Diane Carr is an artist known for her relief sculptures incorporating natural materials and forms.
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Carr received a B.A. (1967) from Michigan State University, and a M.F.A. (1976) from Wayne State University.
Career
Associated with the Cass Corridor artists working in Detroit in the 1960s through 1980s, her works in the 1970s-1980s are small scale reliefs, rectangular in format, and constructed of layers of organic materials. Later works (1990s onward) are notable for their increased size and curvilinear forms. In 1977, she was a Guest Lecturer for Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The next year, Carr worked as a Painting Coordinator for Ox Bow Summer Workshop in Saugatuck, Michigan. The following year she was a Visiting Artist at Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Exhibitions
Public commissions, collections
"Skystone", Outdoor Sculpture for the New Buffalo Welcome Center, MI
"Sky Crystals", 4 Wall Sculptures for 15 ft. x 46 ft. wall, Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, MI. Detroit Institute of Arts, 2 Wall Sculptures, Detroit, MI Dennos Museum Center, 1 Wall Sculpture, Traverse City, MI Southwestern Michigan College, 1 Wall Sculpture, Dowagiac, MI
Awards
1974-76 Graduate Professional Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1976 Mary Woodruff Award, Detroit Artist Market
1985 Creative Artist Award, Michigan Council for the Arts
1996 "North West Michigan Regional Artists", Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan 2006 "North West Michigan Regional Artists", Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan