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Diane Carr [1] is an artist known for her relief sculptures incorporating natural materials and forms.[2]

Biography

Early life and education

Born in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Carr received a B.A. (1967) from Michigan State University, and a M.F.A. (1976) from Wayne State University.[1]

Career

Associated with the Cass Corridor artists working in Detroit in the 1960s through 1980s, her works in the 1970s-1980s are small scale reliefs, rectangular in format, and constructed of layers of organic materials. Later works (1990s onward) are notable for their increased size and curvilinear forms.[1] In 1977, she was a Guest Lecturer for Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The next year, Carr worked as a Painting Coordinator for Ox Bow Summer Workshop in Saugatuck, Michigan. The following year she was a Visiting Artist at Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Indiana.

Exhibitions

Public commissions, collections

• "Skystone", Outdoor Sculpture for the New Buffalo Welcome Center, MI
• "Sky Crystals", 4 Wall Sculptures for 15 ft. x 46 ft. wall, Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, MI.
• Detroit Institute of Arts, 2 Wall Sculptures, Detroit, MI
• Dennos Museum Center, 1 Wall Sculpture, Traverse City, MI
• Southwestern Michigan College, 1 Wall Sculpture, Dowagiac, MI

Awards

• 1974-76 Graduate Professional Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI[3]
• 1976 Mary Woodruff Award, Detroit Artist Market
• 1985 Creative Artist Award, Michigan Council for the Arts
• 1996 "North West Michigan Regional Artists", Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan
• 2006 "North West Michigan Regional Artists", Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan

References

3. http://dianecarrart.com/Artist.html

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