Carol Ann Carter

Carol Ann Carter is an American artist best known for her mixed media and fiber construction works.[1] Her works can be found in public collections such as the Indianapolis Museum of Art.[2] She is currently a Professor Emeritus of visual arts at the University of Kansas.

Carol Ann Carter
Born1947
Indianapolis, Indiana
Alma materHerron School of Art and Design
Known forIntaglio printmaking
textile art
Patron(s)Shortridge High School
University of Kansas

Background

Carol Ann Carter earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Herron School of Art at the Indiana University in 1970.[3] After completing her Bachelor's she was taken on as artist-in-residence at her alma mater, Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. The program was funded by the PTA Fine Arts Committee and the Indiana State Arts Commission and was meant to inspire artistic expression and confidence in students who were not already interested in the arts.[4] Carter then completed her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 1974.[3]

Art influence and style

In her early years, Carter was focused on intaglio printmaking and then transitioned into textile work in 1984 after she traveled to Nigeria on a Lilly Endowment to study traditional men's embroidery and weaving.[3] This trip solidified her interest in examining culture and gender through textile work.[5] Carter's recent works are multimedia, digital and video based.

Selected awards
  • National Endowment Individual Artists Award[1]
  • Lilly Foundation Open Faculty Fellowship for Sabbatical research[1]
  • Ford Foundation Postdoctoral for Minorities Fellowship[1]
  • J.W. Fulbright Fellowship for research[1]
  • Kansas Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship[1]

References
  1. "Carol Ann Carter". Department of Visual Art. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  2. "Indianapolis Museum of Art Collection Search". collection.imamuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. Gumbo Ya Ya: Anthology of Contemporary African-American Women Artists. New York: Midmarch Arts Press. 1995. pp. 37–38. ISBN 1877675075.
  4. Jackson, Peggy (March 13, 1971). "Program Makes Art Important As Math". The Indianapolis News – via newspapers.com.
  5. African American visual aesthetics : a postmodernist view. Driskell, David C. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. 1995. ISBN 1560986050. OCLC 32167005.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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