KAREN SERAGO

I’m a visual artist and author living in central Pennsylvania.

After earning my MFA in Photography from Ohio University I spent a decade living abroad in Taipei, Taiwan in the 1990s. This period of cultural transition served as the catalyst for my literary work, resulting in the publication of a photo monograph—My Other Neighborhood, and a memoir— Circling Towards Home.

Following 22 years working at Penn State as an academic adviser, I retired in 2024 to return to my artistic roots. I’m currently working in oil, painting portraits of family members who have passed.

Photographs from My Other Neighborhood are held in the permanent collection at The Taiwan Museum of Art.

A photograph of artist and author, Karen Serago, smiling with blonde hair and a red sweater sitting at a restaurant table, holding glasses above her head. The background features framed pictures of animals and people on a green wall.
A photograph of artist and author, Karen Serago, smiling with blonde hair and a red sweater sitting at a restaurant table, holding glasses above her head. The background features framed pictures of animals and people on a green wall.