Carol Bennett (born 1954) is an American painter and

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based in

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Early life

Bennett was born in

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. She received a

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(B.A) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies in 1974 and another B.A. from the

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in 1978.The artist's website
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Public art

Her artworks in public places include: *''Rise'', ''Fall'' and ''Drink'', three 5 ft x 8 ft, oil and enamel on glass paintings,

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, 2001 *''Ocean Patterns'', 180-foot-long

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, oil on birch ply, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, 2002 *''Kanawai'', two Italian glass mosaic tile murals, each 11 x 22 feet, Kauai Judiciary Building, 2005 *''Water: A Point of Departure'', two acrylic on Dacron sail cloth, 8 x 26 ft. and 8 x 52 ft, Foyer and Passenger Queuing at Pier 2 Terminal,

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, 2008-2009 *''Trigger Picasso Energy'', 48 x 8 foot hand-painted colored vitreous enamels fired on

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with

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and photovoltaic solar cells,

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, 2012 *''Cycles'', fused glass and

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s, on exterior of the James and Abigail Campbell Library,

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, 2012

Collections

The

and the

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are among the

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holding works by Bennett.

Themes

Bennett's paintings are generally related to water; swimmers and fishing nets are recurring subjects. They often contain totally abstract passages representing reflections, as in ''Jewel''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Carol American glass artists 1954 births Painters from Hawaii 20th-century American painters Living people 21st-century American painters