Atlantic Gallery is pleased to present “Remembrance: A Solo Retrospective, “ an exhibition of mixed media constructions and graphics by Carol Crawford. Conversation with the Artist: Carol Crawford will be present to discuss her works informally with visitors on Thursday evenings, 6pm -8 pm and on Saturday afternoons, 2-4 pm.”

There will also be a special event during the show: “The Art of seeing”, a conversation with the artist on vision, perception and the creative process, held on Saturday, June 4, from 3-5 pm.

Crawford’s work in fine arts draws upon her broad background in documentary painting, photography, filmmaking, printmaking, art history and theater set design. It is enriched by her work as an interior and environmental designer. Since 1997 she has been principal designer in her own firm, CAROL CRAWFORD ENVIRONMENTS, inc., and is a Licensed New York State Interior Designer and L.E.E.D. AP. She has frequently written on issues of environmental design and sustainability for newsletters and magazines in her field, and is deeply involved with the arts in Queens. She is currently President of the Board of Directors of LICA/Long Island City Artists, Inc., a non-profit artists advocacy organization.

She has taught studio art, art history and design extensively at the college and university level; from1998 to 2014 she was a faculty member in the Interior Design Department at Pratt Institute, where she received her M.S.I.D. in 1995, and taught both graduate and undergraduate courses, emphasizing sustainable design. She also holds a Master’s degree in art history from Columbia University Graduate Faculty of Philosophy.

Her creative work and public art projects have been recognized by numerous grants and awards; and have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums in the U.S., Canada, Japan and France. She has been a member of Atlantic Gallery since 2008, and designed their new premises in the Arts Landmark Building, 548 West 28th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan, in 2012.

“Unlike windows that painters were once advised to emulate with their own frames, these constructions are more like doors through which one can pass to enter the landscapes they contain.”
[Arnold Berleant, PhD.: excerpt from his catalog essay for CITY VISIONS, solo exhibition of mixed media constructions, performances and performance installations by Carol Crawford, QCC Gallery, Queensborough Community College, CUNY]

ARTIST’S WEBSITE: www.carol-crawford.com