:Avonterribleaspect.jpg|from Avon: A Terrible Aspect, the widely-panned Blake's 7 pro novel
===1990===
 
File:Shamanblakes.jpg|from Shaman (Blake's 7) 
Image:fifthseason6-3.jpg|from 5th Season #6 (Blake's 7) 
Image:fifthseason6-6.jpg|from 5th Season #6 (Blake's 7) 
Image:fifthseason6-7.jpg|from 5th Season #6 (Blake's 7) 
Image:fifthseason6-4.jpg|from 5th Season #6, premiered at Gambit art show where a fan wrote: "Karen River's, whose portraits were as fantastic as usual and whose big showpiece, "Shattered Illusions,"... showed a broken window in a frame, with "Orbit" scenes of Vila cowering in closet (on the remains of the glass) and Avon threatening (behind the glass). Juxtaposition and execution were both remarkable." -- from a con report quoted anonymously (Blake's 7) 
File:Dreamscapes-5.jpg|from Above & Below's Dreamscapes (Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Image:closedoubles-1.jpg|from Close Doubles (The Professionals)
Image:closedoubles-2.jpg|from Close Doubles (The Professionals)
Image:closedoubles-5.jpg|from Close Doubles (The Professionals)
 
===1991===
 
Image:albion5.jpg|Albion #5
File:Lostboysriver.jpg |from The Lost Boys (movie)
Image:Rerun9.jpg|Rerun #9
===1992===
 
Image:Leapingcon.jpg|Leaping to Conclusions 
===1993===
 
File:Hellisforchildren.jpg|from Hell is for Children (Miami Vice)
File:Serr.jpg|from Serrated Seven (Blake's 7)
===1994===
 
Image:Killingfrost.jpg|from A Killing Frost (1994) (Robin of Sherwood)
Image:Portraitgallery.jpg|from The Portrait Gallery (Highlander)
===1995===
 
File:Straightblakes2.jpg|from Straight Blake's #2 (Blake's 7)
Image:karenrivervila1995.jpg
===1996===
 
File:Indigo3-1.jpg|from Indigo Boys #3, portrays Walker, Texas Ranger
===1997===
 
File:Motet2-1.jpg|"Night Vision" from Motet #3 (The Professionals)
File:Secretsharercolor.jpg|"Let's Hear It For the Boy!" from The Secret Sharer (Star Wars)
 
File:Indigo4-1.jpg|from Indigo Boys #4 (Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
File:Indigo4-4.jpg|from Indigo Boys #4 (Starsky & Hutch)
===1998===
 
Image:Indigo unknown.jpg|from The Indigo Stories of Starsky and Hutch 
Image:8521.jpg|from 852 Prospect #1 (Starsky & Hutch)
Image:Come9.jpg|from Come to Your Senses #9 (The Sentinel)
Image:Sospeaks.jpg|from So Speaks the Hero #1 (Highlander)
Image:Sospeaksback.jpg|from So Speaks the Hero #1 (Highlander)
===1999===
 
Image:Aceinthehole.jpg|from Ace in the Hole (The Sentinel)
Image:Revelationshighlander.jpg|from Revelations #2 (Highlander)
Image:Sentrypost5.jpg|from Sentry Post #5 (The Sentinel)
File:Chalknineteen.jpg|from Chalk and Cheese #19 (The Professionals)
===2000===
 
Image:Duty4.jpg|Sentry Duty #4
Image:Duty5.jpg|Sentry Duty #5
===2001===
 
File:Albionspecial4.jpg|from Albion Special #4 (Robin of Sherwood)
Image:Puppets.jpg|from Like Puppets on a String (The Sentinel)
Image:Sospeaks2.jpg|from So Speaks the Hero #2 (Highlander)
===2002===
 
Image:Goaway.jpg|from Make It Go Away (The Sentinel)
File:Lessthan3.jpg|from The Less Than Legendary Journeys #3 (Hercules: the Legendary Journeys)
===2003===
 
Image:Come23.jpg|Come to Your Senses #23 
Image:folie-2.jpg |from Folie A Deux & Parts Unknown (Highlander)
Image:folie-3.jpg |from Folie A Deux & Parts Unknown (Highlander)
===2007===
 
Image:karenriveryoungduckaffair.jpg|"The Young Duck Affair" (2007)
===2014===
 
File:Tyson.png|"He Blinded Me With Science" - Neil deGrasse Tyson 
==References==