Carole Morisseau
Scarab Club – Studio 6
217 E. Farnsworth
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 831-1250 Studio
(313) 320-8435 Cell
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Resume
Employment
- Wayne State University – Adjunct Faculty
- Detroit Public Schools
Cass Technical High School – Art Teacher (Retired)
Education
- Cass Technical High School – diploma
- Central State University – Bachelor of Science, major – Art Education
- Wayne State University – Masters Degree Candidate, major – Educational Leadership
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Columbia College of Art at Chicago
- University of Michigan, Dearborn
- College for Creative Studies
Exhibits
- Solo exhibit, Pontiac Creative Arts Center, Pontiac, MI, 2022
- Solo Exhibit, Congressional Black Caucus, Detroit, MI, 2022
- Invitational Exhibit, Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan, Detroit, MI, 2022
- Juried Group Show, National Conference of Artists, 2022
- Invitational Exhibit, “LeRoy Foster a Retrospective”- guest artist, Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Detroit, MI, 2022
- Juried Group Exhibit, Scarab Club, “Gilda Snowden Exhibit”, 2021
- Juried Group Exhibit, Scarab Club, “Souls of Black Folk”, 2021
- City of Detroit, Juried Group Show (virtual), 2021
- Juried Group Show, Detroit Artists Market, All Media Show, 2020
- Solo Exhibit, Detroit Athletic Club, 2019
- Juried Group Show, Detroit Artists Market, All Media Show, Adjudicated by Tylonn Sawyer, 2019
- Juried Group show, Scarab Club, Gold Medal Show, 2019
- Juried Exhibit, “Illuminations”, Artists of Color, Mackenzie Cultural Center, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 2019
- Juried Exhibit, “Brilliance”, National Conference of Artists, Detroit, MI, 2019
- Juried Exhibit, National Conference of Artists, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, 2019
- Juried Show, “Stop It”, International Women’s Exhibit, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville, NC, 2019
- Invitational Exhibit, “PerSIStence”, Collected Detroit Gallery, Detroit, MI, 2019
- Juried Exhibit, Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, Black Box Gallery, Dearborn, MI, 2019
- Juried Exhibit, “Our Town”, Community House Gallery, Birmingham, MI, 2019
- Curated Exhibit, “Women of Courage”, Detroit Association of Women’s Clubs, 2018
- Juried Show, “Designing Women”, NCA Gallery, 2018
- Invitational Exhibit, “Collected with Pride”, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, MI, 2018
- Juried Show, “Silver Medal”, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI, 2017
- Juried Group Show, “Sacred Feminine”, 333 Midland Gallery, Detroit, MI, 2017
- “Invitational Exhibit, “Evidence of Things Unseen”, Artists of Color, Mackenzie Hall, Windsor, Ontario, 2017
- Invitational Exhibit, “Now and Then: Artists Contemplate the Summer of 1967”, Detroit Artists Market, 2017
- Invitational Exhibit, “A Gathering of Voices”, Fayetteville State University, Rosenthall Gallery, Fayetteville, NC, 2017
- Invitational Exhibit, “Women”, WCCCD Northwestern Campus, 2017
- Invitational Exhibit, “Brilliance”, National Conference of Artists, 2017
- Solo Show: “Paintings & Drawings”, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI, 2016
- 4 Invitational Exhibits, National Conference of Artists, Detroit, MI, 2013-2015
- 5 Solo Exhibits, Metropolitan Detroit Area, 1998-2011
- 24 Juried Group Shows, Metropolitan Detroit Area, 2007-2012
- Invitational Exhibit, Arianna Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, 2012, 2013
- Invitational Exhibit, Affirmations Gallery, Ferndale, MI, 2011, 2012
- Curator, Arts Extended Gallery, Fall 2012 Portrait Exhibit
- Curator, Michigan State University-Detroit Center, Exhibit “Dignity”, 2011
- Two Women Show, “Perceptions”, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, MI, 2011-2012
- 2 New York, New York, Juried Group shows, 2008, 2009
- Atlanta, Georgia – 1 Juried Group Show, 2008
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 1 Juried Group Show, 2007
- Washington D.C. – 1 Juried Group Show, 2007
- Louisville, Kentucky – 1 Juried Show, 2007
Publications and Commissions
- Henry Ford Health, Public Art, 3D interactive installation, “COVID: A Season to Heal”, 2022
- Featured artist, Artists on the Cutting Edge Magazine, Calendar Art, 2022
- HGTV – Commissioned Mural, 2021
- University of Detroit Mercy – 3D interactive Installation, “Healing Wall Panel 5”
- Kresge Eminent Artist Panelist, 2021
- Detroit News, Work featured on cover of Entertainment Section, featured article, 2021
- Detroit Free Press, Featured article, 2021
- CW50 – TV, featured Segment, 2021
- Essay’d, short essays written about Detroit-are artists online and in print, 2018
- National Scholastic Magazine, featured in article: “Best of”, 2017
- Detroit News, featured in article by Michael Hodges, “Artists Tackle Summer of ’67 at Detroit Artists Market”, May 12, 2017
- Detroit Free Press, featured in article by Sarah Rose Sharp, “Another View of History”, April 28, 2017
- YouTube Video, “Articulators” Scarab Club—Carole Morisseau talks about her art, 2016
- Book: “Paintings & Drawings by Carole Morisseau”, 2016 (available at Amazon.com)
- The Polish Weekly, featured article, “Paintings and Drawings of Carole Morisseau”
- Comcast Television, “Detroit: Preserving a Legacy”, Interview/Featured Artist for the Month of February, broadcasted in 2012 and 2013
- Scarab Club Art Annual – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- B.L.A.C. Magazine, featured article “Our Best Artists Lead the Way” – issue, July 2011
- Commissioned Book Cover Art; “The Sanctuary” a novel by Ann Eskridge, 2008
- Learning Magazine, authored article: “Teaching Art for the Classroom Teacher”, 1993
- Afro American Artist, National Catalogue, 1973
Awards
- Arab American Artists, “Outstanding African American Artist”, 2022
- Detroit Artists Market, All Media Show, Adjudicated by Dr. Hubert Massey, Awarded “Best in Show”, 2020
- Fulbright Hays Fellowship GPA, Study in Brazil, July 2018
- Kresge Foundation “Art in the Office”, artwork loan, 2018-2020
- Scarab Club – Gold Medal Exhibition, 3rd. Prize, 2015
- National Conference of Artists, Michigan, Vision and Excellence in Arts Award, 2014
- Scarab Club Gold Medal Exhibit, “Honorable Mention”, 2012
- Board of Directors – Scarab Club
- DPS Art Teacher of the Year, 2010
- Scarab Club – Gold Medal Exhibition, 2nd. Prize, 2009
- National Competition, Scholastic Publications – Moonbeam Award, Bronze Medal, 2009
- Detroit Art Teachers Award – 2nd. Prize
Presentations
- Presenter at the 60th Annual Convention of the National Conference of Artists, New Orleans, LA, 2019
- University of Detroit/Mercy, Presentation, Detroit, MI, 2019
- 5 Presentations at Detroit Pblic Schools Community District, 2019
- Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club, 2018-2019
Professional Affiliations
- Detroit Artists Market, Board of Directors, 2020
- Hannon Foundation, Board of Directors
- Scarab Club Detroit – Board of Directors
- Detroit Art Teachers Association
- Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors
- National Conference of Artists, Michigan Chapter
- Scarab Club, Detroit