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Caroline Long
About the Artist
"My
work is about color and texture - finding images that convey to me a
feeling of passion and connectivity whether it is a landscape, still
life or abstract. Compositionally, I look for interesting viewpoints and
structure. When I have the heart in my art, I know that I have made
honest art and that is all anyone can ask of an artist."
Caroline Long has been a resident of
Midlothian, VA for 25 years. She has been married to her husband, John,
for 33 years and they have a daughter, Sara, who lives and works in San
Francisco, California. Caroline received her BFA from Virginia
Commonwealth University in 1974 with a major in Art Education and a
minor in Applied Music (voice and piano). She was awarded her Master of
Interdisciplinary Studies in Interdisciplinary Art in August 2001,
majoring in Painting, with minors in Digital Graphics and Art Education
graduating with a 4.0 average.. In addition, she has studied at the
Nimrod Artist Workshops, the Hand Workshop and the Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts Studio Art Center.
As a professional artist, Caroline’s
solo exhibitions include Westminster Canterbury (2005), “The Fifth
Commandment”, Richmond Public Library (2002), Bon Secours, St Mary’s
Hospital Galleries and MCV Hospital Galleries (2005, 2001), and the
Shenandoah Valley Art Center, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Affiliate
(1994). Museum exhibitions include the Contemporary Art Center,
Virginia Beach, VA (1999, 1998) and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
(“Fine Arts & Flowers”) (1997, 1995).
Other juried exhibitions of note
include the Oil Pastel Association/United Pastelists of America (Sakura
of America Award), Edward Hopper House Art Center, New York, N.Y.
(2000), The Peninsula Fine Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Newport News,
VA (1997), The 33rd Irene Leche Memorial Exhibition, Chrysler
Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA (1996), the “7th Annual Women in
the Visual Arts”, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven CT (1993), and the
Tenth Annual International Pastel Show, Watchung Art Center, Watchung,
NJ (1992). In addition, Caroline exhibits at the Cross Roads Art Center
(3rd and honorable mention 2003), and has been an exhibitor
with Arts Around the Lake (University of Richmond) and the 43rd
Street Festival of the Arts, Richmond, VA since 1992. Caroline is
represented by Yates House Fine Art & Craft Gallery, Deltaville, VA
where she received Best in Show (2004) and First Place “Passion”
Exhibition (2005).
Known primarily for her expertise in oil stick and oil pastels, her art
is included locally in the collections of MCV Hospitals and Westminster
Canterbury in Richmond, as well as numerous public and private
collections throughout the United States.
Caroline has been with the Goochland
County Public Schools since 1988 and is the Studio Visual Arts
Instructor at Goochland High School. In 2005, she was the recipient of a
$5,000 grant, and in 1996, a $14,000 grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts/Partners in the Arts. In addition, Caroline has been
awarded numerous Teacher Incentive Grants from the Virginia Commission
for the Arts. In 1993 she was awarded a $3,000 Artist in Residency
Grant. Her students also have won numerous awards through various
venues on the local, regional, state and national levels, including the
prestigious Portfolio Award, Scholastics Art & Writing (2002, 2001) and
placement at the University of Richmond Governor’s School for the Visual
Arts Residential Program (2006). In 1999, Caroline was honored as
Teacher of the Year and has twice been published in Who’s Who Among
America’s Teachers (2005, 2000). She is a member of Cross Roads Art
Center, the National Art Education Association, and the Virginia Art
Education Association and believes strongly in arts advocacy and arts
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Samples of Artist's Work: Click on Thumbnail for
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Pony Pasture - James River |
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Strawberry Fields Forever |
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