Carol Maguire's love of art, color, china, textiles and gardening have all become inspiration and fodder for her paintings. She paints things to which she is visually attracted, the objects that surround daily life: family treasures, gifts from friends, garage-sale finds all in combination with nature’s glorious fruits and flowers.

Her early years were spent in all sorts of creative pursuits, first as a quilter then as a professional doll maker, designing and creating art dolls. Carol has designed furniture, children’s clothing, and dinnerware for Lenox China under the Dansk and Kate Spade brands. She has traveled to India, Peru, Romania, Guatemala and Honduras, teaching her skills to indigenous people.

Carol started painting full time and showing her work after 9/11. She also teaches painting workshops in her studio and in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico two or three time a year.

Carol has a BA in Art History and has furthered her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Sorbonne, the Barnes Foundation and the Fleisher Art Memorial. Her passion results in painterly works saturated with color and joie de vivre.

Artist's Statement:
I am in constant search for the image that best reflects my voice, an image that matches my emotional and spiritual journey, always seeking the perfect balance of light and color. Why do I paint? It’s my creative voice, the expression of my outlook on life. I paint to capture a moment in my life ... through my eyes.

Education
2002-2003 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Certificate Program
2001-2002 Fleisher Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
1982-1984 Barnes Foundation, Certificate of the Arts
1976 BFA Fairfield University, Fairfield CT
1975-1976 Sorbonne, Paris, France
1973-1974 Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA