Carol Strause FitzSimonds was born and raised in Virginia and first studied printmaking at Hollins College where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in fine art. Married to her college sweetheart and the proud mother of one son, the family moved constantly until finally settling in Rhode Island in 2001. Carol has taught printmaking at the Providence Art Club since 2003. Her art has received numerous awards in juried exhibitions across the country and is in numerous collections including the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the United States Library of Congress, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Newport Art Museum, the New Britain Museum of American Art, and the Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in China, Rhode Island School of Design Museum and others. Carol is listed in Who's Who in American Art, Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S., and featured in The Best of Printmaking, An International Collection, and 100 Artists of New England.
Statement: What I love about printmaking is absolutely everything. The 21st Century has brought to printmaking such potential for innovation in both the execution of an artist’s vision, and indeed, the very vision itself. I can move at will, from using traditional materials such as stone, wood and copper to new 21st Century materials and computer technology. With the emergence of the book as an “art form,” incorporating my prints into this format has added yet another direction in concept and presentation. Touch is now linked to look and see.
I find my inspiration in ordinary places, common objects and the human form. Working with other printmakers on collaborative portfolios and book projects keeps my decades of printmaking viable and evolving. It enables me to bring new enthusiasm and vision to my own work as well as the classes I teach.
Contact: fitzsimjc@cox.net
