"Site narratives reveal hidden histories sometimes in need of healing and balancing. Plants, Textiles and Natural Dyes are significant in global entanglement and are important mediums for creative exploration, reflection and discussion."
ABOUT THE ARTIST
BACKGROUND - Carol is a Dominican artist whose work explores connection to landscape, botanical heritage and the entangled history between Dominica, Africa and Britain.
INSPIRATION - Themes of Rootedness, Historical and Cultural Entanglement and Nature and Ruins, inform her research and practice. Natural form, colour and texture influence her multidisciplinary art practice which includes natural dyes and textiles, painting, sculpture, site specific art installation, carnival costume and creative writing. Some of the plants and dyes used in her work highlight Colonial histories of trade and exploration between Britain and the Caribbean which speak to society today.
Carol has a diverse portfolio career which began as an Interior, Exhibition and Spatial Designer. She designed promotional stands and backdrops for countries represented at travel and tourism shows such as World Travel Market Olympia and Earl’s Court, London.
SOCIALLY ENGAGED WORK - Carol enjoys working with people and maintains a strong belief in the therapeutic benefits of the arts on mental well being and as a means of exploring and understanding self, others and the world around us. She spent many years working as an art tutor within the Mental Health sector in the UK with organisations such as Leeds Mind and Positive Care.
Carol's socially engaged practice, encourages people to connect to nature and the botanical history of the places in which they live. She provides art tuition, demonstrations and creative workshops in schools, community groups, museums, galleries. Much of her work has a focus on relaxation and mental well being,
QUALIFICATIONS
MA Creative Practice - Leeds College of Art - Distinction
HND Spatial Design - Batley and Dewsbury Technical and Art College
ONC - Interior and Exhibition Design - Bradford Art College
City and Guilds Adult Education Teaching Certificate - Bradford College
NCFE Bronze Casting
AWARDS and RESEARCH FUNDING
2015 Textile Society Student Bursary Award
2015 Catherine Mackichan Trust
EXHIBITIONS / RESIDENCIES / PROJECTS AND WEB LINKS
2024 Echoes of Resilience, Group Exhibition, Waitukubuli Artist Association, Prevo Cinemall, Roseau Dominica.
2024 Fragments and Rust, 2 person Exhibition, Old Oven Gallery, Fort Young Hotel, Roseau, Dominica.
2024 Fragments and Rust, 2 person Exhibition, Bwa Benn Gallery, Secret Bay, Dominica.
2024 Down to Earth, Group Exhibition, Trapezium Art Gallery, Bradford,
2023 Domfesta ‘23 Art Exhibition, Old Mill Cultural Center, Canefield, Dominica
2023 Inaugural Installation at Vetivert Contemporary Fine Art Gallery. at Lacou Restaurant & Private Dining Room, Melrose House, Roseau, Dominica.
2023 Art Exhibition - Group Show - 'Rich in Our Soul' 12th December 2023 - Vetivert Contemporary - Art Gallery, Lacou Restaurant, Melrose House, Hodges Lane, Roseau, Dominica, vetivertinc.com
2023 Wysing Arts Centre, UK - Artists in Conversation Carol Sorhaindo and Bella Milroy in conversation
Part One: Presentations Carol Sorhaindo and Bella Miroy Part Two: Q & A
https://www.wysingbroadcasts.art/discover/the-new-block-commission-carol-sorhaindo-and-bella-milroy-in-conversation?fbclid=IwAR3xVqPXhYGN7m0lDXIo2SSoHlhs6FI3z4agNpes64VdrL_0qAOdvck-7w8
2023 'Golden Crown' Wysing Arts Centre, New Block Commission, UK
http://www.carolsorhaindoartist.com/blog
2023 Artist Interview Video - Transportation Transformation 10th year Anniversary
https://transportation-transformation.co.uk/carol-sorhaindo-celebrating-10th-anniversary-of-transportation-transformation-migration-teleportation-and-railways/?fbclid=IwAR2-Bi_Jm_-9DUM0Wos3vfsZd6KfH3F6en5su1LcxgVmby7GNNRPxCcU5iw
Youtube https://transportation-transformation.co.uk/carol-sorhaindo-celebrating-10th-anniversary-of-transportation-transformation-migration-teleportation-and-railways/
