Art is Personal

Carol Santos is a Brazilian born, Atlanta based multidisciplinary artist. Her work is informed by her family’s and her own experiences. Santos' artistic vocabulary includes acrylics, oils and natural pigments on canvas, sculptures, textiles as well as conceptual and performance art. Carol's work is a conversation of past, present and future inviting the viewer to reflect on their own experiences in a multicultural contemporary society. Santos preservation of oral and visual history, comes through her exploration of giving new life to recycled materials and the collaborative memories.

Carol often curates an inclusive space where her children and friends are invited to participate in her work, transforming the narrative to a connected community. Her work is part of private collections in the US, Brazil and Europe. She has exhibited nationally and virtually, her work has been published in Southeastern art and cultural publications and featured during the 2018 MA! Architectural Tour of Atlanta.

Santos is currently finishing her thesis for her MFA in Painting at the Savannah College or Art and Design, where she was awarded scholarships for both Achievement Graduate Studies and Academic Honors. Carol lives in Sandy Springs with her husband and three children. Her love of to traveling, reading, cooking and entertaining friends is a foundational aspect of her work.

RESUME

Solo Exhibits

  • Gallery 1740, “Common Thread - Connections that Weave Society” | May-August/2023

  • Lilburn Activity Building Gallery, “me.mo’ra;re’ | May-June/2022

  • Dean's Hall Gallery at Georgia State University, “Moments in Color” | 2018

Group Exhibits

  • Atlanta Artist Center, “Inspired” | March-April/2023

  • Rek Gallery, “Begnings” | January/2023

  • ECHO Contemporary and Bell Moon Arts | January/2023

  • Atlanta Artist Center "Abstraction or Reality" | July-August/2022, Juried by Tom Francis (2nd place)

  • Atlanta Artist Center "Inspired” |July-August/2022, Juried by Donna Krueger

  • REK Gallery, “Women Abstract Expressionists” | July-August/2022

  • SCAD "Spring Forward" | May/2022

  • Deanna Sirlin Studios & Fulton County Arts & Culture, "Art and Healing in the Time of a Pandemic" | 2021

  • Johns Creek Art Center, "Fall Student and Member Showcase" | 2021

  • SCAD Open Studio | 2018/2019/2020/2021

  • Georgia Asian American Pacific Islands, "MEND" | 2021

  • Raksha Virtual Art Show | 2020

  • Trinity School, Atlanta, "Spotlight on Art" | 2018 - 2019 - 2020

  • SCAD Small Works | 2019

  • Alpharetta Art Market | 2019

  • MOCA GA Pin up Show | 2019

  • Chastain Gallery Atlanta, “Sights and Insights”, juried by Yu-Kai Lin | 2018

  • Strange Matters Gallery, Activating the Apparatus | 2018

  • MA! Architecture Tours 2018 Home of Atlanta | 2018

Awards | Grants | Publication

Awards and Grants

  • Atlanta Artists Center Juried Exhibition, 2nd plae

  • SCAD Achievement Graduate Scholarship

  • SCAD Academic Honors Graduate Scholarship

  • Shorlisted for SCAD Lacoste Garden Sculptures | 2021

Publications

Professional Services

  • Abernathy Arts Center, Educator | 2023-Present

  • Atlanta Artist Center, intern and volunteer | 2021-2022

  • MOCA GA: collections intern | 2023

  • Springmont First Montessori School of Atlanta, volunteer | 2010-2016

EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA - MFA in Painting | 2023

West Virginia University - Masters in Integrated Communication and Marketing, Morgantown, WV | 2010

Southern New Hampshire University - BA in Communications, Manchester, NH | 2002

PUC Campinas - BA in Advertising, Campinas, SP, Brazil | 1996 (incomplete)

Centro de Artes de Campinas - Drawing and Painting, Campinas, SP, Brazil | 1990-1991