Florida Artists Group

Artists Bio:

Carson Kapp draws upon her life experience to create exuberant and spirited mixed media and acrylic works that emphasize dynamic movement.

Kapp’s passion for art began at Tulane University, where she earned a Master of Architecture degree. Carson fulfilled the examination and internship required to become a registered Architect. Her design process builds upon her knowledge of the history of art and architecture and is inspired by the perennial charm of the Big Easy.

Kapp’s current work captures the spontaneity and emotion of life and marries the linear and the curvilinear. Carson’s artwork and her life is on a spiritual journey mirroring her study of Buddhism and other Eastern philosophical ideas. Daily meditation and mindfulness are awakening her heart, flourishing her creative spark and blooming into inner wisdom.

Artist Statement:

“So in the darkness shall be the light and the stillness the dancing.”  T.S. Eliot

T.S Eliot’s quote demonstrates an Eastern philosophical idea of paradox. The light comes out of the darkness like stars are born out of black holes. Without the stillness between the steps there would not be a dance.
In my former life I was an architect. My work was commercial, massive in scale, and complex. Now as an artist my work is wonky, whimsical and fearless. As an architect I was concerned with structure, safety, and function. As an artist I am free of those constraints, free to move into a world purely of my own creation.
Persistent in my work, both in architecture and in art, is the use of line, the consistent underlying foundation. Using line as the dominant element, I have created both 3-dimensional, massive structures, and now as an artist, 2-dimensional fantasy worlds, incorporating people, architecture and nature. Everything our reality offers, but these are the worlds of my imagination.  Along with lines – fat, skinny, broken, any kind I can make – I use exaggerated and sensuous shapes in bright colors and energetic quick strokes. The end result is a surrealistic vision of the world.

Exhibitions:

Old Court House Arts Center – Real People – Woodstock, IL
Light Space & Time - online art gallery – Animals - International
ArtCenter Manatee – Small But Mighty - Bradenton, FL
AnnMarie Arts Center – SHE : an expression of womanhood - Solomons, MD
DeLand City Hall – Coexistence - DeLand, FL
Art League of Daytona - Beaux Arts of Central Florida  – Daytona Beach, FL
Foundry Art Centre – Architectonic – St Charles, MO
Museum of Arts and Sciences – Synchronicity - Daytona Beach, FL
Orlando Public Library - Musings -  Orlando, FL
Old Court House Arts Center – Real People – Woodstock, IL
Lighthouse ArtCenter – Art of Association - Tequesta, FL
The Casements – What Wakes Me Up – Ormond Beach, FL
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Ambiguity – Daytona Beach, FL
Mt. Dora Center for the Arts – Women at Play – Mt. Dora, FL
Bloomingdale’s at Mall of Mellenia – Symbiosis -  Orlando, FL
Museum of Arts and Sciences – Existential Journey - Daytona Beach, FL
Light Space & Time - online art gallery – Vacation Special - International
Acrylic Painters USA – annual Members Show - St. Pete Beach, FL
Arts in Harmony – Annual International Show – Maple Grove, MN
Las Laguna Gallery- Two of Hearts – Laguna Beach, CA
Art Gallery of Viera – Brush with Success – Viera, FL
Tieton Arts and Humanities – 10x10x10 Tieton 2017 - Tieton, WA
Hyatt Regency – Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursdays 2017 - Orlando, FL
6th Avenue Art Studios – For the Love of Summer - Mount Dora, FL
The Art Gallery at Mills Park – Beaux Arts Exhibition – Orlando, FL
MacKay Gallery at the Hub – Out of the Box – New Smyrna Beach, FL
Arts on Granada – Studio “A” exhibition – Ormond Beach, FL
Atlantic Center for the Arts’ Harris House – New Smyrna Beach, FL
ArtCenter Manatee- International Society of Acrylic Painters 2017- Bradenton, FL
ArtCenter Manatee – 12x12 open exhibition - Bradenton, FL
Orlando City Hall – Beaux Arts “Contemporary Notions” – Orlando, FL
The Art Gallery at Mills Park – Summer Showcase – Orlando, FL
Ormond Memorial Art Museum – gARTen Exhibition - Ormond Beach, FL
The Casements – Studio A - “All about Color” - Ormond Beach, FL
Artisan Alley - Museum of Art DeLand Fl – Exposed show – DeLand, FL
Artegon Marketplace - Nude Nite Orlando exhibition – Orlando, FL
MMOA: Martin Maria Online Artspace – online international exhibition
Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursdays – Orlando, FL
Harris Galleries - The Art league of Daytona - Daytona Beach, FL
City Arts Factory – Orlando, FL
The Artists’ Workshop Gallery - New Smyrna Beach, FL
St. Augustine Art Association – St. Augustine, FL
Gateway Center for the Arts gallery – DeBarry, FL
Gallery at Avalon Island  - Artists Registry – Orlando, FL
Deland Conference Center - Florida Women’s Arts Association, Inc. – DeLand, FL
Florida Museum for Women Artists – DeLand, FL
Upstream People Gallery - online international exhibitions
The International Society of Acrylic Painters - online exhibition
Sanford Art Walk at Sanford Welcome Center – Sanford, FL
Rose Room Gallery - Peabody Auditorium – Daytona Beach, FL
Great Hang Ups Gallery – Fleming Island, FL
Fifth Avenue Art Gallery – Melbourne, FL
Deltona Art and Historical Center - Deltona, FL
Tavares City Hall – Tavares, FL

