PATTY CARROLL
b. 1946, Chicago, IL
Patty Carroll is an American photographer who has taught and practiced photography since the 1970’s. Her photography is characterized as vivid and boldly colored. Where her earlier works include typologies and portraiture, her new work symbolically expresses the domestic roles of women, via the series, Anonymous Women.
She earned a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois and in 1972, she graduated with a Master of Science in Photography from the Institute of Design at IIT, Chicago. Since receiving her MS in Photography, Carroll has been teaching photography at universities worldwide. She has been a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College and the Royal College of Art in London, among other schools. Carroll’s photography has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, The Art Institute in Chicago, White Box Museum in Beijing, and The Photographers Association in Ningbo, China.
Her work has received many merits, publications, and grants. In 2014, she was listed in Photolucida’s “Top 50” after her most recent series, “Anonymous Women.” The series became a published book by Daylight Books in 2016. This is the latest of her five photographic books. Her work has also been published worldwide by organizations like The Huffington Post, Dallas Morning News, and The British Journal of Photography. In 2003, the Illinois Arts Council awarded her the Artist Fellowship Grant for her work.
EDUCATION
MS: Photography, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1972
Graduate Student, Graphic Design, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana,1969-70
BFA: Graphic Design, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1968
Adobe Certified Instructor: Photoshop, 2010 -current
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, Adjunct Full Professor Current (1999-Present)
Ascend Training, Chicago, Illinois, Adobe Photoshop Trainer (2010-Present)
Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop
Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, Artist-in-Residence, 2006-2007
Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, Part-Time Instructor, (1999-2013)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Artist in Residence, 2005
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Visiting Artist, Photography, 1997
Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy, Visiting Professor Photography,
Late Spring term 1997
Royal College of Art, London, England, Senior Tutor, Photography 1992-1996
The London Institute, London College of Printing School of Media, (LCP) London, England,
Tutor, 2nd & 3rd Year Photography Courses, 1993-1996
Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Associate Professor, 1977-92
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Instructor, Photography & Graphic Design 1974-76
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, Instructor, Photography & Drawing 1973-74
Aegean School of Fine Arts, Paros, Cyclades, Greece, Instructor, Photography 1973
School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, Visiting Artist, Photography 1987, 86, 84, 80, 79
Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, Instructor, Photography 1975
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Photography 1970
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: OTHER
Board of Directors, YoungArts, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, 2006-2014
Programs Chair
Board of Directors, Intuit: The Center for Outsider and Intuitive Art, 2001-2005
Curator of exhibition, “E2K: Elvis in the New Millenium”
Intuit; The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Chicago, Illinois, January-March, 2000
Juror and Mentor, National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, Miami, Florida
Photography Panel1999-2003
Curator of “The Constructed Self.” Curated exhibition of contemporary photography, sponsored by
The Contemporary Arts Council. Also designed, wrote essay, and produced catalogue for
exhibit. Exhibit shown at TBA Space (Tom Blackman Gallery) Chicago, IL, June, 1998
Juror, John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Indiana, Annual Juried Art Exhibit 1998
Juror, South Shore Arts, Munster, Indiana, 66th Annual Salon Show, 2009
Photographer for Walsall Museum and Art Gallery, Walsall, England, Made Photographic portraits
of collectors and collections for "The People's Show"1994
Curator of "American Made: The New Still Life.” Curated exhibition of contemporary American
photography; organized catalogue and wrote essay for (JACA ) Japan Art and Culture
Association, Exhibit shown at Isetan Museum, Tokyo, Japan, June, 1993 and Hokkaido County
Museum, Obihiro, Japan, Nov-Dec, 1993
Photography Program Co-ordinator, SACI (Studio Art Center International), Florence, Italy 1993-95
External Assessor, Photography Program, Richmond College, London, England 1992
Board of Directors, Oxbow Summer Art School, Saugatuck, Michigan 1986-1992
Vice-Chairperson, Society for Photographic Education (SPE) 1983-87
