Statement

My current work captures the complex poetry of two rich and vastly diverging cultural experiences. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York City, has allowed me to weave together elements from each experience that has shaped my unique view. Nature and its inherent variety of patterns creeps its way into each of the works. My use of mixed media represents the complexity of my personal experiences and desire to make sense of my existence. My choice to combine abstract, organic forms, representational imagery, and pattern designs demonstrates my search for harmony, balance, and rhythm, which are essential to my work.

Biography

Carmen is an American artist who recently moved from Hoboken, New Jersey in the United States with her family to Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Her interest in art began at an early age. Carmen studied art at the High School of Music and Art and Textile Surface Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, both in New York. She received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree as well as a certification in Art Education at New Jersey City University in New Jersey. As well as creating her own art, and exhibiting in the New York and New Jersey area, Carmen has taught art in Jersey City, Bayonne and Hoboken to children ages 3 to 18. While in England she has also exhibited in Swindon and Bradford on Avon.