Tres Carolinas March 5, 2010

Centro Cultural Aztlan presents:
“Tres Carolinas”, Carolinas x 3

What do 3 different women with 3 different visions and three different voices all have in common? NOTHING, except for GREAT ART and the same FIRST AND LAST NAME.
An exclusive event - the first-ever collaboration of: Carolina G. Flores, Carolyn Dee Flores and Carolyn A. Flores.

Free Opening Reception:
Friday March 5, 2010
6pm - 9pm

This exhibit is part of Contemporary Art Month (CAM),
National Women's Month, and the City-Wide Luminaria Art Event

Pictured from left to right:
Carolyn Dee Flores (Contemporary Artist/Writer/Illustrator)
Carolyn A. Flores (Contemporary Artist from New Mexico)
and Carolina G. Flores (Studio @ Blue Star Contemporary Art Center),

The "Carolina x 3" Artshow and Exhibit at Centro Cultural Aztlan features 3 female contemporary artists/painters - all named Carolina (or Carolyn) Flores and all known for their work in contemporary and abstract art.
 
Carolina G. Flores is a painter known for her "Highway, Landscape and Figurative" work of family and significant people in her life. She maintains her studio in the Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. Carolina has exhibited her work throughout the Southwestern US. and in several permanent collections  - including the residences of the US. ambassador to Belize and Nicaragua through The Art in Embassies Program.
Her work in silk is documented in the Latino Design Archive of the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum in New York as part of the Smithsonian Institution.
 
Carolyn Dee Flores is a contemporary artist and oil painter who specializes in large scale projects and murals. She is also known for her dramatic use of color, particularly in abstract expressionist paintings. Her painting "Search" was featured in KLRN's Studio 9 collection in 2003. Carolyn began her career as a musician in the rock group "Innocent Bystander" and also as a songwriter - placing 4th on CMJ's Certain Damage CD for July 2000 under the name of "DJ Supernatural Powers", and writing songs for film and T.V.  Carolyn is currently working on a children's book, and a book documenting her "Et Tu" aesthetic.
 
Carolyn A. Flores is a contemporary artist from New Mexico whose art is
based on the  Hispanic culture. Her art is often inspired by traditional subject matter - however,  with a twist -   unique style, perspective,  and an amazing use of color. Carolyn's art represents the faith, culture, and vibrancy of the people of New Mexico. She is most noted for her  "mujeres" series and her "gorditas" series - and other poignant portraits of women. Carolyn shows often at The Contemporary Hispanic Market in Santa Fe, and at the acclaimed Dia De Los Muertos Artshow in Mesilla, New Mexico. She is also consistently exhibited at the Tome Gallery in Los Lunas, New Mexico.