Biography
Carol Scavotto is a visual and performing artist based in Rhode Island. Her decades-long artistic practice has included sculpture, painting, needlework, fine jewelry design, and performance pieces. Her work is both highly autobiographical and deeply relatable.
Carol earned a BFA in sculpture from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1972 and also completed training in the early 1980’s at the Jewelry Institute of Rhode Island. For several years her artistic energy was funnelled into building various art-related businesses, including founding The Springfield Arts Center in The mid 1970’s in Massachusetts, and Casanna Design in Rhode Island, which featured her own line of Jewelry. Her drive to create space for showing her and others’ work included opening and running an Art Cafe, and establishing an art gallery housed within a high-end furniture store.
The focus of Carol’s career shifted after a diagnosis and successful treatment of cancer in 2009. She became absorbed in creating work that was more introspective and socially relevant. She intensified her artistic practice and increased her presence in art galleries and art shows, establishing a recognizable voice in her work.
Since 2010 Carol’s work has been exhibited yearly in group shows nationally and internationally. As a solo artist she has participated in several art fairs, including The Fountain Art Fair, Clio Art Fair and Superfine Art Fair (all in New YorkCity). She has also exhibited with galleries showing at The Affordable Art Fair (Amsterdam), CICA Museum (Korea), Asia Contemporary Art Fair (HongKong), and Art Busan (Busan, Korea). Carol’s work has been featured in numerous publications and press releases, including Clio Art Fair, Art511, Recap, an Art Uncovered interview, Boston Voyager, Superfine Art Fair 2018, Studio Magazine, Newport Mercury, Artfuse, and the Fall River Herald.
Artist Statement
I am a multi-disciplinary artist addressing sensuality that creates a dialogue with the collector.
The medium chosen for each series must support the narrative. Each series has an individual statement.
Being dyslexic has led me to rely on body language and facial expressions to assess a person. Body language and facial expressions speak a truth word can often mask.
Being attuned to human emotional subtleties led me to search for the backstory of a facade.
My background is in gymnastics, figure skating, and ballet. These art forms have given me an insatiable appreciation for the beauty of the human form.
All life forms exude a suggested or overt undercurrent of sensuality and eroticism. Responding to body language and reading faces is a sensual and visceral interaction.
I have always loved dolls. Doll-like representation of characters has been consistent throughout my work. The doll-like imagery has allowed me to address personal and social issues with non-threatening imagery.
