Meet the Visionary
Phyllicia Carr is a self-taught painter, photographer and graphic designer from Indianapolis, IN. Carr’s paintings are inspired from vivid dreams, dialogue, research, and deep introspective revelation. Her work encompasses realism and some abstract elements while highlight her subjects with nature. Using her intuition as a guide, she explores identity, vulnerability, and healing for marginalized communities.
She received her B.A. in Communication from North Carolina A&T State University. Her work was featured in exhibitions across the United States; including Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Organizations that exhibited Carr’s artwork include: Indianapolis Central Public Library, WACO Theater Center's Wearable Art Gala (founded by Richard Lawson & Tina Knowles Lawson), JP Morgan Chase, Be Nimble Foundation, Young & Laramore, Maywright Property Group, Indiana Black Expo, White River Alliance, Trilogy Health and more.
You can find Carr’s public art murals in Muncie, IN at IU Ball Memorial Hospital and Innovative Edit in Indianapolis, IN. Carr has participated in artist panels for Young & Laramore, Butter Art Fair, and Minerva Financial Arts in partnership of Indiana Arts Commission. With a passion for young creatives, she also spoke with students at Tindley Genesis Academy and Indianapolis Urban League.
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 TRANSIT Film, Jungle, Atlanta, GA
Black in Review, CCB Studio, Atlanta, GA
420 Showcase, City of Ink, Atlanta, GA
2015 Heel Talk Support Sunday, Posse Riot, Atlanta, GA
2014 Madd Expressions, Atlanta, GA
UpRising, Speakeasy, Indianapolis, IN
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2024 Purple Fragments, Jackson Place, Indianapolis, IN
2023 Bicentennial Legends, Bicentennial Unity Plaza at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN **apprentice**
Release, Innovative Edit, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Untitled, White River Alliance, 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 Butter Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN
Pardiway Art Accelerator, 7House, Minerva Arts, IAC, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Heel Talk Support Sunday, Heel Talk, Atlanta, GA
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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