Portrait in the studio, December 2023.
Biography
carrie R (b. 1990, New Jersey) is a Philadelphia-based artist working in the mediums of sculpture and drawing. carrie received her BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where she received the James O. Dumont Travel Grant Award. Her work has been presented with SPCE Gallery (Baltimore), Good Mother Gallery (Los Angeles), The Clay Studio (Philadelphia), 5-50 Gallery (NYC), Blah Blah Gallery (Philadelphia), Below Grand (NYC), and Paradice Palase (NYC). She has outdoor public sculptures installed in Philadelphia and New York, and participated in Upstate Art Weekend, SCOUT Art Fair, and SPRING/BREAK Art Fair. She received an arts grant from the City Council of Philadelphia and her work has been featured in Two Coats of Paint, Mister Magazine, Suboart Magazine, Munchies Art Club Magazine, and O FLUXO.
Statement
carrie’s work includes free-standing and wall-based sculptures made in aqua-resin and fortified cement clay with embedded pigments and rough applications of mediums such as oil, acrylic, or marker. Her sculptures loosely reference emotional reactions, freak accidents, and solitary moments and use pointy, biomorphic forms and exaggerated gestures to express a sensitive relationship to gravity.
Contact
Please send general inquiries and requests for available work via e-mail to: carrie@carrie.studio.
You can join my mailing list for occasional invitations and studio updates.
@carrie______r on instagram.
CV
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2025
- TBD, with Rachel Hayden, Pamplemousse Gallery, Richmond, VA (October)
- SPLIT LEVEL art fair, with Madeline Brice, Blah Blah Gallery x Good Naked (October)
- Phantom Energy, with Nick Schleicher, Putty’s Coronation, Brooklyn, NY
2024
- All Things Go, with Matt Coombs, Information Space, Philadelphia, PA
- Fortress, with Saskia Fleishman, Cherry Street Pier at the Delaware River Waterfront, curated by Libby Rosa, Philadelphia, PA
2023
- Superterrestrial Garden, with Alaina Kalbfell, Blah Blah Gallery, Phila, PA
2019
- Carrie & Morgan, 529 Bangs, Asbury Park, NJ
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
- John H. Baker Gallery, West Chester University, PA
- Upstate Art Weekend, Germantown, NY
- Timeline, Philadelphia Sculptors x Women for Greater Philadelphia, Laurel Hill Mansion, Phila, PA
- Scout Art Fair, SPCE Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- Thingamajig, SPCE Gallery, Glen Arm, MD
2024
- Bumper Crop, curated by Matt Logsdon, Field of Play, NYC
- DesignPhiladelphia Festival, Umbria Arts x Vicarious Love, Philadelphia, PA
- Plantasia, Commonweal Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- Soho House, LA Art Week, Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Luminous Realms, Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023
- GLOOP, SPRING/BREAK Art Fair, curated by 5-50 Gallery, NYC
- Inimitable, curated by Casey Jex Smith, Project Gallery V, NYC
- CMND/CTRL, Heiress Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
- Superbird, curated by Lauren Hirshfield, Paradice Palace, NYC/Online
2022
- Beam Me Up, curated by Lauren Hirshfield, 5-50 Gallery, NYC
- #1 Artsin Square Online Exhibition, Artsin Square, Online
2021
- Apparitions, Paradice Palase, Brooklyn, NY
- In-Between the Flurry, curated by Lauren Fejarang, Below Grand, NYC
- Summer Show, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
- File Save/Sift Search, AUTOMAT, Philadelphia, PA
DONATIONS & AUCTIONS
2025
- Supper Social, LEH Curatorial, June
- Promenade, Delaware River Waterfront, June
- March for Art, InLiquid, March
2024
- BolsterArts Benefit, November
- Anniversary Fundraiser, Paradice Palase, June
- Promenade, Delaware River Waterfront, May
AWARDS & GRANTS
2024
- Selected Artist, White Columns Curated Artist Registry, WhiteColumns.org, NY
- Illuminate the Arts Grant, Creative Philadelphia, City Council of Philadelphia
2017
- Pollination Project Seed Grant
- Common Field Travel Scholarship
2014
- ArtSlant Showcase Winner, 3rd Place
2013
- James O. Dumont Travel Grant Award
2012
- Mason Gross Gallery Award
EDUCATION
2013
BFA – Visual Arts, Sculpture, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
SELECT PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2024
- “carrie R and Matt Coombs on Illusion and Reality in Painting and Sculpture”, Munchies Art Club Magazine, November
- Brennan, Michael, “A garden grows – on AstroTurf – in Gowanus”, Two Coats of Paint, October
- “carrie R: Sculpting Emotions And Narratives In Aqua-Resin”, Munchies Art Club Magazine, January
- Suboart Magazine, January
2023
- “Superterrestrial Garden”, saliva.live, December
- “Superterrestrial Garden”, O FLUXO, December
- Rubio, Maya, “Step Inside Paradice Palase”, Mister Magazine, November
2022
- Interview with 5-50 Gallery, November
2021
- “In-Between the Flurry at Below Grand”, Art Viewer, September
- “In-Between the Flurry”, O FLUXO, September
2019
- Gladden, Michelle, “Carrie & Morgan Exhibit at 529 Bangs”, Asbury Park Sun, July
2017
- Nessel, Ariel, “14 Ways to Transform a Community”, HuffPost, October
- Gladden, Michelle, “N.A.S. Opens on Bangs Avenue”, Asbury Park Sun, May
- Anania, Billie, “Asbury Park art collective premieres first exhibition”, Asbury Park Press, May
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
2017
- “Robert Melee: Semi-Quasi Bower Recreational”, Exhibition Catalogue, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design
2014
- “Rate My Artist Residency: Money for Artists”, NY Arts Magazine, Online
2013
- “A Glimpse Into Contemporary Dance”, NY Arts Magazine, Feature, Vol 20, N.4
- “Matthew Brannon: In Italy It’s Called..”, NY Arts Magazine, Book Reviews, Vol 20, N.4
- “Giuseppe Gabellone”, NY Arts Magazine, Book Reviews, Vol 20, N.4
- “Vessels at the Hort”, NY Arts Magazine, Exhibition Preview, Online