CARRIE ELLEN CARLISLE

Carrie Ellen Carlisle is an artist born and raised in Utah. She now lives in Kansas with her young family.  She studied art at Utah State University. Carrie graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2012.  After graduating from Utah State University, she became a studio artist. She was commissioned to paint murals in New York City’s Holiday House in October 2018. Carrie returned to New York City in February 2019 to paint murals in the Broad River Investors office located in the  Empire State Building. In 2021 Carrie entered the 12th International Art Competition and was awarded a Purchase Award. Carrie is inspired by her past and her present. Her Danish culture and family traditions will often find their way into her art. She grew up in a family of artists, quilters, and creative thinkers who have influenced her art and her life.

Carrie has an appreciation and love for textiles, especially quilts. She attributes this to her great grandmother and her sister, both skilled quilters. Quilts often show up in her art, symbolizing feelings of unity, connection, warmth, love, and protection.