Artist Curriculum Vitae

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Carrie Beth Collins: fine contemporary blacklight paintings

2024

LOUISVILLE ARTISANS GUILD FINE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOWCASE

11/2/24-11/3/24

Juried indoor art fair Louisville, Ky

ST JAMES COURT ART SHOW

9/28/24-9/29/24

Juried Fine Art Fair in Louisville, KY

MADISON CHAUTAUQUA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

9/28/24-9/29/24

Juried Fine Art Fair in Madison, IN

"Evening With Penrod" / Penrod arts fair

9/7/24-9/8/24

Juried Fine Art Fair in Indianapolis, IN

WOODLAND ART FAIR

8/17/24-8/18/24

Juried Fine Art Fair in Lexingtong, KY

Round the fountain art Fair

5/25/24

Juried Fine Art Fair in Lafayette, Indiana

CHEROKEE TRIANGLE ART FAIR

4/27-4/28/24

Juried Fine Art Fair in Louisville, Ky

2023

LOUISVILLE ARTISANS GUILD FINE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOWCASE

11/2023

Juried indoor art fair Louisville, Ky

ST JAMES COURT ART SHOW

10/2023

Juried Fine Art Fair, Louisville, Kentucky

MADISON CHAUTAUQUA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTs

9/2023

Juried fine art fair, Madison, Indiana

Woodland art fair

8/19/23-8/20/23

Their 47th juried fine art fair, Lexington, Kentucky

LOUISVILLE ARTISANS GUILD 50TH "ANNUAL EXHIBIT"

7/05/23-7/30/23

Month long collective exhibition at Kore Gallery Louisville, Kentucky

"Summerfair Cincinnati"

6/02/23-6/04/23

Juried fine art fair Cincinnati, Ohio (at Coney Island)

"Electric Garden" Solo Exhibition

5/05/23-5/28/23

A solo exhibition of fine contemporary blacklight paintings by Carrie Beth Collins at Kore Gallery / Louisville, Ky

"For the Love of Art Fair"

3/05/23-3/06/23

Juried indoor fine art fair, South Bend, Indiana

louisville artisans guild "volunteer of the year"

1/12/23

I was given this honor for my time and talent contributions to the Louisville Artisans Guild non-profit for artists.

2022

My first year as a full-time artist

Winterfair Coloumbus

12/02/22-12/04/22

Juried indoor art fair Columbus, Ohio

Louisville Artisans Guild Fine Arts & Crafts Showcase

11/05/22-11/06/22

Juried indoor art fair Louisville, Ky

St James Court Art Show

9/30/22-10/2/22

Juried fine art fair Louisville, Ky

Madison Chautauqua Festival of the Arts

9/24/22-9/25/22

Juried fine arts and crafts fair Madison, Indiana

Penrod Arts Fair/Evening with Penrod

9/9/22-9/10/22

Juried fine art fair Indianapolis, Indiana

Fourth Street Festival

9/3/22-9/4/22

Juried fine art fair Bloomington, Indiana

Woodland Fine Art Fair

8/20/22-8/21/22

Juried fine art fair Lexington, Kentucky

Louisville Artisans Guild 49th Annual Exhibit

6/4/22-6/27/22

Month long collective exhibition at Kore Gallery Louisville, Kentucky

Summerfair Cincinnati

6/3/22-6/5/22

Juried fine art fair Cincinnati, Ohio

Art Birmingham

5/7/22-5/8/22

Juried fine art fair Birmingham, Michigan

Cherokee Triangle Art Fair

4/30/22-5/1/22

Juried fine Art Fair Louisville, Kentucky

The "Unknowns"

1/2/22-1/30/22

Juried gallery exhibit at Kore Gallery Louisville, Kentucky

2021

St James Court Art Show

10/1/21-10/3/21

Juried fine art show Louisville, Kentucky

Black & White

9/1/21-9/26/21

Juried collective exhibition at Kore Gallery Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville Artisans Guild 48th Annual Exhibit

6/1/22-6/27/21

Month long collective exhibition at Kore Gallery Louisville, Kentucky

Kore Gallery

6/2021- 9/2023

Gallery Assistant: helping the gallery owner with web pages, photography and copywriting for marketing (social media and email), hanging shows, and other aspects of running this contemporary art gallery located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Apprenticeship

2021

I spent a year working with a second generation metalsmith setting up a tent, weighting it correctly, learning how to do bookkeeping, and other aspects of being a professional independent artist in preparation for 2022 to be my first full-time year.

Louisville Artisans Guild

2016-Present

Juried member 2016. Jury Committee chairperson 2019-2022, and volunteer member currently.

Indiana University, Southern Indiana Campus

2000-2004

Education: Two full years of art history studying ancient & medieval period until I ended the classes with modern & contemporary art history.

My love of studying art history led me to take the following studio classes that had six hours each week of lecture and studio combined:

Studio classes:

Drawing I, II, III

Ceramics I, II, III

Painting I, II, III