 

Awards:

2020 – Light Space & Time – Animals International Exhibition – Special Recognition
2020 – Art League of Daytona – Member’s Exhibition - Achievement
2019 – Artists’ Workshop – Small Works – Honorable Mention
2019 – Beaux Arts – Member’s Exhibition - Achievement
2019 – Artists’ Workshop – Members Exhibition – Personality Expressions in Abstract
2018 – Art League of Daytona Beach – Figuratively Speaking - Achievement
2018 – Light Space & Time Art Gallery – Vacation Special – 8th Place and Special Recognition
2018 – Art League of Daytona – Spring Members’ Exhibition - Merit
2018 – Beaux Arts 56 – Annual Exhibition - Judge’s Choice
2017 – Art League of Daytona – Figuratively Speaking – Distinction
2017 – Art League of Daytona – Degrees of Abstraction Exhibition – Distinction
2016 – Art league of Daytona – Spring Members’ Exhibition – Achievement
2016- Beaux Arts 55 – Annual Exhibition - Achievement
2016 – Art League of Daytona – Figuratively Speaking – Recognition
2016 – American Art Awards – Expressionism - 6th Place
2016 – Artcenter Manatee – 12x12 Open Exhibition - Third Place
2016 – Art League of Daytona – Members’ Exhibition – Honorable Mention
2016 – Light Space & Time – Annual International All Women’s Show - Special Recognition
2015 – Art League of Daytona – Fall Members Exhibition – Merit
2015 – Art League of Daytona – Figurative Exhibition – Achievement
2015 – Art League of Daytona – Members Exhibition – Merit
2014 – st. Augustine art association –Fall members Exhibition –  Honorable Mention
2014 – Art League of Daytona –A Class Act Exhibition – Honorable Mention
2014 – St. Augustine Art Association –Annual Portrait and Figure Exhibition –  Carl Steinsieck Award (equivalent to best in show)
2013 - Light Space & Time – Annual International Figurative Art Competition – First Place
2013 - Art League of Daytona – Members Exhibition – Achievement 
2013 - Light Space & Time – 3rd Annual International Animals Art Competition – Tenth Place
2013 – St. Augustine Art Association – Nature and Wildlife Exhibition – Honorable Mention
2013 - Art League of Daytona – Figuratively Speaking– Honorable Mention
2013 – Florida Women Arts Association – Members Exhibition – Distinction and Art League of Daytona Beach Emerging Artist Awards
2013 - Art League of Daytona – Members Exhibition – Special Recognition
2012 – Artists Workshop – “Spectrum III” Exhibition - Third Place
2012 – Beachside Jewelers New Smyrna Beach– monthly exhibition
2012 - Light Space & Time – Animals Art Competition – Special Recognition
2012- Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursdays – OMA Members Visions – July
2012 – “14th Annual Online Contemporary International Art Exhibition" hosted by Upstream People Gallery – accepted into judged show
2012 – Art League of Daytona – Figuratively Speaking – Honorable Mention
2012 – Light Space & Time – Figurative Art Competition – Special Recognition
2012 – International Society of Acrylic Painters’ – accepted into judged exhibition
2012 – Art League of Daytona -  “Music” Exhibition – Distinction  
2012- Artists’ Workshop Annual Judged Show – Honorable Mention
2012 – “14th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition" hosted by Upstream People Gallery – Special Recognition
2012 – Smithsonian “Odyssey” Exhibition – Honorable Mention
2012 - Art League of Daytona - Annual Members Show – Second Place
2011 - Artists’ Workshop Judged Show – Second Place
2011 - Art League of Daytona -  Members Showcase – Honorable Mention
2011 - Art League of Daytona  - Figurative Show – Achievement 
2011 - Artists’ Workshop Judged Show – Honorable Mention 
2011 - Artists’ Workshop 53rd Annual Members Show- Mamie Memorial 

Education:

Master of Architecture, Tulane University (five year program), 1975-1980

Artistic Education:
 
