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Born in 1933 in Alexandria, IN, United States


1983-84, Glassell School of Art

1947, Herron School of Art



"The very act of painting gives me great pleasure, and my work helps me to acknowledge the gift of receiving. Hopefully it comes full circle in threefold--giving, receiving, and returning. Intuition leads the way through the creative process, with echoes of visual memories drawn from imagination and emotions. I like to show movement with an image of a scarf in the breeze, a bird in flight, a leaf in the wind, a bow caressing a violin, a swish of a horse's mane-which to me is symbolic of time.

During the process of painting, my aim is not to make a statement. My art has to do with my feelings and finding a balance with the materials I work with. It may be quite awhile, months or more before I understand the meaning of a painting. The last thing I do, after signing it, is give it a title."

Carole Orr, March 2000

  • Selected Solo Exhibitions
    • 1993: Horizon Galleries, Houston, Texas

    • 1992: Houston Community College, Houston, TX

    • 1984: Battle Horn Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

    • 1981: Lantern Lane Gallery, Houston, TX

    • 1980: Houshangs Gallery, Dallas, TX

    • 1978:
        Le Gallerie du Mall, Houston, TX

        Triumvirate Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

    • 1974: Main Street Houston, Houston, TX

    • 1971: Gallery 12, Houston, TX

    • 1968:
        A & L Gallery, Pasadena, TX

        Gallerie La Rue, Austin, TX

    • 1967: Nobler Gallery, Houston, TX


  • Selected Group Exhibitions
    • 1993: Windsors Gallery, Dania, FL

    • 1990-93: Horizons Galleries, Houston, TX

    • 1990: Double Tree Hotel, Houston, TX

    • 1988: Pasadena Art Invitational, Pasadena, TX

    • 1985-88: New Trends Gallery Inc., Santa Fe, NM

    • 1983: Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX

    • 1978-81: Delta Gamma Foundation, Houston, TX

    • 1975-81: Lantern Lane Gallery, Houston, TX

    • 1971-72: Gamma Phi Gallery, Houston, TX

    • 1968-70: Beaux Arts, Houston, TX

    • 1968:
        Assistance Guild of Houston, Houston, TX

        American General Building, Houston, TX

    • 1964: Motorola Invitational, Houston, TX


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