Carmella Jarvi
Charlotte. NC
980.253.9170
SPECIAL SKILLS: Painting & teaching: specializing in painting water, figure study & the business of art
ARTISTIC HONORS: Recipient, Arts & Science Council Packard Place Gallery Curator Grant, 2011
Affiliate Artist, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC, Summer 2010
Recipient, NC Arts Council (NCAC) Vermont Studio Center Residency Grant, 2008
Recipient, Arts & Science Council Regional Artist Project Grant, 2007
Recipient, Arts & Science Council 2000-2001 Regional Artist Project Grant
SELECTED EXHIBITS: Six Women, Six Perspectives, RedSky Gallery, Charlotte, NC, July 2011
Halpert Biennial ‘11, Turchin Center for Visual Arts, Boone, NC, Steven Matijcio, juror, 2011
Group show, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC, Lin Barnhardt, curator, 2009, 2011
Group show, Green Rice Gallery, Charlotte, NC, Susan Brenner, juror, February 2011
Group show, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC, Ce Scott, curator, Summer 2010
Solo show, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC, June-August 2010
Group show, Arts Council of York Co., Rock Hill, SC, Frank McCauley, juror, 2009
Solo show, Gallery Pantone 278, Charlotte, NC, June 2009
Meritorious Entry, The Richeson75,Jack Richeson & Co., Kimberly, WI, 2008, 2009, 2010
Piedmont Pastel Society's Member Exhibition, Charlotte, NC, Maggie Price, juror, 2008
Group show, b. brown gallery, Matthews, NC, 2007, 2008
First Place, Cabarrus Arts Council group show, Concord, NC, 2008
Group show, Queen’s Gallery & Art Center, Charlotte, NC, 2007 (Jarvi curated & hung)
Group show, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC, Frank Selby, juror, 2006
Group show, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC, Mark Sloan, juror, 2006
Group show, Gallery 5, Rock Hill, SC, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Solo show, Gaston College, Dallas, NC, 2005
Group show, Marie-Terrel Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2003, 2004
RELATED ACTIVITIES: Arts Journalist, KnightArts.org Charlotte blog, April 2011-present
Arts Journalist, Charlotte Viewpoint, August 2011-present
Session leader, Arts & Science Council’s Professional Artist Workshop, May 2011
Participated in Mint Museum Uptown Grand Opening, Charlotte, NC, October 2010
Session leader, Arts & Science Council’s Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute, Fall 2009 & 2010
Attended, Arts & Science Council’s Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute, January 2009
Painting resident, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, July 2006
Attended, NCAC/Creative Capital’s Strategic Planning Workshop, 2004, 2005 & April 2007
On-site coordinator, NCAC/Creative Capital’s Strategic Planning Workshop, April 2006
PUBLICATIONS: Figurative section, American Art Collector Magazine, December 2010
Beautiful Dreamers, Today’s Charlotte Woman, September 2010
7 Artists Shaping our Community, University City Magazine, September 2009
Business and the Arts Articles, The Mecklenburg Times, May 19 & June 16, 2009
Studio Visit Magazine, Juror: Michael Klein, Former Dir. of the Microsoft Collection, April 2009
Immersed in Art, Realtor Reflections Magazine, May 2007
TEACHING: Pastel classes & workshops, Queens University’s Center for Lifelong Learning, 2008, 2011 Pastel workshop for middle school art teachers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2010
Painting Water with Pastels Instructional DVD, Artist Palette Productions, 2009
Improving your chance with juried shows workshop, Creative Art Exchange, 2009
Business & pastel workshops for visual artists, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, 2007, 2008, 2009
Business seminar for artists, Arts Council of Rock Hill & York Co., 2007
EDUCATION: BCA, Visual Arts and BA, Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, UNC-Charlotte, 1992