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Carole Pawloski was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received a BA in Art from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, a MA in Printmaking from California State University Fullerton, and a MA in Art History with a specialization in African and Modern art from Michigan State University. She began teaching at EMU in 1989.

Recent publications, exhibitions and/or presentations:

• 2008 “African Alliteration” lithograph, Cascade Print Exchange IV, Oregon State University, Corvalis, OR
  
  
• 2007 “Liberian Liberty” screenprint, Serigraph, Pulp, Press and Print for Democracy Exhibition and print exchange. Longwood University, Farmville, VA.
  
• 2007 "The African Diaspora in America." Concordia University, Ann Arbor
  
  
• 2006 "Copyright Law, Image Policies & Guidelines for VR Collections" Ohio State University, Columbus
  
  
• 2005 “Animism in Art: a Spirit Within.”  EMU Parsons, Lake Ann MI  

Artist Statement:

Raffia velvet textile designs from the Kuba culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remain my focus. Staying with the rich earth organic colors of gold, sepia, rust and black, I like to create spatial depth with a range of values. As I combine and interlock several patterns within the same work, some of the shapes are repetitive and others are more varied meandering from tightly defined areas to looser open spaces.

Recently I have added a few characters from African scripts. I have had a fascination with pictograms and letters from African alphabets for many years, using them as the central theme of my Masters exhibition. Now I have come full circle and may try to reincorporate them again, combining them with the interesting geometric designs of the Kuba cloth.

The Kuba people have created over 200 designs, so the source of inspiration could be limitless for me in the future. The basic colors, interlocking connectedness, and geometric shapes make me feel an affinity with the Kuba culture and their aesthetics.

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