Art is Personal

Carol Santos is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Brazil and currently based in Atlanta. Her artistic practice is deeply rooted in her family's heritage and personal experiences. Santos' diverse artistic repertoire spans acrylics, oils, and natural pigments on canvas, as well as sculptures, textiles, conceptual, and performance art. Her work serves as a dialogue between the past, present, and future, inviting viewers to reflect on their own experiences within a multicultural contemporary society. By preserving oral and visual histories, Santos breathes new life into recycled materials and collaborative memories.

Carol fosters an inclusive creative environment where her children and friends are encouraged to participate, transforming her artistic narrative into a shared community experience. Her artwork is featured in private collections across the United States, Brazil, and Europe. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and has worked with various art institutions in promoting culture.

Carol holds an MFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design as well as a Master's and a Bachelor's in Marketing and Communication. Santos is a researcher, an educator, a volunteer, and an avid traveler. Residing in Sandy Springs with her husband and three children, she enjoys a house full of people and working in her kitchen and garden.

RESUME

Solo Shows

  • a-linha-vos, Casa de Vidro, City of Campinas Arts and Culture, Brazil | June-Juy, 2024

  • Common Thread, Gallery 1740, MFA Exhibition | May-August, 2023

  • me.mo’ra;re. Lilburn Activity Building Gallery | May-June, 2022

  • Moments in Color, Dean's Hall Gallery at Georgia State University | 2018

Group Shows

  • King Gallery, ART Sandy Springs | 2024

  • REK Gallery. "Beginnings" | 2023

  • Atlanta Artist Center "Abstraction or Reality" | July-August, 2022

  • Atlanta Artist Center "Inspired" | July-August, 2022

  • Rek Gallery | July-August, 2022

  • SCAD "Spring Forward" | May, 2022

  • "Art and Healing in the Time of a Pandemic", curated by Deanna Sirlin Studios and Fulton County Arts & Culture | 2021

  • Johns Creek Art Center, "Fall Student and Member Showcase" | 2021

  • "MEND", Georgia Asian American Pacific Islands | 2021

  • "Spotlight on Art", Trinity School, Atlanta | 2018 - 2019 - 2020

  • Raksha Virtual Art Show | 2020

  • SCAD Small Works | 2019

  • Alpharetta Art Market | 2019

  • Sights and Insights, Chastain Gallery Atlanta, juried by Yu-Kai Lin | 2018

  • Activating the Apparatus, Strange Matters Gallery | 2018

  • MA! Architecture Tours 2018 Home of Atlanta | 2018

  • SCAD Open Studio | 2018/2019/2020/2021

Awards | Grants | Publication

  • Aviário Residency, Portugal | Spring 2024

  • Chateau Orquevaux, Art Residency | 2024 Chateau Orquevaux, The Denis Diderot Grant | 2023

  • Hambidge Art Center, Residency | Feb-Mar/2023

  • Atlanta Artist Center "Abstraction or Reality" | July-August, 2022, Juried by Tom Francis (2nd place)

  • SCAD Achievement Graduate Scholarship | 2018-2023

  • SCAD Academic Honors Graduate Scholarship | 2018-2023

  • Shortlisted for SCAD Lacoste Garden Sculptures | 2021

In the Media

  • Correio Popular, Campinas/SP, Brazil | June, 2024

Professional Services

  • Kennesaw State University, Professor of Painting | August 2024

  • Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Guest Speaker | June 2024

  • Kennesaw State University, Guest Speaker, School of Visual Arts | 2024

  • Art Walk / ARTSS, Juror Panelist for city sculpture acquisition | 2024

  • ART Sandy Springs, City Gallery, Art Consultant | 2024

  • ART Sandy Springs, King Gallery, Art Consultant / Co-Curator | 2023 - Present

  • Abernathy Art Center, Educator | 2023 - Present

  • MOCA GA, Auction Manager | 2023

  • Hambidge Center for the Arts, Residency Juror | Winter 2024 Cycle

  • MOCA GA, Collections Intern | 2023

  • Chastain Arts Center, Educator | 2023

  • Atlanta Artist Center, Intern and Volunteer | 2021-2022

  • Springmont First Montessori School of Atlanta, Volunteer, Fundraiser Chair | 2010-2024

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA - MFA in Painting | 2023

West Virginia University - Masters in Integrated Communication and Marketing, Morgantown, WV | 2010

Southern New Hampshire University - BA in Communications, Manchester, NH | 2002

PUC Campinas - BA in Advertising, Campinas, SP, Brazil | 1996 (incomplete)

Centro de Artes de Campinas - Drawing and Painting, Campinas, SP, Brazil | 1990-1991