Caroline Grace Laginestra is a painter and abstract artist who explores the natural and abstract ways that items and ideas are formed. She works in acrylics and watercolors on canvas, experiments with paint mixtures, and incorporates collage techniques into her work with materials such as photographic pages, twine, repurposed items, and natural materials. Her process involves shifting and moving paint and media upon the surface, adding layers, texture, and detail as she studies the creation. Caroline’s complex and unique use of natural media in her work expresses to the viewer her feelings on the simplicity and beauty of nature in our increasingly complex world. She considers a piece complete when it portrays a feeling of trust between the artist and the viewer.
Life@Studio
Caroline Laginestra holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Connecticut’s School of Fine Arts.
Caroline’s interest in art began while in high school when she became involved in an Art-based independent study program. She discovered her ability to create art in the abstract using her unique visual interpretation.
She is the principal and founder of Caroline Grace Studios in Southport, Connecticut.
Caroline is a Connecticut native. She has been inspired by the natural beauty of the Connecticut shoreline and the hills and valleys of New England. These natural surroundings and Caroline’s interest in their effect on the human spirit have influenced her use of layering, texture, mixed-media materials and color creation in her art.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
(2023) Uconn Voice and Opera “Speed Dating Tonight!”
(2020) Cornell University’s Fashion Collective Show paintings featured in “Harmony” Collection
(2019) The Kildonan School “Caroline’s Art Exhibition”
Selected Group Exhibitions:
(2023) Pequot Library “23rd Juried Art Show”
(2023) UConn “Senior Projects”
(2022) UConn “Stuff in Space: Advanced Studio Art Projects”