Carol Zimny: "Life Story Art"
Vibrant Stories of the Human Condition

Carol Zimny has an M.A. in Fine Arts Education and a B.A. in Human Communications. She has combined her two major areas of study, Art and Communications, to create a type of social expression in what she has appropriately named "Life Story Art".  Her "Life Story Art" reflects pictures of everyday scenes we all experience. Her creative focus is aimed at viewing people in their own world, showing us that we have much in common as human beings, yet each of us is unique.

Carol's love of storytelling began in her early childhood.  Her grandmother, Jeanette, who was a spellbinding raconteur, would come to dinner regularly.  Her listeners would lean in and savor every word. Carol realized that her grandmother was a great communicator who was able to connect with many people through her tales.  She inspired Carol to want to tell stories in her own way.

Carol's original "story-in-a-picture" collages are created with cotton print patterns and ultrasuede materials which are then reproduced into vibrant giclee art prints made with archival quality inks with acid-free cotton rag museum quality paper. The artist later adds ultrasuede to the prints, making each one a unique art piece. Her strong innate sense of color, texture and design was enhanced by obtaining an AS in jewelry design at Fashion Institute of Technology and her study of interior design.

In 2008 Carol was invited to join the Manhattan Arts International Artist Showcase online gallery where her work is on view. It was also selected by the committee of jurors for the group exhibition "Celebrate the Healing Power of Art 2008" for which she received an Honorable Mention Award.

Renée Phillips, Director of Manhattan Arts International stated, "Carol's endearing work has an instant healing impact on the viewer. Her visual stories are rich with symbolic metaphors in a universal language to illicit feelings of love, unity and the triumphant human spirit."

Carol's work is in numerous collections nationwide. In her ongoing mission in serving humanitarian causes Carol has contributed a portion of her proceeds to benefit children's causes. She states, "My approach to making art is done with the spirit of a child's playful whimsy.  I am gratified that I can use my art to benefit children."