DENNIS CARRIE

MEDIUM

Painting

ARTIST STATEMENT

“Whether I am painting a portrait, still life, or landscape, my intention is to convey my reverence for the subject.”

ARTIST BIO

After a career of teaching mathematics in high school and college, Mr. Carrie returned to graduate school and earned an MFA degree in Figurative Painting from the Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, California, in 2010. His previous training in science led him to emphasize precision and accuracy in his new career as a realist artist.

Portraits, both of contemporary individuals and historical figures, are the primary focus of Mr. Carrie’s work. Still life and landscape are also subjects of interest, where a narrative between people and things is explored.

Mr. Carrie’s work has been shown in numerous juried shows in southern California and across the nation. The Oceanside Museum of Art awarded Mr. Carrie First Prize for his painting The Red Shirt in their 2023/24 Artist Alliance Biennial. He was accepted on four occasions in the University of North Carolina, Asheville, Drawing Discourse, an annual international exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, winning the Juror’s award in 2017, and First Prize and Purchase award for the University’s Permanent Collection in 2020. His paintings have been accepted in the annual Irvine Fine Arts Center All Media Show, Irvine, California, on six occasions, winning Honorable Mention in 2011 and First Place in 2013. The John Wayne Airport, Orange County, California, has featured his work in solo shows in 2015, 2019, and 2020. He has had the honor of exhibiting in the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, California, for six years.