Bio Vitae
Carol Little was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. With a scholarship, she attended the Banff Centre and then graduated from the Alberta College of Art with Honours in Weaving and Fabrics in 1972. Post graduate studies at the Institudo d’Allende, Mexico was her reward. Carol began her professional career as a contract weaver under Douglas Motter for 6 years. After that time, she continued her weaving through commissioned work at home, allowing her to raise a family. Wanting to experiment with more realism, Carol began to paint on silk. This medium allowed her to express her love of fabrics in a more ‘painterly fashion’.
From weaving to batik to painting on silk to mixed media, Carol has enjoyed the cycle of developing a tactile surface rich with texture and colour. Carol is represented in several Calgary and area galleries and is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, International Society of Experimental Artists and local Riverview Art Group plus Art Horizons.
Background
Personal: Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta
Education: Banff School of Fine Arts, 1968, Scholarship Alberta College of Art, 1972, Honors Weaving & Fabrics Instituto d�Allende, Mexico, 1973, Scholarship
Disciplines: Weaving: Doug Motter Studios, 1
973-78, Home Studio
1978-86 Weaving: "TRADITIONS" Olympic Tapestry,
1983-87 Designing: Painting on Silk & Batik,
1982-2000 Mono Printing: 1991, Yone Young- Instructor Mixed Media:
2000 - Mary Todd Beam,
2001 - Donna Baspaly
2002 - Carrie Burns Brown
2003 - Jean Pederson, Susanne Northcott
2006 - Brian Atyeo, Louise LeChance LeGault
2007 - Carla O'Conner
Exhibitions:
MIXED MEDIA:
2008 - BEING HUMAN, International Juried Figure Exhibition, Calgary
- HUMAN FIGURE, Juried FCA, Vancouver
- LEIGHTON JURIED MEMBERS SHOW, Calgary
- EXPERIMENTAL MIXED MEDIA, Juried FCA, Vancouver
- LANDSCAPES, juried FCA, Vancouver
2007 - LEAVES ABOUND, Solo Show, Calgary
2006 - FALL RHAPSODY, 2 woman show, Centennial Galgary, Calgary
2005/06: Mondays Choice, Bow Water Painters, Centennial Gallery, Calgary
'03-07 - Leighton Centre Juried Members Shows, Calgary
2004 -Equinox I, 3 woman show, Centennial Gallery, Calgary
-Equinox II, 3 Woman Show, Eleven 11 Gallery, Calgary
2003: MIXED MESSAGES, Federation of Canadian Artists, Van. (Award Winner)
-'FRESH START', Federation of Canadian Artists,
Vancouver President's Invitational, Korea & Canada, FCA Vancouver
-Calgary Blowin' Papers, Solo Show, Heritage Gallery, Calgary
2002: "SHARED VISIONS", Centennial Gallery, Calgary (Two- woman show)
-"ALL CHAPTERS SHOW", Federation of Canadian Arts, Vancouver
-Mixed Media Collection, Sandstone Gallery, Drumheller
-FINALIST in the Brittany, France, Robert Genn International Competition
-"FROM THAILAND TO TECHNOLOGY", Heritage Gallery
2001: "ROCKY VIEWS", Priddis Greens Golf & C.C. (solo)
-Calgary TWELVE12, Garrison Woods Gallery, Calgary
2000: "ELEMENTS OF MUSIC", Centennial Gallery, Calgary (solo)
MONOTYPE:
91-94 - Solo & group shows, Calgary & Lethbridge
SILK:
86-90 - solo & group shows, Calgary, Edmonton and USA
WEAVING:
72-93 - solo & group shows, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon,
Montreal, Mexico & USA