Artist Statement
Through a comprehensive study of human emotion and energy, my work conveys the complex interconnected systems of life. Circular shapes combine with unexpected colour and pattern, heavy layering, and collage, attempting to achieve balance akin to self-realization. This push and pull of predictability and chaos lead to a final piece that viewers can interpret according to their own personal state of consciousness.
Carolyn Laidley Arn is a retired interior designer and a senior professional in commercial real estate in Toronto, Canada.
Carolyn built a successful business career but always felt that there was a part of her missing. So she changed that, and immersed herself in all things art. Now an active professional artist, she spends as much time as she can in her backyard studio.
Carolyn is extremely active in the art scene. She is the Chair of Artists’ Network, an elected member in the Ontario Society of Artists and a member of the Society of Canadian Artists (associate) and the Federation of Canadian Artists (active).
About the artist
Gallery Representation
Blue Crow Gallery, 1610 Gerrard St E, Toronto
Crown and Press, 303 Ottawa St N, Hamilton
ADC Gallery, 1013 York St, Cincinnati, Ohio
Art on 62, 253 Durham St S, Madoc
Professional Memberships
Ontario Society of Artists, elected 2023
Federation of Canadian Artists, active
Society of Canadian Artists, associate
Artists’ Network, Chair of the Board 2023-2024
Juried Exhibition List
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (2023)
Summer Break, Solo show, Artwrk.ca
Wall Candy Art Exposition, Ottawa (2023, 2022)
Riverdale ArtWalk, Toronto (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
ArtWalk in the Square , Toronto (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
Cabbagetown Art Festival, Toronto (2023, 2022, 2021)
QueenWest ArtCrawl, Toronto (2022, 2019, 2018)
Stouffville Art in the Park, Stouffville (2023, 2022, 2021)
ArtFest, Kingston (2022)
Art in the Park, Oakville (2023, 2022)
Juried Group Shows:
Great Artists Steal, Art Center Sarasota (2024) Red Dot Miami, ADC Gallery (2023)
Art Comes Alive, ADC Gallery, Cincinnati (2023)
Abstract, Aird Gallery (2023)
Echoes, Women’s Art Association, Toronto (2022)
Blue Crow Gallery, Summer Show (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
Leslie Grove Gallery-various juried shows, (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
