Collection: Carole Morisseau Collection
Carole Morisseau is an American artist whose works emphasizes traditional painting and drawing techniques. Carole is the recipient of a Fulbright Hayes
Fellowship Group Project Abroad 2018 to Brazil, studying Afro-Brazilian art and culture. Her 3D interactive installation, "Healing Wall" was created as a development of that journey.
Carole, awarded an artist residency in 2019 to the Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residency in Massachusetts, was born in Detroit, Michigan and received her BS degree in Art Education from
Central State University. She retired from teaching Art in 2015 and continues her professional art practice in painting, drawing and sculpture. In addition to being a prize-winning artist, Ms. Morisseau's work has also been selected for the cover of The Norton Anthropology of African American Literature 4th. Edition, Volume 2, an esteemed publication that is used in Universities and colleges around the world and in several different languages. Carole was honored with her work being published in the most recent volume of "Essay'd", a book featuring 30 writers writing about 30 visual artists. Morisseau is also showcased in an online video produced by the historical arts organization, the Scarab Club- Detroit.
Ms. Morisseau's current work uses Brazilian soil as an impactful component that bridges cultures, generations and continents. Her work was also selected to hang in the Kresge Arts in Detroit main offices and can be found in collections in the U.S., Canada, Haiti and Brazil.
She has published one book of her art work and is currently working on a second book
