SPIKE
mixed media assemblage
3 x 1.75 in.
framed dimension: 3.75 x 3.75 in.
$150

WARY
charcoal and conté on mylar
12 x 9 in.
framed dimension: 20 x 16 in.
$350

Carol Collicutt was born and grew up in Halifax graduating from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and later from St. Thomas University with a Bachelor of Education. She received her art training at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax where she focused on drawing and painting.

She has maintained a studio at Gallery Connexion in Fredericton for 20 years. Primarily a mixed media artist, she has recently turned to photography as a vehicle for her work on memory and identity, themes which have permeated her work for many years.

She has been the recipient of many grants from the Province of New Brunswick and the NB Arts Board, including 3 Creation B grants in 2003, 2005, and 2007 and her work is represented in the New Brunswick Art Bank as well as many corporate and private collections.

She was President of Gallery Connexion 2004 - 2007 and her involvement with the Board of Gallery Connexion extends back some 15 years. During her tenure as President, Gallery Connexion received the TD Canada Trust and NB Foundation for the Arts Excellence award for Arts Organization of the Year for 2006.

Carol has participated in many solo and group exhibitions at such venues as Gallery Connexion, the University Club Gallery at the University of New Brunswick, the City of Saint John Galleries in Saint John, the CBC Georges Goguen Gallery in Moncton, ArtsPlace in Annapolis Royal NS, and eyelevelgallery in Halifax.

Her work was also part of the group exhibition The Exquisite Corpse curated by Tom Smart at The Beaverbrook Art Gallery in 1993.

Her large photographs of eyes were shown at the Beaverbrook Gallery in the Marion McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition 2007, curated by Tom Lovett of Winnipeg .

She has participated in special projects such as the Artist-in-Residence program of the Fredericton Arts Alliance from 2002 to 2007, has taught many mixed media workshops, including at the NB College of Craft and Design during the summers as part of the City of Fredericton EdVentures program. She continues to work to promote artist-run culture and is serving on a committee to establish an association of artist-run centres in the Atlantic Provinces.

The artist gratefully acknowledges the support of ARTSNB