I’m looking for the unconsidered truths around us. In nature, it’s the hidden depths, the patterns, and colors not available upon a quick cursory glance. A red rose is never just red; instead, every crease of every petal contains unending intricacy.

With people, the unconsidered truths are even more fleeting. A pleasant smile, primp, and polish is armor. The set of someone’s features, the shift of their facial expressions, the lines around their eyes are chinks in that armor, betraying an unspoken story.

Pay attention. Allow yourself to get lost in looking. You’ll never know what you find.

Caryn Coogan Whitney

Education:

Montserrat College of Art | Beverly, MA | Studio Art | 1970-1973 | Concentration in acrylic painting and illustration.

Orange Street Pottery | Wilmington, NC | Ceramics | 2018-2021 | Focus in hand building and glazing.

Group Exhibitions:

Nave Gallery | “Secret Garden” curated by Tori Costa | Somerville, MA | 2018

Orange Street Pottery | “Annual Student Teacher Show” | Wilmington, NC | 2018 - 2022

Citrine Gallery | “Night Visions” | Wilmington, NC | 2021

Landfall Foundation | “Annual Art Show” | Wilmington, NC | 2021 & 2022

Art in the Arboretum | | Wilmington, NC | 2021& 2022

Citrine Gallery | “Small Works” | Wilmington, NC | 2022

Citrine Gallery | “The New Still Life” | Wilmington, NC | 2023

Professional Experience:

Ambisco Inc. | Somerville, MA | Art Director | 1987-2015