Pamela Carroll
Born and raised in Southern California, Pamela Carroll embraces the traditional focus of Realism and Pictorial Illusionism. Carroll's style of painting has been influenced by the early Dutch masters as well as contemporary realist painters of today.
Pamela Carroll has been a dedicated artist for the majority of her adult life with the exception of a sixteen year hiatus when her priority was motherhood. Currently Pam is a full time artist.
Honors/Awards
| The Artist's Magazine, finalist, Annual Juried Competition, (2000,2001,2002,2003,2010,2011,2012). |
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| 2005 | Monterey Museum of Art, Juried Competition. People’s Choice Award. | |
| 2006 | The Artist's Magazine, "Still Life Competition." Third Place. | |
| 2006 | The White House, Washington D.C. Selected as Artist of the Year to paint a series of Christmas paintings used to illustrate the White House Christmas brochure. | |
| 2007 | Juried into "Small Works North America" show held at Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, Connecticut. Publisher’s Choice Award. | |
| 2008 | Juried into “The New Reality:The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century,” a two year traveling museum show. | |
| 2008 | Commissioned by the Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, California to paint a Trompe l'oeil work for their permanent collection. | |
| 2010 | The Artist's Magazine 2010 Annual Art Competition. Finalist in still life catagory for "Three Quarter Time". | |
| 2011 | Juried into the international guild of realism show held at Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Directors Choice award. |
Group Exhibits
| 2000 | Carmel Plein Air Festival. | |
| 2003 | Oil Painters of America, Western Regional Juried Competition. | |
| 2003 | Steinbeck Center, Western Regional Juried Show. | |
| 2004 | Monterey Museum of Art, Juried Competition. | |
| 2005 | Juried into International Guild of Realism. | |
| 2006 | International Guild of Realism juried competition at the Manitou Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. | |
| 2006 | Klaudia Marr Gallery, Invitational Realism Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico. | |
| 2006 | Paintings included in “No Empty Walls,” private collection of Stan and Ginnie Eschner held at Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, California. | |
| 2007 | Juried into International Guild of Realism “Leading Masters of Realism” show held at Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts, Dennis, Massachusetts. | |
| 2007 | Klaudia Marr Gallery, Invitational Realism Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico. | |
| 2008 | International Guild of Realism invitational held with Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples, Florida. | |
| 2008 | Invited to participate in “Lie to the Eye.” a trompe l’oeil show held at the Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, California. | |
| 2008 | Invited to participate in "Contemporary Still Lifes." A show held at the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California. | |
| 2009 | Invited to participate in the Children's Illustrated Art Museum, Crestwood, Missouri. | |
| 2012 | Juried into the international guild of realism show held at Jones and Terwilliger Gallery, Carmel, CA. | |
| 2012 | Invited to participate in "American Art International" held at Saks Gallery, Denver, Colorado. | |
| 2013 | Invited to participate in "Fun and Games", a show held at the Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples, Florida. | |
Solo Shows
| 2000 |
City of Monterey, California, Alvarado Gallery. | |
| 2000 | Carmel Art Association, Carmel, California. | |
| 2004 | Carmel Art Association, Carmel, California. | |
| 2005 | J. Howell Fine Art gallery, Healdsburg, California. | |
| 2006 | Hauk Fine Arts gallery, Pacific Grove, California. | |
| 2007 | J. Howell Fine Art Gallery, Healdsburg, California. | |
| 2009 | Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California. | |
| 2010 | Carmel Art Association, Carmel, California. | |
| 2012 | Carmel Art Association, Carmel, California. | |
Articles, Publications
| 01–08 |
Illustrated children’s books published by Sleeping Bear Press, Chelsea, Michigan. | |
| 2004 | The Monterey Herald, "Getting Real" by Lisa Crawford. | |
| 2004 | International Artist’s Magazine, “How Did You Paint That?” Volume 1. | |
| 2006 | The Monterey Herald, “Tricking the Eye” by Rick Deragon. | |
| 2006 | International Artist’s Magazine, “How Did You Paint That?” Volume 2. | |
| 2006 | Artworks. Winter issue featured article, “Not a Still Life,” by Erin Clark. | |
| 2008 | The Artist's Magazine, January/February issue featured article, “Toy Stories.” | |
| 2008 | Carmel Magazine, 2008 issue featured article, “Life in Beautiful Focus” by Brett Wilbur, Editor. | |
| 2010 | International Artist Magazine, Dec/Jan Issue, Finalist in People, Figures Competition. | |
| 2010 | The Artist's Magazine, One of the artists included in "32 Insider Tips" article. | |
| 2012 | Western Art Collector, Featured article, "Every Day Beauty". | |
| 2012 | Southwest Art Magazine, August Issue Featured article, "Artists to Watch". | |