Enise Carr American

Enise Carr (b. New Orleans, LA) has produced contemporary abstract paintings, prints, and sculptures for over two decades, exploring the themes of nature, memory, and history. Within his praxis, Carr uses the act of layering to interpose his personal experiences and challenge the implied contexts placed on abstract artists within the African diaspora. He begins his process by simplifying both the imposed visual characteristics and social contexts to produce a work that exists in conversation with past perception and present understanding, allowing for the formation of new connections. The architectural structure prompts viewers to inspect their prejudices and predispositions as they, similarly to Carr, gradually dissect the layers of visual information. While physically the works exist within established dimensions, his works challenge their own edges as they break the continuous lines existing within  borders. Carr embraces the cumulative quality of his work, embodying an ecosystem of gestures that amass as a representative of his introspective methodology.

Enise Carr (b. New Orleans, LA) began his academic career by receiving his BFA in Painting at the University of Oklahoma. Before completing a program in Architecture at The Catholic University of America in 2012, he enrolled at Maryland Institute College of Art, where he obtained his MFA in Mixed Media. Carr has exhibited throughout the United States, most recently serving as the subject of a solo exhibition, “ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ACCIDENT,” at Gallery 42 in Washington, DC. He was also highlighted in a solo show at Prema Projects Art Space in Oklahoma City, OK, from 2016 to 2020, a collective art space he owned and directed. His works have been featured at Christopher Brodigan Gallery in Groton, MA, Waiting Room Gallery in New Orleans, LA, Galerie Myrtis in Baltimore, MD, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, ME, and is currently in residence at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation Residency in Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland. 

He has led artist talks at institutions including the College Art Association 113th Annual Conference in New York, NY, Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, and the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.Carr has additionally been featured in numerous publications such as OVAC Art Focus Oklahoma, the Baltimore Sun, and The Dundalk Eagle. He currently lives and works in Washington, DC.