2022 The Nature of Ruins / Carol Sorhaindo / Creative Repair Dominica
https://survivingstorms.com
2022 Artist Interview Carol Sorhaindo in conversation with Dr. Carol Marie Webster
https://vimeo.com/706706827
2022 The World Reimagined Art Residency UK - Globe Commission
Expanding Soul - Economic Biosphere
http://www.theworldreimagined.org
2021 Cover Design and Visual Essay - Small Axe Journal: Issue 65 2021
http://smallaxe.net/sx/issues/65
https://repeatingislands.com/2021/09/20/new-issue-small-axe-65/
2020 FRESH MILK Catapult Stay at Home Artist Residency BLOGS 1 -4
https://freshmilkbarbados.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/catapult-shar_issue-2_vol-1_web_v2.pdf
https://freshmilkbarbados.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/catapult-shar_issue-2_vol-2_web_v3.pdf
https://freshmilkbarbados.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/catapult-shar_issue-2_vol-3_web.pdf
https://freshmilkbarbados.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/catapult-shar_issue-2_vol-4_web_v2.pdf
2020 A Garden Through Time UK
STOP 10 Botanical Narrative
https://www.365leedsstories.org/maps/map-19/
2019 Deep Rooted Artist Interview - Documented and Edited By Kimani Casimir Dominica
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kFm6ZS0VvoQXEGyxYzZ3GmT6u708rX0Y/view
2019 Creole Festival Academic Presentation, UWI Open Campus Dominica - Creolization of Plants and Lands
https://www.live.comeseetv.com/index.php/video/1564/dominica-creole-conference-2019-day-1-august-15-2019/
2019 Deep Rooted Art Exhibition - Old Mill Cultural Centre, Dominica
https://emonewsdm.com/2019/05/22/deep-rooted-art-exhibition/
2019 Deep Rooted youtube - DOMFESTA -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Q6it3lFrI&feature=share
2019 HEALING THE ROOTED WAY – Herbal plants in Dominica
Dominica Traveller, Revival Edition Edited by Paul Crask
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document
2017 Poetry - Interviewing the Caribbean
http://idakedagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IC-2017-pt-2.pdf pg 87 - 88
2017 Creole Festival presentation - Bedfordshire University UK
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158023439904778&id=624334777&_rdr#
2016 Pillar of Strength, Leeds Inspired
http://www.leedsinspired.co.uk/events/carol-sorhaindo-pillar-strength
2015 INDELIBL interview with Carol Sorhaindo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCF_CRIkCxs
2015 Leeds Art University Artist Studio Interview
https://www.leeds-art.ac.uk/alumni/our-graduates/a-z/carol-sorhaindo/
2015 Hepworth Residency - Mapping excersizes - Gothic Connections
http://www.gothic.stir.ac.uk/uncategorized/gothic-at-the-gott-3-dark-corridors/
2014 'Lead, Threads and Petals - Wentworth Project http://www.pavilion.org.uk/events/2014/wentworth/
http://heritagecornerleeds.wixsite.com/heritage-corner/single-post/2014/09/30/THE-WENTWORTH-BLACKAMOOR
2014 Pavilion - Follies of Youth
http://thefolliesofyouth.co.uk/?follies=carol-sorhaindo-2
2013 Transportation Transformation Project
https://transportation-transformation.co.uk/information/notes-from-carol-sorhaindo/
2013 Transportation Transformation: Migration Teleportation and Railways AHRC Collaboration
https://transportation-transformation.co.uk/information/the-set-concept-to-realization/
Illustration in New Arcadian Journal
https://books.google.dm/books?id=mmMlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=carol+sorhaindo&source=bl&ots=-f0o29QZyY&sig=ACfU3U0cF4pbvCwl5JXCCM8mpfgPtg0soA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiz7uCn6fTiAhWqxVkKHb6GAVY4ChDoATAIegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=carol%20sorhaindo&f=false What did Capability Brown do for Ecology? The legacy for biodiversity ... By Christine Handley (eds), Ian D. Rotheram pg 83 - 84
Poetry Illustration Moko - http://mokomagazine.org/wordpress/poems-by-celia-sorhaindo/