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Karen Hawkins

Featured Artist

Karen Hawkins

Mixed Media
During this year’s Austin Studio Tour, Karen Hawkins Studio & Showroom will be transformed into The Pink Bow Project–a large-scale immersive installation returning to Austin for the first time since its acclaimed 2018 debut. Through thousands of hand-tied pink bows, sound, and participatory elements, the exhibition invites visitors into a powerful act of witness, resilience, and the possibility of healing through art.
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All tour dates, Nov. 14-15 & 21-22 | 11:00am – 5:00pm

What To expect

Upon entering the gallery, visitors encounter sheer panels suspended from the ceiling, each holds 1,000 pink bows—a symbol of childhood innocence. Together, the bows represent the number of substantiated sexual abuse cases annually. As visitors make their way through the gallery space—moving through the panels like navigating a maze—an audio component pulls them deeper into the experience. A crowd of voices emerges, unified through shared trauma. One by one, voices step forward, stating their name and age at the time of their abuse before fading back into the chorus as another survivor speaks.
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