About Carrie
Carrie Smith Libman is an artist from Pittsburgh, PA where she lives with her husband and three young children. She received her BFA in Sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis and her MFA in Sculpture from the University of Florida where she also taught Sculpture and Drawing. Since becoming a mother, her work has become a direct and indirect collaboration with her children. Blending fine art materials with craft supplies, she works in short, colorful bursts of time from her basement studio, an imperfect patchwork of moments and memories.
Her work is included in private collections across North America. She is an active member of Pittsburgh’s art community through Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, and Flock Artists Collective. As a compliment to her studio practice, Carrie works in healthcare strategy. She finds endless inspiration in the intersections and overlaps of her creative practice, corporate America, and motherhood.
About the work
Since becoming a mother, my work has become a direct and indirect collaboration with my children and a love letter to the wonder of childhood. I document their joyful curiosities alongside my own hopes and fears for their future through a visual vocabulary of collaged gardens, colorful flower fields, and domestic patterns and textures. Each piece is a vibrant balance of chaos and control, a secret garden of memories, and a late summer afternoon spent in the meadow.
What a joy it is to watch our children grow. What a privilege it is to bear witness to such imagination and innocence. My work is a place, a portal, and a mother’s hope.
What kind of world are we leaving them?
What kind of world could we leave them?