University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sorbonne, Paris; University of California, Berkeley
Known for
Lyrical abstraction, Minimalism
Style
Abstract painting
Spouse
Phillip Wofford
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Carol Haerer (1933-2002) was an American artist known for abstract painting in the vein of Minimalism and Lyrical abstraction.
Career
Haerer is best known for her White Painting series of works.[2] Her work was included in the Lyrical Abstraction exhibition at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut.[3] In 1990, the Rothko Foundation at Artists Space sponsored a three-person exhibition of Ed Clark, Carol Haerer and Ted Kanshare, which was reviewed by Arts Magazine.[4][5] Her large-scale paintings were often stretched on supports with rounded corners, creating a sense of objecthood with luminous surface quality.[6]
Education
Haerer graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 1954, and went on receive a Fulbright Fellowship to attend the Sorbonne in Paris for two years. She then attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a Masters of Fine Arts.[7]
^"Carol Haerer". Biographies of Notable People. My Heritage. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^ abSiedell, Daniel; Eldredge, Charles (1998). Carol Haerer: The White Paintings. Lincoln: Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska. Retrieved 13 July 2017.