Artist
Carolyn had been an internationally known jewellery designer and cloisonne enameller for more than 40 years when in 2014 she began concentrating on drawing. Her work has always primarily been about responding to the natural world - the beauty, complexity and interconnectivity that exists around us, both seen and unseen.
She says 'My drawing practice is about looking and noticing. I enjoy the quiet contemplation of looking, and the pleasures of interpreting the visual into two dimensions. I am inspired by observations of plant forms and the interaction and interdependence of life forms.
I love the simplicity of pencil on paper. No frills no fuss. Just the hand and eye of the artist - and a direct response to the subject matter. There is an immediacy in drawing - using the generosity of graphite to express a full range of dark and light, detail and broad stroke, observation and emotion.
To me, a good drawing will combine something of the hand and mind of the artist along with some essence of the nature of the object being drawn and will have an authenticity of artistic expression.'
Previously Carolyn exhibited her cloisonné enamel jewellery and framed miniatures here and internationally, including solo exhibitions in Germany, Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin. She has won major international awards for her work in Japan, the United States and Spain and is represented in major public and private collections in Australia and Europe.
Drawing 2014- 2022
Exhibitions of drawing:
2021 Summer Salon, (group exh) Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Southport, Qld
2021 All Eyes on the Arts, (group exh) Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Southport, Qld
2021 A Marked Change in Form, (group exh) M/Arts Precinct, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah
2020 Art Knows No Borders, (group exh) Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery @M/Arts Precinct, Tweed Regional Gallery
2020 Semi-finalist, Byron Arts Magazine Prize, Byron Bay
2020 Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery.
2019 The Summer Exhibition (group exh), Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Southport Qld
2018 Solo exhibition 'attached to the rest of the world' Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW
2018 In c.a.s.e of emergency (c.a.s.e member exhibition) Northern Rivers Community Gallery
2018 The Summer Exhibition, Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Southport Qld
2018 Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery.
2017 30x30 art prize, (finalist) art piece gallery, Mullumbimby
2017 Arcadia, places and pleasures, (group exh), Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Southport Qld
2017 Paper Cuts (c.a.s.e member exhibition) - Project Space, Mullumbimby
2017 Brisbane Art Prize - (finalist) Brisbane, Qld
2016 The Once Upon a Summers Evening (group exh), Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Southport Qld
2016 The Quiet Observers (3 artists), Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery, Southport Qld
2016 Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery.
2016 Brisbane Art Prize - finalist
2016 solo exhibition 'walk/look/see' - artist in residence, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
2016 Border Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery, Qld
2014 Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery. 2nd Prize winner
Awards/Residencies:
2017 Highly Commended, Milburn Art Prize, Brisbane
2016 Highly Commended, Works on Paper Byron Arts Classic, Byron Bay
2015 1st prize, Works on Paper, Byron Arts Classic, Byron Bay
2015 Artist in Residence, Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane
2014 Most Innovative Award, National Awards, Aust Society of Miniature Art, Sydney
2014 2nd prize, Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah
Cloisonne enamel jewellery and miniatures 1982- 2014
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Makers Mark Gallery, Melbourne 2014
2003 The Framed Gallery, Darwin
2001 Makers Mark Gallery, Melbourne and Sydney
1999 Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour
1999 Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia
1998 Makers Mark Gallery, Melbourne and Sydney
1997 Galerie Hock-Graslin, Wolnzach, Germany
1986 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1985 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1985 Makers Mark Gallery, Melbourne
Awards
2010 The Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum Award, 23rd International Cloisonne Jewellery Exh, Japan
2009 Award For Use of Precious Metal, Explorations, A&E Metal Exhibition, Sydney and Melbourne
2009 Special Award, International Exhibition of Enamel Art, Tokyo, Japan
2002 Award for Excellence (2nd Prize), International Exhibition of Enamel Art, Tokyo,
1996 City Council Award, International Exhibition of Enamel Art, Tokyo, Japan
1993 Equal First Prize, 4th Premi Emison d'Esmalt, International Enamel Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain.
1993 Mainichi Press Award, 6th Cloisonne Jewellery Contest, Japan.
1993 Chairman's Award (First Prize), International Exhibition of Enamel Art, Tokyo, Japan.
1991 Award for Excellence in Cloisonne, US Enamelist Society Conference, Kentucky, USA
1988 Makers Mark/Harringtons Award for Contemporary Jewellery & Metalcraft, JMGA Conference Exh