Carrie graduated from Greenville University in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Art and Psychology, where she received the Guy M. Chase art award. Carrie primarily works with acrylics and heavy gel mediums. She has had multiple solo exhibitions as well as been a part of multiple group exhibitions (see CV). Carrie has a passion for intentional living, mental health, and well being. Carrie believes that the art making process is a therapeutic process that strengthens the mind body connection.
Statement:
My earliest process started with studying photography in college. I began questioning the perfect technological reproduction of photographs. When I started to paint over my photographs, a new found sense of presence was revealed to me that the photograph did not have on its own. A photograph painted on could no longer be mass re-produced. My obsession with painting and trying to understand its sense of presence was then sparked. For me, creating artwork is a meditative process of self-refining, transcendence, a practice of being present, connecting with my body through processes of applying, destroying, layering, and movement. The result is a painting that you can see and analyze - mirroring layers of the soul.