Carol Schrader

My artistic practice explores connections between mythology and contemporary issues, such as women’s roles, domesticity and climate change. My mediums include painting, sculpture, and fiber arts.

I am currently artist in residence at the Coe Center for Indigenous Arts, and am a member of the Abstract Picnic Arts Collective in Santa Fe. I am honored to be on the educator team for Jeffrey Gibson’s US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale this year. I am completing an MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago, and also hold an AFA in Studio Arts and MA in Multicultural Education, UNM, and a BA in Government, Harvard. I am a member of ART21 Educators and I have taught at the K-12 and college level, and also managed a social justice circus and worked in the US Senate. Arts education brings together my passions for creating community and working for social justice.