 Ongoing Weekly Classes and Individual Study Painting
Live Model Drawing / Painting – “Individual Study” at The Artists’ Workshop, Tuesdays Oct.-Dec. 2018
“Individual Study” – Open Studio at The Artists’ Workshop, Tuesdays 2012-present
“Studio A Project – Individual Study”, Thursdays at the Art League of Daytona, 2013-present
Titane Laurent, “Individual Study”, Thursdays at The Art League of Daytona, 2012-2013
Judy Gilmer, “Individual Study”, Thursdays at The Art League of Daytona, 2011-2012
M. Sue Reynolds, “Abstract Painting”, Fridays at The Artists' Workshop, 2010-2011
 Advanced Opportunities (Large Canvas Painting) **ACA is located in New Smyrna Beach, FL
Atlantic Center for the Arts, “Building Artistic Communities”, with Fran Gardner and Beau Wild, Oct. 2016,2017-2019
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Artist Retreat/Residency with Louise LeGault, Feb./ Mar. 2016 - 2020
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Artist Retreat/Residency with Beau Wild, Oct. 2015
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Artist Retreat/Residency with Jean Banas, Dec. 2015 - 2017
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Artist Retreat/Residency with Louise LeGault, Mar. 2012 & Jan. 2014
 Workshops
Robert Burridge, “Experimental Workshop for the Advanced Painter”, at ArtCenter Manatee Bradenton, Feb. 2019
Sue St. John, Creating Abstract Paintings with the WOW Factor, March 2018
Camp Linn Haven, Linnville, NC, Art Camp for a week in June, 2016 - 2020
Pat Dews, “Mixed Media”, at The Artists' Workshop, Feb. 2017
Susan Hanssen, “Creating the Unexpected”, at the Artists' Workshop, Feb. 2016
Sally Cooper, “Creative Abstract Painting”, at The Art League of Daytona, Apr. 2015
Christine Peloquin, “Advanced Drawing and Painting with Mixed Media”, at The Art League of Daytona, Jan. 2015
Robert Burridge, “Abstract Acrylic Painting and Collage”, at Jerry’s Artarama, Jul. 2014
Louise LeGault, “Mixed Media Based on the Figure”, at The Artists' Workshop, Mar. 2012
Robin Moore, “Inspired Design”, at The Art League of Daytona, Nov. 2011
Louise LeGault, “Experimental Mixed Media with the Model”, at The Artists' Workshop, Mar. 2011
Mary Wilbanks, at The Artists' Workshop, Nov. 2003
Harold Garde, “Strappo”, at The Artists' Workshop, Mar. 2003
Janet Rogers, at The Artists' Workshop, Dec. 2002
Steve Bach, at The Artists' Workshop, Mar. 2002
Pat Weaver, “Drawing Simplified”, at The Artists' Workshop, Feb. 2002
Pat Dews, “Mixed Media”, at The Artists' Workshop, Jan. 2002
Marilynne Roland, “Experimental Explorations”, at The Artists' Workshop, Apr. 2001
Harold Garde, “Strappo”, at The Artists' Workshop, Mar. 2001
Pat Weaver, “Color Theory Simplified”, at The Artists' Workshop, Feb. 2001
Nancy Crawford, The Artists' Workshop, Mar. 2000
Harold Garde, “Strappo”, at The Artists' Workshop, Feb. 2000
Carole Barnes, at The Artists' Workshop, Jan. 2000
Jean Banas, “Collage”, at The Artists' Workshop, Nov. 1999
Marilynne Roland, at The Artists' Workshop, Feb. 1999
Jean Grastorf, at The Artists' Workshop, Jan. 1999
Nancy Crawford, at The Artists' Workshop, Mar. 1998

Volunteer Activities:

Curate the Beaux Arts Exhibition at The Grille at Riverview, Feb 2018-present
Exhibition Hanging Crew for the Art League of Daytona and Studio “A“ Project, Daytona Beach, FL, 2015 - present
Curate the Artists’ Workshop Members’ Showcase 2017, 2018 and 2020
Halifax Hospice, Teaching Art at Lexington Place Senior Living, first Fridays of each month, Apr. 2017 - present
Chase Academy for Autistic Children, Complete their Activities room Wall Mural. Sept - Oct. 2016
Halifax Hospice, Teaching Art at Ocean View Nursing and Rehab, first Fridays of each month, Aug. 2016 – Mar. 2017
Chairperson for Artists’ Workshop Members Show, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2012
Chairperson for Artists’ Workshop BBQ Fundraiser, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2012

Teaching:

Make a Mess and Find the Pareidolia Adult Art Camp at the Art League of Daytona Beach, FL, Aug. 2018
Palette and Brush at Art League of Daytona Beach, Abstract Expressionism, Daytona Beach, FL, Apr. 2018
Ormond Art Guild, “Stabillo“, Ormond Beach, FL, Jan. 2014
Gateway Center for the Arts, “Stabillo“, DeBary, FL, Nov. 2013

Organizations

Beaux Arts of Florida, acceptance by jury, 2016 – present, 2017- 2019 Second Vice President, 2019-2021 President
Artists' Registry, Orlando, FL, 2014 - 2019
Saint Augustine Art Association, Saint Augustine, FL, 2012 – 2015
Acrylic Painters USA, 2012 – 2020
International Society of Experimental Artists, 2017 - 2019
Art League of Daytona, Daytona Beach, FL, 2007 - present