Collection: Carol Taylor-Kearney

Bio

Carol Taylor-Kearney is a life-long resident of southern New Jersey. She creates in series, painting on canvas as well as on unique objects such as windows, doors, flags, blankets, and wood panels. These pieces are then put together to form a themed environment.

A graduate of Rowan University (BA in Art Education) and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (MFA), she worked as the Coordinator of Graduate Studies at PAFA, taught Studio Art at Rowan University, and was the curator at StrataSphere, an exhibition space in Philadelphia, and organized exhibitions such as Plein Air, Plain Air, Plane Air (2019) at Cerulean Arts, More Fun Than Fun (2018) at Iona College, and The Personal Picture Plane (2007) at Gloucester County College. Currently, she is the artistic director and part owner of Powell Lane Arts (www.PowellLaneArts.com), a gallery in Collingswood, NJ.

Taylor-Kearney has been exhibited nationally and her art is part of both public and private collections. Art Fairs she has participated in are the Parallax Art Fair, the Clio Art Fair, and Art Fair 14C. Support includes grants from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Artist Fellowship, Inc., and artist residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Peters Valley Craft Center, and the Pouch Cove Foundation in Newfoundland. She is represented by Atlantic Gallery, an artist co-op in Chelsea, NYC and Cerulean Arts Collective in Philadelphia. She had written an art blog (www.whatsartblog.com), presents the #OneMinuteCrit on Instagram, and presents talks with other artists on YouTube (www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_xXan6QaGZ-TV_rnNPLZA PowellLaneArts)

Artist Statement

"I think about traces—big traces like a memory, little traces like the stone I pick up on a walk, a picture I snap on my phone, or a card someone gave to me.  They have meaning as lucky charms, a piece of history, or a story to be retold.  There is also a commonality as we all find and leave traces in the world.  I am mindful about this—collecting, examining, curating, and displaying my finds around me in my studio.  While I can relate to them, I can also change what they are and how they’re seen by placing them in another context. I select a support- a found window or door, a canvas or a panel of wood, a disintegrating flag or blanket. Objects that are used and have a history. They remind me of a space in my mind, a thought I had contemplated, a dream I had. I paint scenes from an excursion, a conversation heard, an activity that leaves me wondering. I add marks and shapes by carving into the wooden elements, by adding layers of materials, or attaching items from my troves.  Each artwork is a compilation of a time and place specifically rendered with materials that assist me in exploring experiences. They are collections of ephemera  that manifest memory and connections in our lives."