CAROLYN LAW

Carolyn Law has been working as a professional studio and public artist for ovel' 30 years. Her public art experience
encompasses a wide range of commissioned art projects, art plans, and curating exhibitions in public places. The public art
projects range widely from design team projects with designers, engineers, and/ol' landscape architects with considerable
interface with communities and governmental agencies to site-specific integrated artworks and tempOI'ary installations,
Over the years she has dev~loped different types of art plans for situations ranging from a single site such as a city hall to
multiple artworks being placed throughout a city park system over a period ofyears. She has been actively involved in
civic affairs concerning the built environment through on-going participation on various review bodies such as the Seattle
Design Commission, Light Rail Review Panel, and the new Baseball Stadium Community Review, and Public Art
Committees. Her studio art ranges from installations to works on paper.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Initiation of innovative public projects as an artist, lead artist or arts planner with valued l'esults for the community
Creative approaches developed within context of project parameters
Quick analysis and articulation of issues, ideas, problems and solutions
Independent and collaborative working styles with good ability to connect with diverse participants
Excellent verbal and written skills encompassing public presentations and diverse written proposal experience
Catalytic participant with calm pe!"Spective in varied group processes and dealing with different viewpoints.
Act as liaison to agencies, public groups and individuals involved in projects
Extensive experience with architectural and engineering design and consti"Uction processes, project documents
including drawings and report documents
Work with budgets from single projects at $40,000 to complex multi-artist projects of several millions

P U B L I C A R T  P R 0 J E C T S    1982 - present
Design Team I Integrated I Site Specific
Public Art - Working primarily in the field of public a1t whel'e art is incorpo1ated into public settings, buildings, or
infrasti"Uctures through collaboration with design teams, communities and/or public agencies.
Typical duration of projects is 2-4 years with budgets ranging from $30- 350,000.
2008-09     Kirkland Transit Center, Kirkland, WA
Sound Transit
Design team project that will involve overall design of streetscape and transit amenities, within which
integ1ated and site specific artwork will be developed.
2006        Riverview Boulevard Overpass, Kent, WA
City of Kent Public Alt Program and Kent Engineering,
Developed integrated artwork for a bridge over a new S-lane roadway.
2005 -09      Tri-Met Light Rail, 1-205 Corridor, Portland, OR
Tri-Met Art Program, design-build contractor.
Developed site artwork for one station on a new 6.5 mile light rail line.
2005-2011    Olympia Sidewalk Project, Olympia, WA
Researching artistic possibilities for a pervious concrete mix mandated by city planning for all city
sidewalks being developed through a city-wide levy, and developing three a1t projects for sidewalks in
three distinct neighborhoods ofthe city.

2004-2009     Greenbridge Housing Project, Seattle, WA
King County Public Housing Authority, on-going projects, varying budgets.
Working with various designers on art projects woven into a model I00-acre subsidized housing redevelopment
project. The first project on the "main street" incorporates three chain-saw carved totemic sculptures in to the
right-of-way, populating the sidewalk
2003-05       Depot Park, Santa Cruz, CA
City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Arts, Public Art Committee. Budget- $140,000
Developed an artwork for a major new park with active and passive uses is in the center oftown. The artwork is
integrated into the central plaza ofthe park The artwork references an adjacent to a wetland estuary.
2001- 2003     Tonalea Neighborhood Traffic Calming Project and Pedestrian Bridge,
Scottsdale, AZ  Scottsdale Arts Council
Worked with a design team to develop art concepts that challenged the nature of bland items placed in street to
calm traffic, and develop a prototype approach to various calming devices. The project also involved integrating
atiwork into a pre-fabricated bridge structure that crossed the canal along one edge ofthe neighborhood.
2000-0 I        Evanston Plaza, Fremont Quadrant Development, Seattle, WA
Quadrant Corpot-ation
Developed design changes and art concepts for a major waterfront public plaza in a 4 -building business
development within an established Seattle neighborhood. Initial budget plus construction credits.