Designer, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL 1969-70
Layout Artist Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., Chicago, IL 1968-69
PUBLICATIONS: ONLINE GALLERIES/BLOGS
BJP British Journal of Photography 8/2014
http://www.bjp-online.com/2014/08/patty-carrolls-domestic-pleasures/
Wonderzine.com
http://www.wonderzine.com/wonderzine/life/photo/201563-draped
Highlike 9/2014
http://highlike.org
http://highlike.org/?s=PATTY+CARROLL
Dark Silence in Suburbia 7/1/2014
http://darksilenceinsuburbia.tumblr.com/post/90325960977/patty-carroll-object-of-desire
The Last Touch 7/1/2014
http://artforlife2012.tumblr.com/post/90464337792/darksilenceinsuburbia-patty-carroll-object-of
Artisfied 7/1/2014
http://www.artisfied.com/patty-carrollobject-of-desire/
Redesign Revolution, 1/30/2014
http://www.redesignrevolution.com/anonymous-women-captured-patty-carroll/
Rooms Magazine, UK 2/4/2014
http://www.roomsmagazine.com/index.php/2014/02/patty-carroll/
Design Faves 1/31/2014
http://www.designfaves.com/2014/01/anonymous-women-photo-series-explores-personal-identity
The Observer 1/25/20144
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/jan/26/
anonymous-women-draped-pattycarroll-photographs
Visual News, 1/19/2014
http://www.visualnews.com/2014/01/19/women-wraps-eerie-photos-domestic-life/
Artsy Forager, 1/16/2014
http://artsyforager.com/2014/01/16/patty-carroll/
Fubiz, 1/6/2014
http://www.fubiz.net/2014/01/06/draped-anonymous-women/
CLTRACLCTVA 1/8/2014
http://culturacolectiva.com/patty-carroll-mujeres-anonimas/
Seven Shades of Black, 12/18/2013
http://7sobm.tumblr.com/post/70410025447/patty-carroll-anonymous-women-in-all-cases
Huffington Post, 1/8/2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/07/anonymous-women_n_4549973.html
Lost at E Minor
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/01/07/patty-carroll-drapes-women-fabric-photo-series/
Beautiful Decay, 1/2/2014
http://beautifuldecay.com/2014/01/02/patty-carrolls-ghostly-women-draped-fabric/
Trendland, 12/31/2013
http://trendland.com/draped-anonymous-women-by-patty-carroll/
IgNant Berlin, 12/17/2013
http://www.ignant.de/2013/12/17/anonymous-women-by-patty-carroll/25th Century
http://25thcenturyyy.com/patty-carrolls-anonymous-women/
Feature Shoot, 10/22/2013
http://www.featureshoot.com/2013/10/photos-of-anonymous-women-covered-with-fabric/
New York Magazine/The Cut, 12/3/2013
http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/11/patty-carroll-women.html
ND Magazine
http://ndmagazine.net/photographer/patty-carroll/
Photodoto 9/25/2013
http://photodoto.com/patty-carroll/
I Need a Guide; A guide to contemporary culture 9/10/2013
http://ineedaguide.blogspot.com/2013/09/patty-carroll.html
CRYe Online Magazine 2013
http://issuu.com/issuu.com_crye/docs/crye__2_july_august_13_l5
Lenscratch, Online Blogzine: Feature 8/2013
http://www.lenscratch.com/2013/08/patty-carroll-anonymous-women-draped.html
Peanut Butter Thoughts, Online Gallery of Photography:
http://www.peanutbutterthoughts.com/patty-carroll-night-resorts/
National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) Image of the Week 8/27 – 9/5, 2012:
http://members.photoshopuser.com
Chased) Berlin, Germany Online Gallery:
http://www.chasedmagazine.com/2012/08/online-gallery-anonymous-women-draped-by-pattycarroll/
Lenscratch, Online Blogzine: Hometown Exhibition 2012 (p.4):
http://www.lenscratch.com/2012/08/2012-lenscratch-hometown-exhibition_27.html
I-REF Magazine for Contemporary Culture, Berlin, Germany:
http://www.i-ref.de/2012/08/27/patty-carroll-die-unsichtbare-frau/
F-Stop Magazine, 2012 Interview by Stephanie Dean:
http://www.fstopmagazine.com/Dean-55.html
Wirtualna Polska, 2012 Online Gallery, Poland:
http://kultura.wp.pl/gid,15071998,title,Czy-ona-w-ogole-moze-oddychac,galeria.html
TimeOut Chicago, July, 2013:
http://www.timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/chicago-blog/16347336/man-bites-doga-conversation-
about-chicago-hot-dog-culture
USA Today, July, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/10greatplaces/2013/07/18/
10-great-places-to-bite-into-unusual-hot-dogs/2567167/
“Elvis Shrines” Y’ALL Internet Magazine, (www.yall.com) August, 1998
“Impersonating the King” Y’ALL Internet Magazine, (www.yall.com) August, 1997
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The John and Mabel Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL3
FRAC Rhone-Alpes, Lyon, France
Polaroid Corporation, International Collection, Cambridge, MA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
Ponderosa Collection, Dayton, OH
Biblioteque Nationale, Paris, France
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Chicago Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
First Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis MN
Vienna Beef, Chicago, IL
Ruttenberg Foundation, Chicago, IL
Stone Container Corporation, Chicago, IL
Pacific Telesis Corporation, San Francisco, CA
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Saks Fifth Avenue