Carol Wylie - Bio
Born in Winnipeg Manitoba in 1957, Carol is a figurative/symbolist painter. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, majoring in drawing and painting, in 1996. She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and works in Public Programs at the Mendel Art Gallery, and teaches drawing and painting classes for the University of Saskatchewan Certificate of Art and Design program. Carol was artist in residence, in 2007, at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, where she created the triptych “First Light”, which was installed permanently overlooking the synchrotron. She has three daughters who continue to inspire and amaze her.

carolshiffman@hotmail.com

Artist Statement
My work is acrylic, figurative and symbolist in nature.  I paint the human figure and portraits, almost exclusively. I am drawn to the body’s shapes, forms and lines, formally.  But I also find the body to be an intriguing site for artistic reflection.  It can be sensual, beautiful, political, and spiritual.  Our bodies are tools of communication, expression and connection, and yet they keep us eternally separate from one another.  We can empathize with each other as human beings, but one’s personal perspective is uniquely one’s own, as we are the sole/soul occupants of our own bodies.

Place is also considered in my work.  The space in which the body lives has an impact on experience and personality.  Therefore place is often represented in the work, but frequently juxtaposed with the figure in an unexpected way.