Carol Bennett

American painter

Painter
glass artist

Carol Bennett (born 1954) is a Hawaii based painter and glass artist.

Early life

Bennett was born in Los Angeles, California.^[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies in 1974 and another B.A. from the Art Center College of Design in 1978.^[1] Since 1990, she has lived in Kauai.^[2]

Public art

Her artworks in public places include:^[3]

Rise, Fall and Drink, three 5 ft x 8 ft, oil and enamel on glass paintings, Hawaii Convention Center, 2001^[4]^[5]^[6]
Ocean Patterns, 180-foot-long mural, oil on birch ply, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, 2002^[7]
Kanawai, two Italian glass mosaic tile murals, each 11 x 22 feet, Kauai Judiciary Building, 2005^[8]
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, Honolulu Harbor, 2008-2009^[9]
Trigger Picasso Energy, 48 x 8 foot hand-painted colored vitreous enamels fired on float glass with gold leaf and photovoltaic solar cells, Hawaii State Art Museum, 2012^[10]
Cycles, fused glass and light-emitting diodes, on exterior of the James and Abigail Campbell Library, University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, 2012^[11]

Collections

The Hawaii State Art Museum^[12] and the Honolulu Museum of Art^[13]^[14] are among the museums 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.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b The artist's website
^ Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
^ Elisa Contemporary Art
^ "Rise at Hawaii Convention Center". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Fall at Hawaii Convention Center". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Drink at Hawaii Convention Center". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Ocean Patterns at Honolulu International Airport". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Kanawai at Kauai Judiciary Complex". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Water: A Point of Departure at Pier 2 Arcade". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Trigger Picasso Energy at HiSAM Sculpture Garden". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Cycles at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu". dags.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Sculpture Garden: Works of Art". sfca.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Art Museum. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ Kathleen Wong. "'Making Waves' artist Carol Bennett on how being a swimmer inspires her artwork". blog.honoluluacademy.org. Honolulu Museum of Art. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Making Waves". honolulumuseum.org. Honolulu Museum of Art. Retrieved August 30, 2019.