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mary carroll

Born in 1979 in rural West Virginia, Mary spent her youth helping her family work their farm and land in an isolated area. She had no television or other modern distractions and was encouraged to entertain herself with objects in nature. Left with the workings of her imagination and observations of the world around her, she translated her understanding into paintings. She continues this practice today, taking much of her momentum from the natural world around her. Her figurative realism paintings offer a narrative that echoes a provocative daydream, communicating both the human disposition and our relationship to the land. Her unending exploration surfaces in her paintings with an ambiguity that asks the viewer to wonder at our world as she does.

Carroll received her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and art history from Radford University, graduating in 2010 Summa Cum Laude, and was awarded the university’s best graduate thesis. Her paintings have been exhibited at Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin, Taubman Museum of Art, Virginia, RJD Gallery, New York, Abend Gallery, Denver, and Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa. Carroll has been awarded by the Portrait Society of America (2018, 2016) and the International ARC Salon competition (2018, 2019). Her paintings have been published by American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Artist Magazine and PoetsArtists. Carroll lives and works in Ashland, Virginia.

Chasing Phantoms by Mary Carroll at Lovetts Gallery
I want to Believe by Mary Carroll at Lovetts gallery
Arrival by Mary Carroll at Lovetts Gallery
Plight of the Ermines by Mary Carroll at Lovetts Gallery
The Bear That Swallows Me by Mary Carroll at Lovetts Gallery
The Mother by Mary Carroll at Lovetts Gallery
"Chasing Phantoms" by Mary Carroll
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