Carol Szymanski is a sculptor and multimedia artist with a special interest in language. She was a winner of the

Rome Prize The Rome Prize is awarded by the American Academy in Rome, in Rome, Italy. Approximately thirty scholars and artists are selected each year to receive a study fellowship at the academy. Recipients must be American citizens. Prizes have been aw ...

in the 1988-89 competition.

Education

Szymanski received her Bachelor of Arts from the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public university, public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolli ...

in 1977. She earned her Master of Fine Arts from the

San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a Private college, private art school, college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mis ...

in 1982. She was also a student of

The Whitney Museum The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is a Modern art, modern and Contemporary art, contemporary American art museum located in the Meatpacking District, Manhattan, Meatpacking District and West Village neighbor ...

Independent Study Studio Program from 1982 to 1983.

Grants, awards, and residencies

In 1984, Szymanski received a

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Grant in Video. In 1988, the

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awarded Szymanski with the Prix de Rome in sculpture. That same year, The

National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the feder ...

recognized Szymanski with a Fellowship in Sculpture. In 2011, Szymanski was an artist in-residence at Cill Rialaig in County Kerry, Ireland. Szymanski's work at Cill Rialaig culminated in a group show entitled ''A Desert in the Ocean,'' curated by Catherine Howe. Most recently, in 2012, Szymanski held a residency at CCA Andratx in Mallorca, Spain.

Personal life

Szymanski is married to art critic

Barry Schwabsky Barry Schwabsky (b. Paterson, New Jersey, in 1957) is an American art critic, art historian and poet. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts, Pratt Institute, New York University, Yale University, and Goldsmiths College, among others. Ar ...

. They reside in New York City with their two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szymanski, Carol Living people University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni San Francisco Art Institute alumni American multimedia artists Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women sculptors 21st-century American sculptors