Artist Biography

Caroline Garrett lives and works in coastal Connecticut, where she has spent most of her life. Growing up in suburbs adjacent to the affluent town of Mystic, she was exposed to a specific dynamic of living - one where women fulfill their roles of emotionally regulating those around them and occupying their mind with obsession over diet and appearances. Observations made during her indoctrination into this way of life eventually led Caroline to question this mindset and pursue a way out. She noted that there is exhaustion and rage inherent in every woman’s existence, and sought to investigate how those feelings interact and coexist. 

Even in her pieces which place the natural world (landscapes or objects within a landscape) as the subject, Caroline captures the perspective of a woman - one who looks closely, questions, and interacts with what surrounds her, whether that be social constructs or seemingly simple trees. It is all connected in a tapestry of female experience.

Caroline has her BA in Creative Arts from Siena University, where she founded and presided over the Visual Arts Club, and studied abroad at the Centre d’Etudes Franco-Americain de Management (CEFAM) in Lyon, France University of the Arts in London, and Universite Laval in Quebec, Canada. She remains involved with the arts community as a member of the Westerly Alternative Artists Guild, and exhibits locally in Connecticut.

Education

2023 BFA, Creative Arts, Siena College, Loudonville, NY

Upcoming Exhibitions

2026 Holiday Show, Stonington Gallery, CT

Past Exhibitions and Experiences

2022 Contemporary Critique Exhibition, Loudonville, NY

2022 Siena College Art Show, Loudonville, NY

2022 Theater and Set Design Course, University of the Arts London, UK

2022 Immersive French Program, Université Laval, Canada

2021 Semester Study Abroad, Centre d’Études Franco-Américain de Management (CEFAM), FR

2021 The In Art Gallery Student Exhibition, Virtual

Awards and Achievements

2022 Best in Show, Siena College Art Show, NY