Karine (Kurkjian) is a freelance photographer and elementary school teacher. She has an M.A. in Educational Administration, California State university, Los Angeles; May, 1997 and B.A. in Photography and Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; May, 1985.

Karine has had several photography exhibitions in Los Angeles area. Her photographs have been published in AIM (Armenian International Magazine), Ararat Quarterly, The Guardian, and the Glendale News-Press. Karine attended two photography treks, Portugal (October, 1999) and China (October, 2000). She has traveled extensively and has photos from different countries. She is fluent in English, Armenian, Farsi and Spanish. She loves dancing and outdoor activities. She is a hiking leader with Sierra Club at Griffith Park, California.

Karine’s first poems were in Armenian and Farsi. Since May of 2005 she started writing poems in English. Don Campbell’s poetry workshops has been inspiring for her to take her writing seriously.

Karine Armen
May 15, 2007