Carolyn Weltman

150 East 37^th Street, Suite 10E, New York, New York 10016

Telephone: (212) 683-2698  E-mail: carolyn@artforengineers.com

website: http://www.artforengineers.com

 

 "I am holding out my heart to you.

If you are brave and hold out your heart too,

One day our hearts will spread all over the world."

Carolyn Weltman is a mixed-media artist who uses oils, watercolours, charcoal, graphite and gesso as well as her computer to illustrate her innermost thoughts, poems and ideas. Until recently, her erotic art has been a constant fixture on the streets of New York's famous Soho art district and in Union Square since 1998.  Carolyn is a persistent warrior, determined to bring her art directly to the people.

A favorite among New York natives as well as international visitors, her art is consistently seen and purchased at various exhibits and auctions, including the prestigious New York Academy of Art's annual juried exhibition and auction, "Take Home a Nude" which was held most recently at Phillips de Pury Auction House in New York.

Carolyn has been interviewed on international television, radio and internet web casts and her artwork is the subject of documentaries as well as featured on numerous websites. 

Mixed with her poetry, Carolyn's lush and sensual, beautifully rendered erotic illustrations make her website “Sophi's Grand Empire” (www.artforengineers.com) a uniquely healing place to visit. 

Carolyn's work is regularly featured both as illustrations, on book jackets and in many national and international magazines including: Penthouse International; Cupido; Eroticus; Allspice; Extreme Fetish, Diverse International, Soho Journal and most recently in Vermont Woman and NYArts Magazine.

Carolyn was awarded best in illustration and fine art at the Rear Views Exhibition at the Leslie-Lohman Gallery in Soho, New York. She recently won awards for her work in the 2008 ES the World's Greatest Erotic Art.  After showing at the Tom of Finland Erotic Art Show, Carolyn was asked to contribute a piece of her work to the permanent exhibition at the Tom of Finland museum. In November 2002 she was awarded Erotic Artist of the Year 2002 - 2003 at the Erotic Awards held in London, England. In February 2003, CityTV (Canada) aired a special featuring Carolyn and her work. The show subsequently aired in the UK in June 2004.  

In December 2003 and again in November 2005, Art at Large, New York, NY presented a solo show of her work and concurrently, one of her pieces was displayed at the Museum of Sex in New York City.  In 2007, her most recent solo show was held at the Musuem of Porn in Art, Zurich, Switzerland. In 2007 two of her drawings were placed in the permanent collection of the Kinsey Institute Erotic Art Museum.

Permanently represented by Art at Large, NYC; Orbit Gallery Space, NJ; CryBaby Gallery, NJ; The DrawingRoom, Chesham, Bucks, UK; Museum of PorninArt, Zurich, Switzerland. Carolyn also shows her work regularly at exhibits, art fairs and shows both internationally and within the United States

Solo Exhibitions:

2007 Hot and Happy – Musuem of Porn in Art, Zurich, Switzerland

2005 Fresh Girls – Art @ Large, New York, NY

2003 Ohhhh Baby! - Art @ Large, New York, NY

Selected Exhibitions: 

2007  Featured gallery at www.lovechess.nl

Kinsey Confidential, The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN

Fourplay, Crybaby Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ

Two English Broads, The Body Archive Gallery, New York, NY

Featured gallery at www.ameanet.org

The Kinsey Institute Juried Erotic Art Show, Bloomington, IN

Featured gallery at www.britishmuseumoferoticart.com

 

2006  Featured gallery www.feralsexkitten.com

The Dirty Show 8, Detroit, MI - represented by Art @ Large

Seattle Erotic Art Show, Seattle, WA - represented by Art @ Large

The Dirty Show 7, Detroit, MI - represented by Art @ Large

Erotik Neurotik, Elise Mankes Studio, Marblehead, Ma

Seattle Erotic Art Show, Seattle, WA - represented by Art @ Large

Vaudeville Flesh, Los Angeles, CA

Featured in Soho Journal, Spring Issue

Tiny Fine Art in Bergdorf Goodman’s Window – represented by TinyFineArt

Rainbows Over Harlem II - Women, Casa Frela Gallery, Harlem, NY

Erotic, Orbit Space Gallery, Edgewater, NJ

Featured in Metro

Featured in Jane Magazine online

Erotic Art @ The Body Archive Gallery, NY

Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Organization, New York, NY

Entranced, Auction to benefit LLGAF

NYAA Take Home a Nude Auction, Phillips de Pury Auction House, New York, NY

 

