Biography
Carolyn Dunford was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She received a BFA from the University of Massachusetts at North Dartmouth in 1981. Ms. Dunford began painting in oil in 1999 and has studied general painting methods and techniques with Marc Bohne, a landscape painter. Carolyn is an accomplished realist painter and currently works in abstract imagery in the oil and encaustic mediums. She lives and works in Seattle, Washington.
Solo Exhibitions
| 2016 | When the Spring is Born, Magnuson Park Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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| 2013 |
Painting as Meditation, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA New Paintings, Portalis Wine Bar + Shop, Seattle, WA |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2020 |
Shoulder to Shoulder, Higgins Gallery, Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis, MA Harwich Cultural Center Group Exhibit, Outer Cape Health, Harwich Port, MA |
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| 2019 |
Into the Woods, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA Resist, Members' Open, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA |
| 2018 |
Pas de Deux: Art by Couples, The Elusie Gallery, Easthampton, MA The Sketchbook Project Tour, Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, New York City, NY |
| 2017 | Sketchbook at the Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY |
| 2016 | In Place, Brackenwood Gallery, Whidbey Island, Langley, WA |
| 2015 | SCAPES | LAND SEA MIND, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT |
| 2014 | Studio Warmings, Building 30, Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA |
| 2008 | Open House and Group Show, Saltmine Fine Art, Seattle, WA |
| 2004 | Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR |
| 2003 | Summer Showcase, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
| 2002 |
12th Annual Northwest Invitational Miniature Show, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA Summer Showcase, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
| 2001 |
Beyond the Millennium, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN 11th Annual Northwest Invitational Miniature Show, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA Summer Showcase, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA Introductions, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
| 2000 |
35th Annual Open International Exhibition, Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino Co. Museum, CA Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR |
Publications
| 2002 | Start Your Collection. Southwest Art, 31.10 (March) |
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| 2000 | Start Your Collection for under $1000. Southwest Art, 30.5 (October) |
Awards
| 2004 | Merit Award, Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR |
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| 2000 | Third Place $1000 Purchase Award, Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR |
Education
| 2006 |
Encaustic Intensive Workshop with Larry Calkins, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA Master of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
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| 1996 | Master of Urban Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| 1981 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, MA |