[karen hampton studio | narrative textile artist | 19 county road 40, ohkay owingeh, nm, usa karen hampton is an internationally recognized conceptual textile artist who addresses issues of colorism and kinship. karen hampton’s studio synthesizes memory, history, and time into cloth. hampton, a student of cultural relationships, seeks to break through stereotypes and address issues related to being a woman. using her fiber arts and anthropology training, she brings together the roles of the weaver, the dyer, the painter, and the embroiderer with the storyteller. ]