1997-00     Novelty Hill Bridge, King County, WA
King County Cultural Affairs, Public Art Program, King County Bridges
Worked with project engineers to incorporate artwork into new bridge replacing an historic structure in rural King
County. This was the first bridge project in the county to involve and artist, and the focus was on creating a
component that could be used on subsequent bridges. The project evolved beyond this and set the precedent to
involve future attists. Budget - $190,000, w/ aspects ofthe art, part ofthe design and installed by contractor.
1995-96     "A Community Portrait of the Green River", Kent Arts Commission, Kent, WA
Two-pati project that involved developing a community participation component and a final permanent atiwork
The community aspect involved disttibuting one-shot pinhole cameras to various citizens and citizen groups to
capture one image oftheir choice ofthe river, and a one-day cyanotype event for citizen-generated imagery and
writing to be integrated into the artwork The final art piece is located along the Green River trail in the City of
Kent.
1993-1995    Town entrance markers, Design team for Transportation Center/Park, Ephrata, WA
Designed artworks to mark the three entrances/exits to the town, design team work on the new transportation
center fot- rail and bus and a city park The three entrance atiworks work offthe spectacular landscape ofsemi-
arid desert at the southern end ofthe Grand Coulee. They incorporate earthworks, local basalt rock in all its
vatiations from columns to tallis shatds, solar lighting and landscape ofindigenous plants
1983-85       Broad Street Electrical Substation, Seattle, W A.
Seattle Arts Commission and City Light
Member of design team which designed an annex facility and changes to existing yard to unite the two facilities.
Within overall design thete were areas of discreet artwork Two 12'H x 75'Wsections offencing were designed:
one section was viewed by car commuters; the other section for pedestrians.

PUBLIC ART ADMINISTRATIVE WORK
2001-2006   Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
Public Art Program, Artist Planner and Project Managei-
Creating comprehensive art plans for the 2000 Pro Parks Park Levy encompassing the entire city park system and
the 1999 Community Center Levy creating or refurbishing I I centers. The plans laid out concepts, project
locations and project structure ofa 5-7 year innovative seties of Public Att pmjects. Dealt with overall budget of
$1.75 million for artwork; managed complex coordination involving Seattle Parks, Office of Arts, designers,
contractors and artists; managed all aspects of many selection processes.
2001        Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington
Artzone Continuing Education Program - Faculty for Public Art and Design Certificate Program
Developed cuniculum for innovative two-year program focusing on practical knowledge and internship and handson
expetience with patinerteacher. Taught classes for two quarters.

1991-1992    King County Arts Commission, Washington
I% For Art Program, Project Manager for project at Harborview Medical Center
Overall administration of project including planning, development and implementation ofa 4-5 year innovative
seties of I% Fot Att projects at Harborview Medical Center. Dealt with overall budget of $955,000 for
administrative and artwork costs; determined artwork budgets and scope for diverse project types; managed
complex coordination involving King County Design and Construction Project Office, design team, site att
committee, Board ofTrustees and community, numerous artists and Arts Commission; facilrt:ated individual artists'
interactive processes wrt:h hosprt:al and development ofartwork concepts; wrote Harborview I% For Art
Conceptual Plan; managed all aspects ofthree selection process including writing of prospecti, printing/mailing and
setting up and running all attist selection panels; handled all communication and presentations concerning project.
1989-1991    Washington State Arts Commission
Art in Public Places Pmgram, Project Manager primarily for 2 and 4-yeal- State Higher Ed. campuses
Planning, development, and implementation/administration of program and projects using I/2% public art funds
from state construction projects; dealt with program budget of $2 - 3 million and project budgets fiom $20 -
150,000; managed complex project process involving srt:e personnel and committees, communrt:y, artists and
agency; primary management responsibilrt:y for initiating art work projects from concept through final installation
and acceptance by srt:e, typically ovet 1-2 yeat period; general administrative duties related to Arts Commission,
program and agency staff, private groups and governmental agencies; wrote grants, prospectus information and
project conespondence.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009        Anchor, one-person show, Anacortes, W A
2008        Art Outside, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Pt. Angeles, W A.
2007        Art Outside, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Pt. Angeles, W A.
2006        "Beneath the Surface", Xchanges Gllery, Victoria, B.C.
Art Outside, Po1t Angeles Fine Art Center, Pt. Angeles, WA.
Public Artists/Private Alt, Seattle Art Museum Rental Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2005        A1t in Space, GGLO Architects, Seattle, WA. Installation
2005        Public A1tists/Private Art, Seattle Art Museum Rental Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2005        A1t Outside, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Pt. Angeles, W A.
2004        Art Outside, Po1t Angeles Fine Art Center, Pt. Angeles, W A.
2003        Art in the Meadow...Whispered Conve1-sations with the land, Bainbridge island, WA.
Curator and artist
2003        Alt Outside, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Pt. Angeles, W A.
1999         Esthe1 Claypool Gallery, Seattle, W A.
AWARDS
Earthwatch (Ford Foundation) Artist Fellowship, 2005, artist member of NW archeological dig
Centrum Foundation, one-month residency for discussions on creativity and making works on paper
American Conoete Institute Construction Awards 2005, Depot Pari<, Unique Use ofConcrete
Seattle Design Commission, 2003 Project Commendation, Pm Parks A1t Plan
American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001. Project Awards, Novelty Bridge
Washington Pa1tnership for Quality Transportation, 200 I Highest Award, Novelty Bridge
Washington State Contractors Award, Novelty Bridge
American Association of Fencing Manufacture1-s, Broad Street Substation
Seattle Design Commission, 1985 Project Commendation, Broad Street Substation

