Biography

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Carol Stewart was born in Ontario, Canada in 1959.  She obtained a B.F.A. from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in 1981, and finished her M.F.A. in painting at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri in 2010. For more than 30 years, Carol has rendered still life and gardens from London, UK, Vancouver, British Columbia and St. Louis where she lived for 20 years.  Carol and her husband, Paul Goodfellow have recently moved to Columbus OhioThey have two sons, Jamie and Jonathan.

 

Carol’s still life and tablescape paintings are characterized by a sophisticated play of color and light. When closely studied, her pieces convey a network of patterning and mark making that creates texture and energy.  Stewart is inspired by flowers, plant life, and objects ranging from glass vases to fruit.  Recently she has been working on a series of Chinese lantern paintings inspired by a trip to San Francisco. Whether the stage is set up in her studio or painted directly from nature, Stewart’s painting succeeds both at close range and from a distance. The viewer is invited into the scene: an explosive field of color. As one’s gaze is anchored on the piece, a unified composition emerges while, at the same time, specific elements stand out. Subsequently, depth is established, objects are weighted through their shadows, and subtle balance is expressed through reflections of light that dance across the surface.  “I am interested in the abstract elements of the art work as much as the subject matter.  My still life paintings are not still.  I feel that my paintings are lasting over time and invite repeated exploration.”

 

Carol’s works can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States and the U.K.  She is represented by galleries in Columbus, Ohio, Kansas City, New Jersey and in Canada.

Education:

Master of Fine Arts, Fontbonne University, 2010
Master of Arts, Fontbonne University, 2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Queen's University, 1981

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award

 

Solo Exhibitions:

2014    Hammond Harkins Galleries, Columbus, Ohio  
2014    Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
2013    Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, Illinois

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011    Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
2011    Gallery KH, Chicago, Illinois
2011    Cinema Gallery, Urbana, Illinois

2010     MFA Graduation Exhibition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
2008     Loch Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2007     Bonsack Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2007     Fleishman Hilliard, St. Louis, Missouri
2006     Loch Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2004     Loch Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2004     The Ethical Society of St. Louis, Missouri
2003     University City Library, St. Louis, Missouri

2003     Loch Gallery (formerly Nancy Poole's Studio), Toronto
2001     Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago
2000     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1998     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1997     John Ramsay Contemporary Art, Vancouver, BC
1996     John Ramsay Contemporary Art, Vancouver, BC
1994     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto, Ont., Canada
1994     John Ramsay Contemporary Art, Vancouver, BC
1992     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto
1991     The Brock Street Gallery, Kingston, Ont., Canada
1991     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto
1989     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto
1988     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto
1987     The Brock Street Gallery, Kingston
1986     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto
1985     Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto
1984     Gustafsson Galleries, Brampton, Ont., Canada
1983     The Brock Street Gallery, Kingston, Ont., Canada
1981     The Brock Street Gallery, Kingston, Ont., Canada



Group Exhibitions:


2015    Small and Wonderful, Hammond Harkins Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2015    Riffe Gallery, Ohio Arts Council, The Inaugural Juried Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio
2015    Ohio State Fair (two prizes)
2015    79th National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio (honorable mention)
2015    A Moveable Feast, Hammond Harkins Galleries, Columbus Ohio
2015    Loch Gallery, Decoding the Still Life, Toronto, Ontario
2014    Small and Wonderful, Hammond Harkins Gallery, Columbus
2014    Loch Gallery, Flora, Toronto, Ontario
2014    The Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts, Frankfort, MI, Two Artist show with Dennison Griffith
2013    Small and Wonderful, Hammond Harkins Gallery, Columbus 
2013    77th National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio (honorable mention)
2013    Still, Blue - Zeuxis (an Association of Still Life Artists) Traveling Exhibition
2013    Best of the Contemporaries, Loch Gallery, Toronto
2012    Small and Wonderful, Hammond Harkins Gallery, Columbus
2012    Landscapes & Still Lifes, Mark Gallery, New Jersey
2010    Toronto International Art Fair (Loch Gallery)
2010    Affordable Art Fair, New York (Gallery KH)

2010    Gallery Artists, Gallery KH, Chicago
2009    Toronto International Art Fair (Loch Gallery)
2009    Contemporary Women Artists, Loch Gallery, Calgary
2009    Art Saint Louis Honors Awards
2009    Still Life Painting (3 artists), Gallery KH
2009    St. Louis Painters, Cinema Gallery, Urbana Illinois
2008    Patterns and Pixels, Art Saint Louis, Award of Excellence
2008    Toronto International Art Fair (Loch Gallery)
2008    The Best of the Contemporaries, Loch Gallery
2008    Tribute, Gallery KH, Chicago
2007    Toronto International Art Fair (Loch Gallery)
2007    The Best of the Contemporaries, Loch Gallery
2006    Toronto International Art Fair   
2006    Mary Bell Galleries, Chicago 
2004    The Exhibition, Art Saint Louis, juried by Chakia Booker
1988     "Britain's Painters '88", juried, The Mall Galleries,    London, UK
1985     International Works on Paper, London Regional Gallery, London, Ontario


Represented by:

Loch Gallery, Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg  www.lochgallery.com
Hammond Harkins Gallery www.hammondharkins.com
Robert Hughes Gallery, San Antonio, Texas  www.roberthughesgallery.com
Cinema Gallery, Urbana, Illinois  www.cinemagallery.cc
Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri www.sherryleedy.com

Collections:

Advanced Endoscopy Center of St. Louis, Missouri
The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Beechgrove Children's Centre, Kingston, Ontario
Canaccord Capital Corporation Corporate Collection
The Center for Advanced Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia Missouri

Delta Hotels, Toronto, Ontario
DuPont Canada Inc. Corporate Collection
Glaxo Canada Inc. Corporate Collection
The Hilton Downtown Collection, Columbus, OH

Physicians and Surgeons Institute Foundation, Toronto, Ontario
Richardson Capital, Canada
Richardson-Greenshields Corporate Collection
Richardson Partners Financial, Canada
Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, Kingston
School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

 

 

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