Carolyn Wilson - Artist CV
In Print
Painting by Carolyn Wilson is published in The Encyclopedia of Watercolour Techniques by Hazel Harrison (2018)
Painting by Carolyn Wilson is featured in the Mixed Media section of The New Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques, by Diana Craig and Hazel Harrison (2010)
Front cover art and article on Roads Less Traveled exhibit at Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA.
Sonoma County Gazette (November 2012)
Sonoma County Gazette (November 2012)
Select exhibitions and awards
- 2023 Small Works Juried Show, Graton Gallery, Graton, CA
- 2023 Wild Things, Corricks Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
- 2023 Connected to Nature, solo showcase, Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsurg, CA
- 2023 5x5 , Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
- 2022,2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Sonoma County Art Trails Open Studios, Sonoma County, CA - juried group show.
- 2022 Favorite Things, solo showcase, Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
- 2020 Oh, the Places You"ll Go, solo showcase. Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg CA
- 2020 SAVOS, SebArts Virtual Open Studios, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
- 2019 African Adventures, solo showcase. Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
- 2018 Apple Blossom Festival, Sebastopol
- Small Works, Upstairs Art Gallery
- 2017 Pieces of Me, solo showcase. Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg CA
- 2016 Better Together, Artist 9 group show. Simons Gallery, Finley Center, Santa Rosa CA
California Watermedia Exhibition. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol CA (Juror: Topher Schink)- juried group exhibition
- 2015 Guest artist , Graton Gallery. Graton, CA
- 2014 Artists 9 Group Show. Simons Gallery. Finley Center. Santa Rosa, CA
French Impressions, solo showcase. Upstairs Art Gallery. Healdsburg, CA
- 2013 Aqua Areas 2013. Santa Rosa, CA. (Juror: Donna Zagotta). - juried group show
Flower Power, national juried exhibition. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Apple Blossom Art Show, Sebastopol, CA - Juror: Craig Nelson. Award - 2012 All Things Orange, Healdsburg Center for the Arts - Juried show. Award
Aqua Areas 2012, Santa Rosa . (Juror: Birgit O'Connor). First place Award
Apple Blossom Festival Art Show - Sebastopol CA .Juror: Richard McDaniel. First Place Award
Rohnert Park Library Annual Invitational Art Show. Rohnert Park, CA - 2009 Aqua Areas, Santa Rosa - juried group show People's Choice award for painting titled Fallen
- 2008 Sonoma County Harvest Fair - Best in Medium for Coq au Vin
- 2004 Sonoma County Harvest Fair - Best in Show for Polish Rooster
Education
BS - Geography, Coventry University, England.
Art instructors - Gerald Brommer, Skip Lawrence, 'Mike' M.E. Bailey, Donna Zagotta, Topher Schink, Lynn Slade, Jan Schafir, Monica Satterthwaite
Art instructors - Gerald Brommer, Skip Lawrence, 'Mike' M.E. Bailey, Donna Zagotta, Topher Schink, Lynn Slade, Jan Schafir, Monica Satterthwaite
Professional Memberships
Associate member - National Watercolor Society; American Watercolor Society and California Watercolor Association.
Art Workshop of Western Sonoma County; Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Art Workshop of Western Sonoma County; Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Collections
Carolyn's artwork is held in private collections in USA, Canada, Europe and South Africa
