Introduction to Carole Bolger. 1:09 min. Interview: Raymond Elman. Post-Production: Lee Skye. Music: Carmen Cicero. Recorded via ZOOM 07/17/2025. Miami.
CAROLE BOLGER is an artist whose work combines drawing, sculpture, video, and digital imagery to explore emotional landscapes and the architecture of memory.
Bolger was awarded fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the Vermont Studio Center, Millay Colony, Yaddo, and MacDowell.
After a career as a creative director for major brands such as the GAP, Old Navy and Hanesbrands, she returned to full-time studio practice and is currently developing The Cabinet of Curiosities, an evolving archive of imagination and experience.
The videos below were recorded via Zoom, are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 1:43 min.
Where did you grow up, and what was your first awareness of art of any discipline?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:46 min.
When I was a child, I used to copy a cheap reproduction of Renoir’s “A Girl with a Watering Can” that hung in our basement — over and over. Last year I realized that it may be more beneficial to copy a reproduction by a master, than copy an original by a mediocre artist.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 2:21 min.
When did you start to realize that you had talent for visual art?
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 2:40 min.
Where did you go to college, and what was your transition to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass.?
SERENDIPITY: 1:37 min.
I have never heard of someone having 19 siblings.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 1:22 min.
Why did you leave Provincetown?
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 2:34 min.
When did you get sober, and how did you become a disciplined marathon runner?
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 4:53 min.
Tell us about some of your experiences as a graphic artist and senior executive at companies like GAP, Old Navy, and Hanes.
OPEN TO CHANGE, FLEXIBILITY: 1:40 min.
In New York, you married world-class French horn player Stewart Rose. Did that expose you to a whole new world?
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 2:40 min
Tell us about the evolution of your art skills and vision.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 4:50 min
On your website, your artwork is organized by category. Can you please explain the various categories?
CRITICAL THINKING: 1:31 min.
Tell us about some of your experiences with Artificial Intelligence.
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 0:49 sec.
How much do you engage with the New York art world?
