| Artist | Carolin Leary Prinn | Resides | United States |
| Website | carolinprinn.com | Medium | Watercolour Oil Acrylic wash Graphite Ink |
| Print Shop | carolinprinn.com/collect | carolinprinn@gmail.com | |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Facebook | Themes | Symbolism Mysticism Fantasy Folklore Fairy Tales Nature Universal Myth The Human Story |
About the artist
Carolin Leary Prinn weaves ethereal realms from a love of myth, history, the human story and recollections from her world travels. A recipient of scholarships and artistic merits since childhood, she began penning her mythical world, The Islands of Niljora, from a young age which would become the rich narrative and symbolism behind her work. She went on to study painting and concept art at The Savannah College of Art & Design with a four year scholarship award, and classical drawing and painting in Boston and Italy. Alongside exhibiting, Carolin has engaged in projects for books, magazines, albums, illustrated apparel and portraiture.
In her ancestral home of New Zealand, she has been a finalist for several national awards including The Adam Portraiture Award and further chosen for a national tour through The New Zealand Portrait Gallery. In 2015, she published her first illustrated book which was purchased for the permanent heritage collections of New Zealand’s National and Otago University Libraries, later joined by her second book.
Today, she continues to live and travel around the world, creating mythical works and tales which have been selected for publications including The International A.R.C. Salon, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Infected By Art, Fabled Magazine and Hyperlux Magazine. She has exhibited around the world, with collections in The United States, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and India.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Carolin sees her works as artefacts of her mythos, The Islands of Niljora. Part myth, adventure and spiritual journey, The Islands of Niljora has evolved into a symbolic reflection on the universal human story. Her works herald tales of heroes and deity-like observers, passing their quiet gazes over the patterns of the human world. Discovered through her world travels, those she meets and the conversations of life, she explores life’s journeys, philosophies, concepts of hope, destiny and cautionary tales. Her work weaves into a lifelong fascination with nature, the mystical and the mythological
Press
Carolin Leary Prinn’s work has been selected for notable magazines, books, and online sources including The International A.R.C. (Art Renewal Center) Salon Catalogue, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Infected By Art, Fabled Magazine, and Hyperlux Magazine and she has published two books, The Spirit of Shadows and The Primordials.
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| January 2025 | Group exhibition: “Art of Lore” | Poetic Tiger Gallery Boise, ID. USA |
| June 2025 | Group exhibition: “Enchanted Fables” | Curio Art Gallery Portugal (online exhibition) |
| October 2025 | Group exhibition: “Echoes of The Raven” | Poetic Tiger Gallery Boise, ID. USA |
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Education
2019-2021 Painting Program, The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2010 B.F.A. Painting (Honours), The Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, United States
2008 White Cloud Workshops in Concept Art, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016
Worlds, Deluxe, Wellington, New Zealand
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
Enchanted Fables, Curio Art Gallery (online)
Art of Lore, Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID. United States
2024
P.S. 9th Annual Postcard Show, Nucleus House, Portland, OR. United States
Enigmatic World of Owls, Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID. United States
The Portrait Show 12: Myth, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
The 9th Annual Postcard Show: P.S., Gallery Nucleus at Nucleus House, Portland, OR. United States
Enigmatic World of Owls, Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID. United States
2023
The Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
Almenara Art Prize Online Exhibition, Almenara Collection, Córdoba, Spain
2020
FAA Student Online Exhibition, The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2019
The Parkin Drawing Prize, The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2018
The Parkin Drawing Prize, The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2017
The Adam Portraiture Award, The New Zealand Portrait Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
Wanderlust, PRO4 Organisation, Berlin, Germany
Vernissage, PRO4 Organisation, Berlin, Germany
