Craig Carlisle
Craig Carlisle, an Oklahoma native, moved to Ohio where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Columbus College of Art & Design in 1988. He has lived and worked in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Columbus, with a studio currently located near Nashville, Tennessee. Carlisle aims to paint emotionally provocative pieces to empower a room while placing emphasis on individuality through personal expression as opposed to personal style. Exhibiting in numerous galleries and museums, Carlisle is highly sought after by art collectors around the world.
AVAILABLE WORK:
The Finale; 13x16, oil, wax on board. $2,900 (Frame: E&H.T. Anthony & Co. negative printing contact frame from c1890.)
Distance; 8x10, Oil on Linen. $1,300
Feeling Silence; 8x10, Oil on Linen. $1,300
Hiding; 8x10, Oil on Linen. $1,300
Wondering; 8x10, Oil on Linen. $1,300
The Bouquet; 20x24, Oil on Linen. $5,200
Painting From Memory; 18x24, Oil on Canvas. $4,900
The Wine Glass; 12x14, Oil on Canvas. $2,600
Masquerade; 60x48, Oil on Linen. $10,200
The Ripetide; 50x60, Oil on Linen. $9,500
Spring; 60x78, Oil on Linen. $11,200
vulnérable; 60x78, Oil on Linen. $11,200
Little Head Looking Right; 16x20, Watercolor on Paper, Framed. $1,900
The Apple Pickers; 24x30, Oil on Canvas. $6,500
Full Moon Rising; 30x40, Oil on Linen. $7,500
Untitled Head I; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper. $1,500
Untitled Head I; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Framed. $1,500
Untitled Head IV; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper. $1,500
Untitled Head IV; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Framed. $1,500
Untitled Head V; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper. $1,500
Untitled Head V; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Framed. $1,500
Untitled Head VI; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Framed. $1,500
Untitled Head VII; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper. $1,500
Untitled Head VI; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper. $1,500
Untitled Head VII; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Framed. $1,500
Untitled Head VIII; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper. $1,500
Untitled Head VIII; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Framed. $1,500
Untitled Head IX; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper. $1,500
Untitled Head IX; 11x17, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Framed. $1,500
Tea with Eva Hesse; 4x6, Oil on Wood, $850
The Rehearsal; 8x10, Oil on Panel. $900
Broken Vase; 11x14, Oil on Canvas. $2,900
Porcelain Vase with Pink Pedestal; 11x14, Oil on Canvas. $2,900
The Dressmaker; 18x24, oil on linen. $4,900
Full Biography
Craig Carlisle was born in Oklahoma and moved to Ohio where he received his BFA at the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1988. He has lived and worked in NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Columbus. Sought after by art collectors around the world, Craig maintains a studio in his home just outside of Nashville, TN with numerous exhibitions in galleries and museums.
Craig’s main influences include the idea of meditation and contemplation as seen within his semi-abstract paintings aimed at articulating indelible images and evoking an emotional response from the viewer. Of Carlisle’s most well-known, a series of painted heads on large canvases deliberately embody such a scale to empower a room. Each head’s expression has been created intentionally to pull from one’s subconscious. In a common simplicity and relatability, the heads display no identity or gender, in an almost child-like style. Carlisle opts to draw focus on the expression of each head, thus eliminating the personal style we create for ourselves with hair or fashion.
“I never use humans as reference for my paintings, instead I create fictitious characters. Through these, I channel the emotions each of us experience in our daily lives,” says Carlisle.
Created in the early to mid 90s, Carlisle’s series of head paintings helped him become a deeply respected artist who is an original visionary. Though the heads have seen many expressions and stylistic changes over the past two decades, they remain unique works of art.