Caroline Greb is a fine artist based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Caroline considers herself a traditional painter but loves to play with looseness, texture, and color. She paints primarily in watercolors and acrylics, but canβt help dabbling in collage and block prints. Carolineβs current body of work explores the ideas of the living word and the realness of God's presence and glory in the mundaneβa still life of a segmented orange to provide afternoon nourishment or a walk on sand dunes created by God and worn down by human feet. As a representational artist working mostly from life, her subjects and inspiration come from pure observation of the ordinary world, fueled by a need to slow down and look at things for what they truly are. Each painting, whether a landscape or still life, is an act of wondering and truth-seeking marking moments in time of God's grace. Carolineβs hope is that her art may be a testament to the redemptive beauty found in places of pain, to the mercies of the seemingly mundane, and to present an opportunity to be honest in our wrestling and yearning after Christ and, in that, find faith. And sometimes she just loves letting paint be paint.
Caroline and her husband Ethan, a graphic designer and ministry creative director, reside in Charlotte, NC with their two children. In between the hours painting or changing diapers, you will find Caroline editing for Ekstasis Magazine, gluten-free baking, doing house projects, planning a hiking trip, or reading from her overflowing bookshelves. She paints for local galleries and releases collections here on her website. Their door is always open to old or new friends to join them for drinks and good conversation.
Notable Exhibitions & Awards
Itβs Like, Nude! | Exhibition of figure drawings at the McColl Center, February 2024
Light in the Dark | Advent Exhibition at Sojourn Midtown, December 2023
Fresh Looks 2021 | Exhibition at the School of Art and Design at Eastern Michigan University, January 2021
Becoming Articulate | Exhibition in Hillsdale, Michigan, April 2021
Plein Air Salon Winner | Best Student Work, November 2020
Press
Vita Poetica Summer β24 Feature: Mercies in the Mundane
Risen Motherhood: Cultivating Awe Through the Arts
Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope
Curate Blog: Preventing Creativity Being Killed
Hillsdale College Blog: Beauty in the Mundane
Collegian Feature: Becoming Articulate
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