Meet the Visionary
Phyllicia Carr discovered her passion for the arts at a young age, revealing a promising future as a self-taught painter, photographer, and graphic designer. Dedicated to her artistic growth, she pursued formal training in fashion and graphic design at Alabama A&M University before transferring to North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned a B.A. in Communication in 2011.
Carr's artistic approach blends realism with intriguing abstract elements, while highlighting her subjects with nature and vibrant colors. Her work serves as a lens into profound explorations of spiritual identity, vulnerability, and healing— particularly focusing on women and marginalized communities.
Marrying her love for storytelling and art, Carr embarked on a journey to bring her work to the public eye. Her paintings graced exhibitions across the nation in Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Distinguished organizations, including the Indianapolis Central Public Library, WACO Theater Center, JP Morgan Chase, Cummins, Inc., Indianapolis Arts Council, Young & Laramore, White River Alliance, Trilogy Health, and more, featured Carr's compelling artwork.
In 2022, she ventured into the realm of public art murals, leaving her mark in Muncie, IN at IU Ball Memorial Hospital before the mural was relocated to Connor Prairie of Indianapolis. By 2023, she contributed to the vibrant tapestry of Fountain Square in Indianapolis for a commissioned mural at Innovative Edit. Notably, she served as an apprentice for the final installation for the Bicentennial Legends Mural project, a 6-story mural housed at the Bicentennial Unity Plaza at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. As the NBA All Star weekend arrived in 2024, Carr’s artwork was featured as a mural in the SideWalk Gallery located in Jackson Place of Indianapolis.
Leveraging her academic background in Communication, Carr has actively participated in artist panels / artist talks for Young & Laramore, Butter Art Fair, Minerva Financial Arts, Tindley Genesis Academy, the Indianapolis Urban League, and more. In 2024, she was awarded a grant through the On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Cohort to support her artistic practice and creative pursuits.
Carr resides and continues her practice in Indianapolis, IN.
Curriculum Vitae
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2011 - Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina A&T State University – Greensboro, NC
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2024
Black History Month Art Exhibition, Cummins, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
2023
TINY XII, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
Untitled, Young & Laramore, Indianapolis, IN
2022
TINY XI, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
Juneteenth Art & Soul, JP Morgan Chase, Indianapolis, IN
PardiWay III, 7House & Be Nimble Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
IBE Cultural Arts Pavilion, Indiana Black Expo, Indianapolis, IN
2021
Women of Color, Indianapolis Central Public Library, Indianapolis, IN
First Friday, Murphy Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
Maywright Property Group, The AMP at 16 TECH, Indianapolis, IN
Garden Art Show, Trilogy Health, Indianapolis, IN
Pardiway II, 7House & Be Nimble Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
Beauty Behind the Mask, Ginger Event Center, Indianapolis, IN
2020
2020 Virtual Wearable Art Gala Celebration, WACO Theater Center, Los Angeles, CA
Meet the Artists XXXII, Indianapolis Central Public Library, Indianapolis, IN
Pardi Gras Ball IV, Be Nimble Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
Pardiway, 7House & Be Nimble Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
2016
Black in Review, CCB Studio, Atlanta, GA
420 Showcase, City of Ink, Atlanta, GA
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2024
Purple Fragments, Jackson Place, Indianapolis, IN
Shared Currents, Connor Prairie, Indianapolis, IN
2023
Bicentennial Legends, Bicentennial Unity Plaza at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN **apprentice**
Release, Innovative Edit, Indianapolis, IN
2022
Shared Currents, IU Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN
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2023
Edna Martin Community Center, Indianapolis, IN
Young & Laramore, Indianapolis, IN
Tindley Genesis Academy, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Urban League Exchange, Indianapolis, IN
2022
Women In Art, Butter Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN
Pardiway Art Accelerator, 7House, Minerva Arts, IAC, Indianapolis, IN
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2024
On Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator, Indiana Arts Commission, Terre Haute, IN
2020
Art on Sneaker Design Competition, Martk’d & Pattern Magazine, Indianapolis, IN