- All three of Carrie's entries were juried into the
Professional Division Fine Art
Show at the 2009
Indiana State Fair. Carrie's paintings "Blue
Pansy
Wing", "Morris
Hare", and "Little
Koi" were exhibited August
7–23.
- Carrie had two paintings featured in an exhibit called
"Hoosier Craftsmanship: Works from Indiana Artisan" displayed at the
Indiana Humanities
Council in Indianapolis from mid July through early
August. A reception was held on August 7 featuring food, wine, and gift
items from fellow Indiana Artisans.
- Carrie's painting
"Mackintosh Blackbird" has been selected to be part of the
2009 Postcard
Art Competition & Exhibition (PACE) sponsored by the
Curt
Teich
Postcard Archives, part of the Lake County Discovery Museum
in
Wauconda, Illinois. The Curt Teich Postcard Archives is
recognized
throughout the world as the largest public collection of postcards and
related materials. PACE is a biennial juried
exhibition that honors the postcard as an art form and challenges
artists
from around the country to create original works of art in 4"x 6"
postcard size. The 2009 PACE exhibit will open in October at the Lake
County Discovery Museum and then will travel to various galleries and
cultural institutions
throughout 2009–2010.
- Carrie has been selected as one of six featured artists for
the
2010 "Spotlight Art: Courage and Hope" exhibit at
Clowes Memorial Hall
at Butler University in Indianapolis. This Art @ Clowes exhibit is a
complement
to the annual performing arts fundraiser "Spotlight:
One Night, One
Stage, One Reason", which benefits the
Indiana AIDS Fund. The art
exhibit will be displayed
from April 12 – May 24, 2010 with a portion of the proceeds
from art sales also benefiting the Indiana AIDS Fund.
- Carrie's Summer 2009 promotional
postcard features her
painting "Bunny with Lettuce."
- Carrie's paintings
"Tulip Butterfly" and
"Rabbits with
Roses" were recently licensed by RSVP/Sellers
Publishing
for use in upcoming greeting cards.
- The Wildworks Store has two new greeting cards
produced by RSVP/Sellers
Publishing: a get well card featuring Carrie's
painting "Yellow
Warbler" and a birthday card featuring
"Justin's Bluebird".
- Carrie created a special painting for her brother Justin
and his bride Julie, who were married this July. The
ink drawing was featured on their wedding invitation and
program, and the
completed painting was presented to them as a wedding
gift. Justin and Julie are teachers in China, so the image that
Carrie designed
for
them features several elements inspired by Chinese
symbolism: the dragonfly is
considered a symbol of good luck, the six water
lilies signify renewal and hope (with 6 considered a lucky
number), and the cloud heads surrounding the
circle
denote magical powers and long life.
- Carrie displayed a collection of paintings at
Bab &
Company salon in Carmel, Indiana from May 28 – July
9.
- Carrie had three paintings featured in the Spring show at
the Athenaeum ArtSpace
in downtown Indianapolis from May 1–27.
- Carrie's painting
"Morris Hare" was juried into "Off the
Walls: The Indiana Artisan Premiere," the inaugural fine art
exhibit of the Indiana
Artisan
program. The exhibit was displayed at the Indiana
State Museum from February 13 – June 14, 2009.
- The Indiana
State Museum Gift Shop now sells giclée
reproductions of Carrie's paintings. The museum shop is also
offering the
original painting
"European Peacock" for purchase.
In
the fall of 2008, Carrie
was juried into the inaugural selection for the Indiana
Artisan program. Indiana Artisan was established as
a
joint
venture of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural
Affairs, the Indiana Office of Tourism Development, the Indiana Arts
Commission, and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. One of the
program's goals is to establish and promote a "brand"
of quality
handmade crafts, specialty foods, and fine art produced by Hoosier
artisans.
- Carrie's painting "Bee
Field" was featured on the cover of the May-June 2008
issue of Branches
Magazine. Previously, Carrie's painting "The
Herd" was
featured on the cover of the July-August
2005 issue of Branches.
- RSVP/Sellers
Publishing released a boxed set of blank notecards called "Wild
Wings" featuring four of Carrie's butterfly and dragonfly
paintings – "Morris
Garden", "Dragonfly
Tree", "Blue
Garden", and "Widow
Skimmer." This notecard set is available in
the
Wildworks Store and from selected retailers.
- Carrie established a licensing
partnership with RSVP/Sellers
Publishing, which produces calendars, books, greeting cards,
and
e-products. Please encourage your local retailers to
sell RSVP cards featuring Carrie's art!
- Carrie's butterfly painting "European
Peacock" was accepted
to the 1st Annual "SmallWorks North America" juried
exhibit at The
Greenwich Workshop
Gallery
in Fairfield, CT. The exhibit ran from November 24
– December
28,
2007.
- Carrie had three
paintings accepted to the juried Professional Division Fine Art
Show at the 2007 Indiana State Fair. Carrie's paintings "Hummingbird
(Book of Hours)", "Peacock",
and "Bee
Field" were exhibited August
6-17.
- Carrie was selected as the featured solo artist for the
2007
Summer Art
Show
at the White River Gardens, located at the Indianapolis Zoo. A
collection of Carrie's butterfly, dragonfly, and bee paintings was
displayed
from May
11 – August 26, in conjunction with the
popular
annual live butterfly
exhibit at the Gardens. Read the review
in NUVO
Newsweekly
of Carrie's show.
- Carrie served as one of five jurors for the
37th
Annual Broad
Ripple Art Fair, which took place May
19-20, 2007 at the Indianapolis
Art Center. The 2007 BRAF featured over 225
artists and
attracted over 27,000 visitors.
