Caroline Nelson  

Born 1998.

Education

• Intern Artist at East Oaks Studio, Raleigh, North Carolina (2020-2022).

• Private online instruction with artist Joshua LaRock, (Summer 2020).

• Grand Central Atelier Winter Drawing Bootcamp, New York City, New York (January 2020).

• Private full time training in classical realism under artist Henry Wingate, Madison, Virginia (2018-2020).

• Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Sculpture + Extended Media & Painting and Printmaking, Richmond, Virginia (2016-2018).

• Washington-Liberty High School, Arlington, Virginia (2016).

Exhibitions

2025

“Three Woman Show”, Arcadia Contemporary, (New York City, New York).

2024

“Five and Under”, Arcadia Contemporary, (New York City, New York).

2023

"HALCYON" Spotlight Solo Show, Arcadia Contemporary, (New York City, New York).

“Five and Under”, Arcadia Contemporary, (New York City, New York).

"12th Annual Summer Exhibition", Collins Galleries, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts).

“LA Art Show” with Arcadia Contemporary, (Los Angeles, California).

2022

“11th Annual Small Works Exhibition” Collins Galleries, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts).

“Five and Under”, Arcadia Contemporary, (New York City, New York).

“The Frame Remains the Same”, Arcadia Contemporary, (New York City, New York).

2021

“10th Annual Small Works Exhibition”, Collins Galleries, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts).

“10th Annual Summer Exhibition”, Collins Galleries, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts).

“Bringing in the May”, Collins Galleries, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts).

2020

“9th Annual Small Works Exhibition”, Collins Galleries, (Cape Cod, Massachusetts).

“Still”, Sugarlift Gallery, (New York City, New York).

2019

“Realism in the Attic” show with artist Vicki Blum, The Wine Attic, (Clifton, Virginia).

2017

“Solo Exhibition”, WriterHouse, (Charlottesville, Virginia).

“Undergraduate Fine Art Exhibition”, Anderson Gallery, (Richmond, Virginia).

2016

“Congressional Art Exhibition”, U.S. Capitol Building, (Washington D.C.).

Awards

• Honorable Mention, Blue Review Art Prize

• Grand Central Atelier Winter 2020 Drawing Bootcamp Scholarship Recipient.

• Art Foundation Emerging Artist Award of Distinction from the 2017 VCUarts Undergraduate Art + Design Exhibition at the Anderson Gallery. 

• Voted 2017 Best of Arlington Best Artist, Arlington Connection.

• 2016 Congressional Art Competition Virginia District 8 Winner, drawing "Shane" exhibited in the United States Capitol Building.

• National Society of Art and Letters Washington D.C. Chapter Certificate of Merit of Excellence of the Arts (2015)