Karen Jooste studied Fine Art at the Durban Institute of Technology where she received her Fine Art Diploma in 1985.
Karen has been involved in the Film and Television Industry for the past 22 years where in the Art Department her skills included Art Directing, Sculpting, Model-making, Scenic Painting and Special Effects Make-up. Karen has worked on many International and Local Feature Films and Commercials.
From 2000 to 2003 Karen was Head of the Art and Special Effects Make-up Department at City Varsity Film, T.V and Multimedia School in Cape Town.
Karen has relocated to Johannesburg where she is currently lecturing at the CityVarsity Newtown Campus, studying for her Bachelor of Technology in Ceramic Design at the University of Johannesburg and dodging taxis on a daily basis.