Carrie Gillen is a St. Louis based painter and sculptor. She received her B.A. from Loyola University in New Orleans and her MFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her current body of work focuses on materiality, abstraction, and nuanced color relationships. She uses fabric and other materials to to create dynamic wall sculptures. These novel substrates amplify tension in the form and further abstract the painted compositions within. Gillen exhibits her work locally and nationally, including recent solo exhibitions in New York City, NY, and Milwaukee, WI. She is the recipient of the Jose Jimenez Public Art Award and the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis Artist Support Grant. She is currently a studio member at Intersect STL a non-profit studio, gallery, and classroom supporting the south side neighborhoods of St. Louis.