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Photo by Giulia Pianigiani.

About The Artist

 

From a young age, Carolin (b. 1984) has been inspired by myth, fairytale, folklore and history, stirring the creation of her mythical world, The Islands of Niljora. With a love of symbolic narrative, she forms imagery and stories using a combination of life, personal reference and imagination, evoking worlds of a dreamy, magical and mystical nature.

 

Since childhood, Carolin has been the recipient of multiple scholarship awards amongst other accolades. Boston born, she began her career as an illustrator and fine artist in her ancestral home of New Zealand and found quick success. Her work has been a selected finalist for New Zealand's ADAM Portrait Award, The International A.R.C. Salon, and toured nationally with The New Zealand Portrait Gallery. Carolin graduated with a B.F.A. in Painting on a full time scholarship award from The Savannah College of Art & Design, and further studied drawing and painting in Florence, Italy, in addition to various workshops worldwide.

As an author, Carolin has published two books on her Islands of Niljora, both held in The New Zealand National Library's permanent heritage collections, as well as The Otago University permanent collections. 

 

Carolin currently resides in Germany working from her private studio and is an instructor in The Academy of Fine Art Germany painting program. Her works can be found in private collections in New Zealand, Europe, and The United States. 

Awards & Honours

2022  16th International A.R.C. Salon Semi-Finalist (Fully From Life, Portrait & Imaginative Realism Categories)

2021  Awarded Work-Study Scholarship, The Florence Academy of Art

2019  14th International A.R.C. Salon Finalist (Figurative Category)

2019  Finalist, Parkin Drawing Prize, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts

2018  Finalist, Parkin Drawing Prize, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts

2016  Finalist, ADAM Portrait Award, The New Zealand Portrait Gallery

2014  Finalist, ADAM Portrait Award, The New Zealand Portrait Gallery

2014  Selected for The ADAM Portrait Award National Tour, New Zealand Portrait Gallery

2010  Selected for The Savannah College of Art & Design Painting Residency, Lacoste, France

2010  Awarded Honours 'cum laude', Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Savannah College of Art & Design

2007 - 2010  Honoured 'The Artistic Award Scholarship', four years of study, Savannah College of Art & Design

2007 - 2010  Awarded in top of the class 'Dean's List', Savannah College of Art & Design, U.S.A.

2002  'Honourable Mention' in sculpture, The Scholastic Art Award, U.S.A.

Select Exhibitions

INSTITUTIONAL

2023  Open Day - The Academy of Fine Art Germany - Bad Homburg

2022  Kulturzentrum Englische Kirche - Academy of Fine Art Germany

2021  Permanent Galleries - The Academy of Fine Art Germany - Bad Homburg

2019-2020  Student Online Exhibition - The Florence Academy of Art - Italy

2019   The Parkin Drawing Prize - The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts

2018   The Parkin Drawing Prize - The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts

2017   The Adam Portraiture Award - The New Zealand Portrait Gallery

2016   N.Z.P.G. National Tour - Hastings City Art Gallery - N.Z. 

2015   N.Z.P.G. National Tour - Millennium Public Art Gallery - N.Z.

2014   N.Z.P.G. National Tour - Percy Thompson Gallery - N.Z.

2014   N.Z.P.G. National Tour - PAH Homestead - N.Z.

2014   The Adam Portraiture Award - The New Zealand Portrait Gallery

SOLO

2016   'Worlds' - Deluxe - Wellington, N.Z.

2014   'Entrance To The Secret Worlds' - Deluxe - Wellington, N.Z.

2013   'The Primordials' - Deluxe - Wellington, N.Z.

GROUP

2017   'Wanderlust' - PRO4 - Berlin

2017   'Vernissage' - PRO4 - Berlin

2015   The New Zealand Art Show - TSB Arena - Wellington, N.Z.

2015   ´Art4Vanuatu´ - Bartley + Company Art - Wellington, N.Z.

2015   'Exhibit One' - 2 Eva Street - Wellington, N.Z.

2013   'Artist Showcase' - Deluxe - Wellington, N.Z.

2013   'Prints Showcase' - Kaan Zamaan Gallery - Kerikeri, N.Z.

2010   'Vernissage' - Rue Tromphime - Provence, France

2010   'Exposition' - Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence, France

Publication & Press

2022  Cover Illustration, Pansy Detwhiler Press - U.S.A.

2021  The Spirit of Shadows by Carolin Leary Prinn - Germany

2020  Raiffeisenbank - Austria

2019  The 14th International A.R.C. Salon Publication, Art Renewal Center - U.S.A.

2017  Dir. Mette Skougaard, Denmark Museum of National History, Artist Talk - N.Z.P.G.

2017  Sankt Marien Kirchengemeide - Germany

2016  Regjo - Germany

2016  Skydeck Music - U.S.A.

2015  The Primordials & Tales from The Islands of Niljora by Carolin L. Prinn - N.Z.

2015  Renegade Peach Productions - Artist Feature - N.Z.

2015  RadioActive FM - Artist Interview - N.Z.

Collections & Clients

PUBLIC:

Pansy Detwhiler Press, U.S.A.

Raiffeisenbank, Austria

The Alexander Turnbull, National Library of New Zealand

Otago University Hocken Library, New Zealand

Otago University Library Main, New Zealand

Sankt Marien Kirchengemeide, Germany

Regjo, Germany

SkyDeck Music, U.S.A.

 

PRIVATE:

New Zealand, Spain, Germany, France, Canada, U.S.A.

Teaching

2022 - Current  Principle Instructor, The Academy of Fine Art Germany, Hessen

Education

2019 - 21  Painting Program, The Florence Academy of Art, Italy

2017  Intensive Workshop, The Florence Academy of Art, Italy

2010  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting (With Honours), The Savannah College of Art & Design, U.S.A.

2008  White Cloud Workshops in Concept Art, Massey University, N.Z.

2008  Courses in Art History & Literature, Victoria University in Wellington, N.Z.

2002 - Onwards  Various Workshops, The Museum School of The MFA Boston & MassArt, Boston, U.S.A.

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