About the Artist…..
Carol Caruso, a resident of Grosse Ile, studied art at Miami University and is an alumnus of Wayne State Art Education Department.
As a retired drama director, art and history/social science teacher, Carol now pursues art for her own pleasure, with limited exclusive showings of her works and commissioned art. She continues to work with children and adults privately, helping them create, draw and paint.
She favors working in oils as well as acrylic paints. Her style ranges from very precise and defined contemporary images of people and places; to broader strokes of still life and landscapes. She donates her time and inspirational talents in support of the arts, through local gallery exhibits, art shows and cultural events throughout Downriver and Southeastern Michigan.
Carol has exhibited and contributed art work at many "foundation and gala" events throughout metro Detroit, including For the Kids Foundation, Grosse Ile Educational Foundation, Grosse Ile Historical Society, Southern Great Lakes Symphony, U of M Children's Hospital Juvenile Diabetes Gala, Henry Ford Health Systems’ Harvest Moon Gala , the Josephine Ford Cancer Center Downriver and Oakwood Healthcare Foundation: Wine for Spirit, The Women’s Health Care Center, Oakwood Southshore and GIYC Leukemia Cup Regatta, Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida.
Carol’s limited prints and originals are in numerous private collections throughout the country and abroad. She has also received numerous awards for her art.
Most recently, Carol, was “juried” into the 2012 Michigan Fine Art Exhibit, Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center, with two works entitled “Three on a Bench” and “The World at My Feet”.
She currently is on exhibit (May 3-31, 2012) at the Wyandotte Arts Center, featuring over 50 works in various mediums.
Carol resides on the island of Grosse Ile, MI, with her husband, Joe Caruso, (www.carusoleadership.com) author, business strategist and internationally acclaimed speaker. Carol spends her time painting, teaching, gardening and traveling the world with Joe.
She is a member of The Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, Downriver Council of the Arts, and Art Ambience.
