Carolyn L. Barlock was born in Denver, Colorado on October 5th, 1947 to a native Coloradan family that dates back more than a hundred years to Central City’s rush for gold, She started her art education as a young girl at the Colorado Institute of Art. In 1967 she received her Associate Art Degree from Christian College in Columbia, Missouri, now known as Columbia College. Upon returning to Denver, she continued her art education at Loretto Heights College and married Denver attorney Edward S. Barlock in the fall of 1968.
A special interest in the history of art and antiques caused her to commence the study of porcelain art in the spring of 1969. At first, she studied painting flowers, fruits, scenes and portraits on porcelain. She then studied and experimented with secret techniques of porcelain decoration. These techniques fascinated the ancient alchemists. She mastered the secrets of enameled art, dating from The Chinese Ming Dynasty. This once-fired porcelain application, requiring exactitude of line and density, was a form Carolyn had perfected by the early 1980’s that first earned her worldwide recognition.
While exhibiting her work in internationally renowned galleries and shows, Carolyn continued her scholarly journey of ancient porcelain techniques culminating in her use of 22 Karat Florentine Gold and ancient Persian Lusters dating from 9th Century Baghdad. These resplendent pieces of timeless beauty and exquisite form are fired from twenty to sixty or more times at intense heat. Her singular development as an artist was integrating chiseling techniques which give her one-of-a-kind pieces a special blend of innovation and classicism. Her work is in private collections throughout the world, including the Vatican, when a Chalice made by her was presented to His Holiness Pope Francis during The International Assembly of the Conference of the Aperolic Union of the Clergy on November 16, 2017 in the Hall of the Consistory in the Vatican.
Carolyn Barlock has been an annual participant of Loveland, Colorado’s acclaimed show Sculpture in the Park since 1997, and she is featured in Southwest Art‘s Sculpture of the Rockies: 97 Contemporary and Traditional Artists. She also is a member of the International Porcelain Artists, she has won gold medals at their international shows and has been featured in their publications and continues to live in Colorado with her husband of over forty-eight years, Edward S. Barlock, and their two sons, Stephen and Mark. For more information on her timeless porcelain please visit www.columbinensg.com. www.totalartsgallery.com.
Galleries:
Columbine Gallery Loveland, CO.
Total Arts Gallery Taos, NM.
Exhibitions and Juried Shows:
Sculpture in the Park Loveland, CO (1997-2018)
Downtown Denver Arts Festival 2014
Gallery 1261 Denver Holiday Show 2011-2014
Colorado Governor’s Art Show and Sale Loveland, CO 1991-1992, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Gallery 1261 Group Shows 2011-2017
Art for Life Abend Gallery 2012- 2013
Total Arts Gallery Taos, NM Featured Artist Nov. 2012, Dec. 2014
Sculpture at the River market Little Rock, AR. (2010-2011)
Sculpture of the Rockies: Saks Gallery Denver, CO. 2010
Convergence: Multimedia Art Show
Illuminations One Woman Show Santa Fe, NM
Neiman Marcus Denver, CO 1998
Greenwood Village (GVAHC) John Madden Show Greenwood Village, CO
100 Years of Colorado Artists Denver, CO
Seri Staff Awards Show Golden, CO
Boulder Center for Visual Arts Boulder, CO
Colorado Parade of Homes
International Porcelain Artists and Teachers Shows
The World Organization of China Painters World Shows
Gallery Group Shows:
Total Arts Gallery Taos, NM
Columbine Gallery Loveland, CO
Pitzer Gallery Wimberley, TX
Gallery1261 Denver, CO
Columbine Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Saks Gallery Denver, CO
Pam Driscol Gallery Aspen, CO
Pam Driscol Gallery Denver, CO
Pam Driscol Gallery Beaver Creek, CO.
Linda Macadu Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Quast Gallery Taos, NM
Taos II Gallery Taos, NM
Vanier & Roberts Scottsdale, AZ
Berzins & Roberts Scottsdale, AZ
O’Brien’s Art Emporium Scottsdale, AZ.
Berkley Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
Crestmoor Gallery Denver, CO
Publications:
Books:
Sculpture of the Rockies: 97 Contemporary and Traditional Artists Publisher Southwest Art
60th Anniversary of The International Porcelain Artists and Teachers Collectors book
Magazines and Newspapers:
Vatican Newspaper Nov. 2017
Art Beat Magazine Vol. 1 2016,
Robb Report April 2014
Herald Reporter, Loveland Co. 2013
303 Magazine The Friday Experience: Artist for All Times Carolyn Barlock 2013
Sync Magazine
Southwest Art
Art of the West
British Porcelain Artist
International Porcelain Artist
World China Painter
China Decorator
Image Magazine
The Sunday Camera
Rocky Mountain News
Video:
Lrarts.com 20101018 video cast Sculpture at the River Market
Memberships:
International Porcelain Artists and Teachers (1978-present)
Museum Library IPAT # 00946
