carolyn carr

About

Carolyn Carr is a multi-media artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work addresses the battle and attendant healing inherent in the struggle to establish personal identity within a cultural landscape. This exploration evolves through research, and a slow making process, whether that be paintings, artist books, pinhole cameras, short films, or clay sculptures--hand built or on the wheel; Carr deliberately creates through reenacting traditions of her native south. Through this meditative process, and embedded in her culture, she reconsiders this rich history to illustrates how cultural histories profoundly influence narratives enacted in daily, ordinary domestic life.

(b. 1966) Carr received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art. The work exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Asia and Europe including the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; BIG POND Artworks, Munich, Germany; Artists Space, New York, NY; 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong; the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; and the High Museum of Art and Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA has been critically received and reviewed in numerous publications.

In addition to the studio practice, she currently sits on the boards of the Forward Arts Foundation, and the Cherokee Garden Library—at the Atlanta History Center. Past board work includes the Fulton County Arts Council (2014-2018), and the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association.

In 1996 Carr and fellow artist and husband, Michael Gibson purchased an old barn, Stable 1897 in Snake Nation a.k.a. Castleberry Hill—an almost empty downtown Atlanta neighborhood. Garage Projects was founded in November 2003.

 

Carolyn Carr is a multi-media artist born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1960s. Her work addresses the battle and attendant healing inherent to the struggles within the culturally deep Southern landscape. This exploration evolves through research, and a slow-making process, whether paintings, working on artist books, shooting digital or making pinhole cameras (often combining analog and digital processes), short films, or clay sculptures--hand built or on the wheel. Carr deliberately creates through reenacting the traditions of her native south. Through this meditative process embedded in her culture, she reconsiders this rich history to illustrate how cultural histories profoundly influence narratives enacted in daily, ordinary domestic life.

(b. 1966) Carr received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art. The work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Asia, and Central Europe, including the High Museum of Art and Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, and the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center— Atlanta, GA; BIG POND Artworks, Munich, Germany; Artists Space, New York, NY; 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong; the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. The work has been critically received and reviewed in numerous publications.

In addition to the studio practice, she volunteers at a lifelong women's art foundation- founded over 75 years ago. Other boards have included the Cherokee Garden Library—at the Atlanta History Center, the Fulton County Arts Council (board member 2014-2018), and the Hambidge Center for Arts and Sciences.

From 1996-2020 Carr and fellow artist and husband Michael Gibson's studios were housed in their Historic building, Stable 1897, in Castleberry Hill. a.k.a. Snake Nation. In November 2003, they opened Garage Projects, an exhibition space for fellow creatives. From 1996 onwards, their building held studios for numerous artists, scientists, writers, and chefs.

CV available upon request.