03/19/2026
𝙐𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 — A life in sculpture, forged across continents and decades, arrives in Charleston this April. For her debut solo exhibition with Stevenson & Co., Karen Delaney brings a practice shaped as much by steel factories in Hungary and artist residencies in post-communist Europe as by years spent teaching, curating, and quietly returning to the studio. Her work carries a sense of permanence and passage—materials shaped by time, memory, and movement—grounded in a career that has continuously evolved while remaining deeply committed to form, process, and place. 
Now based along the Chesapeake Bay, Delaney’s latest body of work reflects a renewed intimacy with the natural world, where water, light, and horizon inform her sculptural language. The result is both grounded and expansive—an artist returning to her roots with clarity and conviction. Opening April 3, this exhibition marks not only her first presentation in Charleston, but the arrival of a singular voice whose work feels at once enduring and entirely of the moment.
