Carol Bennett
{{short description|American painter}}
{{infobox person
|name=Carol Bennett
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1954}}
|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|education=College of Creative Studies (BA)
ArtCenter College of Design (BA)
|occupation={{flatlist|
- Painter
- glass artist
}}
}}
Carol Bennett (born 1954) is an American painter and glass artist based in Hawaii.
Early life
Bennett was born in Los Angeles, California. She received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies in 1974 and another B.A. from the Art Center College of Design in 1978.[https://www.carolbennettart.com/bio.html The artist's website] Since 1990, she has lived in Kauai.[http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38813#top_display_media Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts]
Public art
Her artworks in public places include:[http://www.elisacontemporaryart.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=96&sr=49&ppage=12 Elisa Contemporary Art]
- Rise, Fall and Drink, three 5 ft x 8 ft, oil and enamel on glass paintings, Hawaii Convention Center, 2001{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38751#top_display_media |title=Rise at Hawaii Convention Center |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38752#top_display_media |title=Fall at Hawaii Convention Center |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38753#top_display_media |title=Drink at Hawaii Convention Center |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
- Ocean Patterns, 180-foot-long mural, oil on birch ply, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, 2002{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38672#top_display_media |title=Ocean Patterns at Honolulu International Airport |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
- Kanawai, two Italian glass mosaic tile murals, each 11 x 22 feet, Kauai Judiciary Building, 2005{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38813#top_display_media |title=Kanawai at Kauai Judiciary Complex |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
- Water: A Point of Departure, two acrylic on Dacron sail cloth, 8 x 26 ft. and 8 x 52 ft, Foyer and Passenger Queuing at Pier 2 Terminal, Honolulu Harbor, 2008-2009{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38829#top_display_media |title=Water: A Point of Departure at Pier 2 Arcade |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
- Trigger Picasso Energy, 48 x 8 foot hand-painted colored vitreous enamels fired on float glass with gold leaf and photovoltaic solar cells, Hawaii State Art Museum, 2012{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=40324#top_display_media |title=Trigger Picasso Energy at HiSAM Sculpture Garden |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
- Cycles, fused glass and light-emitting diodes, on exterior of the James and Abigail Campbell Library, University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, 2012{{cite web |url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=40328#top_display_media |title=Cycles at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu |website=dags.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
Collections
The Hawaii State Art Museum{{cite web |url=http://sfca.hawaii.gov/hisam/visitor-information/hisam-sculpture-garden/sculpture-garden-works-of-art/ |title=Sculpture Garden: Works of Art |website=sfca.hawaii.gov |publisher=Hawaii State Art Museum |accessdate=August 30, 2019}} and the Honolulu Museum of Art{{cite web |url=http://blog.honoluluacademy.org/making-waves-artist-carol-bennett-on-how-being-a-swimmer-inspires-her-artwork/ |title='Making Waves' artist Carol Bennett on how being a swimmer inspires her artwork |author=Kathleen Wong |website=blog.honoluluacademy.org |publisher=Honolulu Museum of Art |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.honolulumuseum.org/art/exhibitions/16879-making_waves/ |title=Making Waves |website=honolulumuseum.org |publisher=Honolulu Museum of Art |accessdate=August 30, 2019}} are among the museums holding works by Bennett.
Themes
File:Jewel by Carol Bennett.jpg
Bennett's paintings are generally related to water; swimmers and fishing nets are recurring subjects. They often contain totally abstract passages representing reflections, as in Jewel.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
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Category:American glass artists