An exhibition at the Quattro Archi in Barga Vecchia of the renowned silk artist and painter who is showing her paintings and wearables all inspired by her residency in the medieval city of Barga.
Carole Waller Born in Birmingham England in 1956, Carole began to make wearable art in 1986 – with BA Hons in painting from Canterbury College of Art (1978) and for an MA awarded by Cranbrook Academy of Art near Detroit, USA (1982) Her work is featured in many books on contemporary textiles and is found in museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, Birmingham City Art Gallery , private collections and contemporary galleries internationally.
Awards include a major Research and Development Award from Arts Council England in 2005 and a QEST scholarship in 2007 for glass studies. Carole became a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Painters and Stainers in 2011. She has sold through Harvey Nichols, Liberty of London, Fenwick of Bond St, and Contemporary Applied Arts in London. USA outlets have included Bergdorf Goodman, New York , Julie-Artsans Gallery, Gayle Willson Gallery, Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, Obiko, Kapsiki. Kwangju Fashion Association Contemporary Art Biennale, Korea Craft Study Centre, University of Creative Arts Farnham
Carole Waller Nata a Birmingham, Inghilterra, nel 1956, Carole ha iniziato a creare arte da indossare nel 1986 – dopo aver conseguito una laurea con lode in pittura presso il Canterbury College of Art (1978) e un Master presso la Cranbrook Academy of Art vicino a Detroit, USA (1982). Il suo lavoro è presente in numerosi libri sui tessuti contemporanei ed è esposto in musei come il Victoria and Albert Museum, la Birmingham City Art Gallery, in collezioni private e in gallerie contemporanee a livello internazionale.
Tra i riconoscimenti ricevuti figurano un importante premio per la Ricerca e Sviluppo dal Arts Council England nel 2005 e una borsa di studio QEST nel 2007 per studi sul vetro. Nel 2011, Carole è diventata Freeman della Worshipful Company of Painters and Stainers. Ha venduto le sue opere attraverso Harvey Nichols, Liberty of London, Fenwick di Bond Street e Contemporary Applied Arts a Londra. Negli Stati Uniti, i suoi lavori sono stati distribuiti da Bergdorf Goodman (New York), Julie-Artsans Gallery, Gayle Willson Gallery, Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, Obiko, Kapsiki. Ha inoltre partecipato alla Biennale di Arte Contemporanea dell’Associazione di Moda di Kwangju, in Corea, e ha esposto presso il Craft Study Centre dell’University of Creative Arts di Farnham.
