Carol Es - b. 1968, Santa Monica, California, began life as an artist at age six, drawing cartoons underneath tables in bowling alleys. A shy recluse, Carol spent most of her time alone while her family relocated more than 15 times before age nine. As a result, she attended school very little and any formal education ended before the 5th grade.

By the age of 14, she left home to fend for herself, spending much of her adolescence in public libraries teaching herself to read. Now a dedicated and prolific self-taught painter, she lives/works in the Los Angeles Harbor area, creating distinctive paintings.

Carol has come to express herself wholly in her art after surviving a traumatic childhood, sexual and religious abuse, rape and physical disabilities. Despite past experiences, her art is still hopeful, carries humor and wit, and is positive in personality.

While her work has been described as "Outsider" and "Folk-Pop," she feels she is making these works as a result of something more natural within herself, rather than fitting into any particular genre. Some of her collage paintings contain found objects or elements she sculpts from clay or papier-mâché. Much of her work includes her own written prose - personal experiences laid bare and forged directly into the pieces, making them not only powerful works, but tangible pieces of personal therapy. Viewers can witness a distinct honesty in her work. Her collectors are loyal and many, as she has sold most of her inventory of over 350 paintings.

EXHIBITIONS

Her Mark Calendar 2002 - Woman Made Gallery
Chicago, IL. Selected for Cover

Folk Fest 2001 Slotin Auctioneers
Atlanta, GA, August 2001

Bush Barn Art Center - Salem Arts Association
Salem, OR. Group Show June 2001

Art Share's Warehouse Gallery
Los Angeles, CA. Featured Artist May 2001

Organic Gallery - Group Artists
Los Angeles, CA. April 2001

La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Juried Group Show
Los Angeles, CA. March 2001

Art Baby Art Art for The New Gen
Featured Artist March 2001

Westside Art Gallery, Group Shows
Los Angeles, CA. 2000-2001

Hamilton Galleries, Group Shows
West Los Angeles, CA. July-December 2000

Art Thought Journal, Written Articles
"A Day in the Life" & "Good Art" by Carol Es 2000

Generation X, "In Our Own Words - a Generation Defining Itself"
Poems

TechTV's Internet Tonight
Featured Segment on esart.com - August 2000

Art Venues Magazine Vol. 1, No. 3
Exclusive Interview "Target Head: Carol Es" Summer 1999

New Alchemy Gallery, Continuous Group Shows
Hollywood, CA. 1998-2000

Smog.net Art, Literature & Curiosities
Featured Artist July 1998-present

Art Share's Warehouse Gallery, Continuous Group Shows
Los Angeles, CA. 1998-1999

Track 16 Gallery, "Forming the Early Days of LA Punk"
Santa Monica, CA. April 1999

Orlando Gallery, Group Shows
Sherman Oaks, CA. Spring, Fall and Winter 1998

Art Collector International Magazine Vol. 2 & 3
Full Color Articles 1998

Art Heresy Anti-Art Zine, January 1997 Issue, Article: "Sick & Tired"

Common Boundaries Gallery, Group Show
New York, NY Fall 1997

Eclectic Gallery NoHo Arts District, CA - Solo Show
June 1997

Brainchild Magazine (Art & Literature) Issue #4 & 5:
B/W images and two-page Spread 1997

LA Municipal Gallery, Group Show
Los Angeles, CA. Spring 1996

Verve, Group Shows
West Hollywood, CA. 1995

Orlando Gallery, Group Shows
Sherman Oaks, CA. 1994

Angel City Gallery, Group Shows
Hollywood, CA. Summer 1994

Gallery 5, Group Show
Santa Monica, CA. Fall 1993

Onyx Gallery, Women's Group Show
Hollywood, CA (Review by Peter Frank, LA Weekly) 1992

Los Angeles Convention Center, Group Show: "Earthquake Art"
Los Angeles, CA. Winter 1991

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