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL/
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
2009          AFTA National Conference, presenter, The Power of Innovative Att in Parks, roundtable
200 1-present      What's Up?, co-developet- wrt:h Anne Focke (Executive Director ofGtantmakers in the Atts) of a monthly
gathering of atts related speakers exploring contemporaty issues related to arts, polrt:ics, and social issues.
2008         Alliance of Artists Communities, invited panelist, Artists and Civic Engagement
Public Art Workshop, Seattle Office of Atts & Cultural Affairs Public Art Program, overview speake
2007         Washington Recreation & Parks Association Annual Conference, lnvrt:ed presenter

2005-present      "Seattle Village" Development, working with a core group to develop a new model for living/working for
older arts based community. Involves non-market driven design, aging while continuing to genel-ate, catalyst for
community, etc.
2001-06        4 Culture, King County Cultural Development Authority, Public Art Adviso1y Committee, chail and
artist member, reviewing all public art policy and projects.
1999-2005       Seattle School District Middle School Grant, TOPS Alternative School, planning, facilrtation, and
assessment ofg1ant activities targeting innovative programs developed to enhance the social and emotional health
ofthe middle school portion of a K-8 program my children attended.
2000-2003      Light Rail Review Panel, member of panel reviewing all aspects of station development for Sound Transit and
the City of Seattle.
2001           Bellevue Community College Extension Program, Public A1t Certificate Program, cu1Ticulum
development and teaching.
1975 - present     General Public A1t Activrties- presented lectures, served on numerous selection and discussion
panels for public a1t projects and grants in Seattle, King County, Washington state and other locations.
1996-99         Safeco Baseball Stadium, appointed member of Citizens Advisory Comm. established by the PFD to review all
aspects ofthe design and development ofthe Mariner stadium, and spearheaded developing a public art program
outlining the range of projects, processes and selection of artists as a member ofthe Arts Adviso1y Committee.
1988          Visiting artist, Artists Unlimited, Seattle, WA. Worked for three months with a group of a1tists wrth cerebral
palsy which resulted in a group installation, which revealed aspects of their lives through art to the non-disabled
person, at Bumbershoot Arts Festival, an annual event in Seattle.
1987-1989       Public Art Forum, Seattle, WA. An independent group of a1tists, archrtects, landscape archrtects and public art
administrators met regularly to discuss a broad range of issues surrounding public art, architectUIe and urban
planning.
1986-90        Seattle Design Commission, appointed artist member of city review body for all Caprtollmprovement
projects and urban plans and initiatives for Seattle.