Introduction
I am an oil painter working between Provincetown and Los Angeles, inspired by the exceptional light and unique landscapes of these areas. Though I have traveled and lived in many places, an abiding love for the landscape and architecture of the outer cape pervades my spirit and work.
My oil painting practice has grown out of life-long habits of drawing, journaling in watercolor, and mailing painted postcards to family and friends. I view my paintings as open missives, communicating feelings of affection for place, presence, and memory.
My work often juxtaposes organic elements (flowers, fish, branches) with the built environment (fences, trays, buildings). These focuses emerged from life in Provincetown, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis as a cyclist and pedestrian – observing, experiencing, and photographing intersections of the built environment with forces of sunlight, plants, weather, and water. Travels and studies throughout coastal New England, the American Southwest, and Southern California continue to inspire and shape my painting practice. I paint outdoors as well as in a studio.
For more on my recent show and work, check out this article in the Provincetown Independent! Thanks Pat!
EXHIBITIONS
October: Lisa Farnsworth & Caroline Carney, Gallery 444, Provincetown MA
Brett Gamache, Caroline Carney, Amanda Case Millis, AMZehnder Gallery, Wellfleet MA
2024
Salon/Salon Small Works Group Show, AMZehnder Gallery, Wellfleet MA
Memories of the Sea, Zone7a Gallery and Books, Provincetown MA (2-person)
Caroline Carney and James Ryan, Four Eleven Gallery, Provincetown MA (2-person)
Viriditas Group Show, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles CA
2023
Trio: Carney, Farnsworth and Smith, Four Eleven Gallery, Provincetown MA
Party Line, The Provincetown Commons, Provincetown MA
2022
Surroundings/Maritime Sunburst, The Provincetown Commons, Provincetown MA (2-person)
Duet: Recent Work, Four Eleven Gallery, Provincetown MA (2-person)
2021
PAAM Member's 12x12 Exhibition, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown MA
Surf & Turf, The Provincetown Commons, Provincetown MA
2020
Cerulean Arts' 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2019
CE Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA, (Honorable Mention)
2018
Land Arts 2017 Exhibition, Texas Tech University Huckabee College of Architecture and Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX