Carolyn Crampton

I paint in a traditional style, creating still life or fantasy worlds inhabited by animals. The animals are witnesses; provoking reflections on our collections of stuff and on our modern world. My pet rabbits sometimes sit for a painting or a drawing. After a thumbnail sketch, I start directly on the canvas with a brush. Once I have a rough drawing, I lay on the color (in oil) or thin color glazes (in acrylic), adjusting the drawing as I go. I try to draw accurately, but I welcome distortions that seep in. Works are created in series.

In October 2016, I started drawing and posting political cartoons on social media as “Laugh_About_It_” as a way to lighten my spirits. The first volume of these was published in October 2019. My rabbit drawings are included in the books “Rabbit Language or ‘Are you going to eat that?’ ” a guide to understanding your pet rabbit, “Ladybird: My Eight Lives”, and “Dumbunny” an Easter Bunny storybook by Mary Ann Wolf.

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Phone: 415-810-4546

Email: crampton@cramptonarts.com

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Artist Bio

I grew up in Larchmont, New York. After attending SUNY at New Paltz, I received my B.F.A. in Painting, from the University of Colorado. I moved to San Francisco with my all-girl punk band. I still play music.

I've exhibited at various Bay Area galleries, in local and national juried competitions and my work is housed in corporate collections. I have taught art, design, and software, both privately, at Expression College, Bay Area Video Coalition, and at San Francisco City College Extension.

I make art in the studio, out at a location, or at home. I'm always hard at work.

Exhibitions

CURRENT EXHIBITS

2021 Paintings at Opera Plaza, San Francisco.

2021 "Goodman 2021" with Anaheeda and Sofia Carmi, Goodman 2 Building, San Francisco.

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2016 "Art of the Toy", Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, juried by Tony Natsoulas.

2016 "Still Life Past Present and Future", Ube Art, Berkeley.

2015 Make it Work, Studio Gallery, San Francisco.

2008 “The State of Painting” Bay Area Painters, ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, juried.

2008 “Landscape at Risk”, Comet Gallery, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, AZ, juried.

2008 AXIS 3rd National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA.

2007 Beyond Fiction, Artwork Gallery, San Francisco, juried.

2005 Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA, juried by Phil Linhares.

2004 Best of the West, 11 E Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, juried.

2004 Fremont Art League Annual, Fremont, CA, juried by William Yokoyama.

2001 Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, juried.

1999 Selections from ArtSpan Open Studio, juried.

1997 Art of Collage and Assemblage, Arts Benicia, juried by Phillip Linhares.

1997 Selections from ArtSpan Open Studio, Academy of Art College Gallery, juried.

1995 California Dreaming, Bayfront Gallery, curated by Phillip Linhares.

1993 “Fixing the Earth,” Badé Museum, Berkeley, juried.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 Earth Island Initiative Conference, University of California, Berkeley, CA, online exhibit

2020 JCO's Affordable Art Show and Sale, JCO's ArtHaus, Los Gatos, CA

2020 Earth Island Initiative Conference, University of California, Berkeley, CA, online exhibit.

2019 "Play Date", FireHouse Art Center/Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA.

2019 Earth Action Initiative Conference, March 23, 2019, University of California, Berkeley, CA.

2019 2019 57th Annual Neighborhood Art Show, San Francisco Public Library Potrero Hill Branch.

2019 "Advanced", Office of Senator Scott Wiener, San Francisco, curated by Joseph Abbati.

2019 "Conversations in Paint", the work of Carmi/Anaheeda/Crampton at Goodman2 Art Center.

Dart for Art, 2019, LymeLight Foundation, San Mateo Event Center.

2018 Spring Allure at Back to the Picture, Valencia Gallery, curated by Martha A. Castrillo.

2016 ArtSpan satellite show at Mission Bowling Club, San Francisco.

1990 "7 After Eve" artist group, Artists Television Access, San Francisco, exhibition and performance.

Awards

2008 Instructor of the Year, and Teacher of the Year, Expression College

2008 Fremont Art League Annual, Fremont, CA, juried by William Yokoyama, honorable mention.

1997 Honorable Mention, Whispers Exhibit, Gallery on the Rim, San Francisco

1994 Honorable Mention, Shipyard Artists at Sally’s, S.F., curated by Renny Pritikin

1993 Honorable Mention, Annual 2D Competition, San Jose Art League

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Lion, Dragon, Snake, Domo, oil, 24x36x2 inches | Carolyn Crampton

Toy Horses, Flag Dress and Bunnies, private collection | Carolyn Crampton