NEWS
Announcing Flying Solo Exhibition at Nashville International Airport
Fall 2023
Boutwell’s Exhibit Voices: Narratives in Stone was selected for the BNA Arts at the Airport - Flying Solo 2023. The official show dates will run July 3 - October 22, 2023.
The installation features several life-size and smaller portrait busts made of classical fired stoneware. If you are traveling through Concourse A be sure to check it out!
Announcing She Speaks - the World Listens Exhibit
September 2022
The Nashville Symphony will host a curated sculpture exhibit in honor of Trailblazing Women at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
She Speaks - the World Listens is the latest project from Nashville-based sculptor Carolyn Boutwell, designed to honor the stories of contemporary women who – through their strengths and successes – pay homage to those who fought for and earned their right to speak on a national stage.
The exhibit features five life-size portrait busts made of classical fired stoneware. Be sure to check it out before or after the concert!
Carolyn Boutwell named Artist of the Week
Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville:
“Carolyn Boutwell is a Nashville-based figurative sculptor, focusing on three diverse styles: neoclassical, caricature, and human form as abstract figurine. She works primarily in water-based and polymer clays. In her work, Carolyn leverages a classical style to convey themes and passions of modern times, while emphasizing and drawing the viewer to these concepts with intense focus on expression and anatomical detail.
Included in her body of work are portraits of Nashville notables, displayed at the Nashville International Airport. In sculpting their likenesses, Carolyn constructed an emotional snapshot of each individual, recreating a bit of their story with an underlying sentiment. As with this and her other pieces, by making a statement from what she sees, Carolyn wants the observer to feel deeply, even allowing themselves to be emotionally vulnerable, and to ponder the encouraging message in her art.”