Holly Carr

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 installations. In 2019 Holly won a Merritt Award for outstanding set design for “Half Cracked” a Neptune/Eastern Front collaboration. Her most ambitious installation to date is a larger-than-life environment created out of painted silk, “Light in the Forest” for Acadia University Art Gallery which has been redesigned as a mental wellness, multimedia production that she is currently touring all regions of Nova Scotia. Light in the Forest is also an award-winning children’s book and an App. Holly has partnered with the NS ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to create a permanent Light in the Forest Exhibit that will open at the NS Museum of Natural History, Fall, 2024. Holly has also partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association (NS Div) creating” The Comfort Tree” a story trails project for the Portapique Community. The project will be published as a children’s book in 2024. In 2003 Holly branched out into 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 has also 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 and most recently the Toledo Symphony in Ohio. Holly has travelled internationally with her work, exhibiting, teaching and performing in Peru, Hong Kong and Singapore. Holly graduated from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design with a BFA and B.A.Ed. Holly’s work can be found in numerous private and public collections.