About Carole
Carole Bigot has been painting for close to 8 years. She had little artistic inclination until meeting a well known landscape artist in San Francisco in 2003, who mentored her for two years, eventually encouraging her to exhibit her work in 2005. Lucky? . . .talented? . .a little of each, Carole loves oil painting, and easily bored, she doesn’t hover in any area of art too long. From landscapes and still life to cupcakes and abstracts, Carole has yet to settle on one genre of painting. The thrill of making her paintings ‘pop’ is still alive and well, and a motivating force in her colorful work. She has begun a new series of work involving close-up views of ordinary objects in random order, developing depth of colors and shadows layer after layer. Symbolism and a sense of humor in her work is marked; something she encourages the viewer to seek.
Carole exhibits her work at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Studio Gallery SF, and at the Napa Valley Mustard Festival (2008, award winner 2009, 2010). Her work has also twice graced the cover of Marin Magazine (Oct. 2008 and Feb. 2012). She lives in Marin County with her husband and two teenagers and has a studio at Mark Drive Studios in San Rafael, California.
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Selected Exhibitions
2011
2011 Studio Gallery SF Group Show, ”Delicious”
2011 Falkirk Cultural Center, Annual Juried Exhibition
2011 Marin Community Foundation "Collective Actions"
2011 Falkirk Cultural Center, "100 by100" - Special Exhibit
2010
2010 Napa Valley Mustard Festival (juried)
2010 Marin Arts Council Open Studios
2009
2009 Falkirk Cultural Center Bay Area Juried
Exhibition
2009 Studio Gallery SF (juried) "Delicious"
2009 Napa Valley Mustard Festival (juried
Honorable Mention- 'Cherry Floats'
2008
2008 Artisans "Life in Motion" (juried)
2008 Falkirk Cultural Center Food Show (juried)
2008 Napa Valley Mustard Festival (juried)
2008 Studio Gallery SF Group Show, ”Delicious”
2008 Studio Gallery SF Group Show, “Terrain”
2007
2007 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
"Indulgences"
2007 Marin Art Council Member Show
Marin Civic Center Gallery
2007 Art League of Northern California
"Small Treasures”
2006
2006 Firewood Restaurant San Francisco
duo show with Bill Russell
2006 Studio Gallery SF Group Show, “Delicious”
2006 Studio Gallery SF Group Show, “Terrain”
2006 Marin Art Council Member Show
Marin Civic Center Gallery
2005
2005 Art League of Northern California
“Café Show” (juried)
2005 Marin County Fair Fine Art Show (juried)
2005 - Present Marin Arts Council Open Studios
2005 - Present, Smith Ranch Studios
December Open Studios
Publications
2012 Marin Magazine Cover (February)
"Cherry on Top"
2009 Marin Arts Council homepage image -
www.marinarts.org April '09
2008 Marin Magazine Cover (October)
“Warm Afternoon Light”
2008 Marin Independent Journal
“Food Show” interview, September 2008
2008 American Art Collector
Volume 4, Alcove Press, Berkeley, CA
2007 Pacific Sun, MAC Open Studios
Review (May 2007)
2007 American Art Collector
Volume 3, Alcove Press, Berkeley, CA
2006 American Art Collector
Volume 2, Alcove Press, Berkeley, CA
2006 Thaddeus Quince and the New Originals
“The One You Love" (CD cover art)
2005 Marin Independent Journal
“Clusters of Creativity”, May 2005
2005 Ultimate Vineyards
2005 CabernetSauvignon wine label
Affiliations
2010 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Sponsor Member
2009 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Artist Member
2008 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Artist Member
2008 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Secretary - Board of Directors
2007 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Secretary - Board of Directors
2006 Art League of Northern California, member
2007 Art League of Northern California, member
2006 Indian Valley Artists, member
2005 Indian Valley Artists, member
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