Carolin Leary Prinn (b. 1984, Boston) has been painting, drawing and creating since she can remember. Her love for art emerged in childhood, inspired as much by the "golden age" of illustrators and classical animation as she was by ancient art and the old masters. At the same time, she was penning her story, The Islands of Niljora, a mythical world that would become the rich narrative and symbolism behind her work.

 

Carolin graduated with honours from The Savannah College of Art & Design and also studied in her hometown of Boston and Italy. She began her professional career in her ancestral home of New Zealand, where she was chosen for a national tour through The New Zealand Portrait Gallery and her illustrated books were purchased for New Zealand's National Library collections. Ever inspired by world culture and her life experiences, Carolin travelled onwards. 

 

Her works have been featured in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and The A.R.C. Salon Catalogue and showcased in galleries in New Zealand, Europe and The United States.