Carol Bennett

Bennett was born in Los Angeles, California.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies in 1974 and another B.A. from the Art Center College of Design in 1978.[1] Since 1990, she has lived in Kauai.[2]

Her artworks in public places include:[3]

• Rise, Fall and Drink, three 5 ft x 8 ft, oil and enamel on glass paintings, Hawaii Convention Center, 2001[4][5][6]
• Ocean Patterns, 180-foot-long mural, oil on birch ply, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, 2002[7]
• Kanawai, two Italian glass mosaic tile murals, each 11 x 22 feet, Kauai Judiciary Building, 2005[8]
• Water: A Point of Departure, two acrylic on Dacron sail cloth, 8 x 26 ft. and 8 x 52 ft, Foyer and Passenger Queuing at Pier 2 Terminal, Honolulu Harbor, 2008-2009[9]
• Trigger Picasso Energy, 48 x 8 foot hand-painted colored vitreous enamels fired on float glass with gold leaf and photovoltaic solar cells, Hawaii State Art Museum, 2012[10]
• Cycles, fused glass and light-emitting diodes, on exterior of the James and Abigail Campbell Library, University of Hawaii–West Oahu, 2012[11]

The Hawaii State Art Museum[12] and the Honolulu Museum of Art[13][14] are among the museums holding works by Bennett.

Bennett's paintings are generally related to water; swimmers and fishing nets are recurring subjects. They often contain totally abstract passages representing reflections, as in Jewel.