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Holly has gained national acclaim for her unique style of silk painting. She has participated in numerous group and solo shows and continues to exhibit nationally. Holly has designed for theatre productions and large scale public instillations. Her most ambitious instillation to date is a larger than life environment created out of painted silk, "Light in the Forest" for Acadia University Art Gallery. Her work has been widely used in advertising and illustration, including her first children's book "What is Pink". In recent years Holly has branched out in to performance art, where she paints large works live on stage. Working with numerous musicians and performers including a cross Canada tour with Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Café, as well as performances with world renowned violinist Min Lee in Singapore and the National Art Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Holly recently had successful performances with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and her own show with Symphony Nova Scotia where she painted an 8 x 32 foot painting live with the orchestra. Holly graduated from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design with a BFA and BA.Ed. Holly's work can be found in numerous private and public collections.


Holly will be speaking today about "Life Loops"; "Life Loops"; sharing her personal approach to creating a fulfilling personal life and career. Her live painting will help express her observations of being mindful to opportunity.

For more information on Holly; www.hollycarr.com

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