 2005 The Dirty Show 6, Detroit, MI - represented by Art @ Large

Seattle Erotic Art Show, Seattle, WA - Represented by Art @ Large

Tom of Finland Erotic Art Show, New York, NY - Represented by Art @ Large

NURTUREart GALA: Nurturing the new ‘05, Spike Gallery, New York, NY

Featured artist of the month, Lucky 13 Saloon, Brooklyn, NY

Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Organization, New York, NY

Featured Gallery www.theangrypoet.com

NYAA Take Home a Nude Auction, Phillips de Pury Auction House, New York, NY

The Art of the Corset, Fusion Artwork, San Francisco, Ca

Focus on the Figure, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY

The Art of the Corset, Fusion Artwork, San Francisco, Ca

Art At Large 1^st Winter Invitational, Art @ Large, New York, NY

Tiny Fine Art Group Show, Art @ Large, New York, NY

 

 2004 Seattle Erotic Art Show, Seattle, WA – Represented by Art @ Large

      Featured in The International Journal of Erotica

      Tom of Finland Erotic Art Show.  New York, NY

      Allure, The Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY

      Featured in Next Magazine

      Marry Me, The Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY

      Featured in the Soho Journal

      Postcards From the Edge, Visual Aids Organization, New York, NY

      Xmas Group Show, Art @ Large Gallery, New York, NY

 

2003  Group Show - Grand Gallery, Kansas City, MO

      Seattle Erotic Art Show, Seattle, WA

      CityTV and SexCityTV (Canada) aired a special segment   

      Featured gallery at www.scarletletters.com

      Tom of Finland Erotic Art Show.  New York, NY

      Take Home a Nude. Juried Exhibition. Sothebys, NY

      3 The Hard Way, Group Show. Creative Visions, NY

      The Decadence Art Show and Expo. Niagara, NY

      SwapJungle – Sensual on Wall Street, Silent Auction

      Brave Destiny 2003, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

      Museum of Sex, NYC – Work Featured in conjunction with Ohhhh Baby!

 

2002  Art @ Large Group Show, NY

      Guest artist www.slavejournal.com

      AEL Black Leather Erotic Art Show, New Mexico

      Penthouse International Magazine the Unrepentant Voyeur

      The Rain Lounge, Brooklyn, NY

      Internet Galleries–Janesguide.com/DigitalSalon.com/Likitystix.com.

      First Hand “one day only” show, Soho, New York

      Take Home a Nude Auction, Sothebys Auction House, NY

      Gay Pride Week, “Off The Wall” art exhibit, View, New York

      NYC Erotic Art Fair 2002, Tom of Finland Foundation, New York, NY

      Rear Views, Leslie Lohman Gallery, New York, NY

      *winner – best in fine art and illustration awarded for all three entries

      Ebb Tides, Bottom Feeders Gallery, New York, NY

      Erotic Artist of the Year Award, Erotic Awards, London, UK

      Art @ Large – Group Sex II, NYC

 

2001  Featured in Cupido for first time. Norwegian Woman’s Magazine

Penthouse International Illustrations for the Unrepentant Voyeur

Penthouse International Illustrations for the Unrepentant Voyeur

Take Home a Nude Auction, Christies Auction House, NY

Featured Artist at opening of Eroticus, Sydney, Australia

“The Mall” art exhibit and sale, True, New York

“Off The Wall” art exhibit and sale, View, New York  

      Permanent collection at Orbit Space Gallery, Edgewater, NJ

 

 2000 Featured gallery www.scarletletters.com

      Radio Italy 105 - live broadcast in Italy from NYC

Website review - Jane Duvall & Bob Berkowitz.Love Bites, Eyada.com

      Featured artist, Biblio Eroticus, Australia

      Take Home a Nude Auction, New York Academy of Art, NY

Featured artist, Fetish Magazine, NY

Featured Gallery www.janesguide.com

Guest Artist - www.heart4her.com; www.digitalsalon.com

Featured artist, Biblio Eroticus

 

 1999 Unseen, Group Show. Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York, NY

      Featured Gallery www.scarletletters.com

      Go Poetry!  Live internet broadcast

Sarabande - Featured artist, HellFire Club, New York, NY

Erotic USA, Jacob Javits Center, NY

      Take Home a Nude Auction, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

Featured Gallery www.janesguide.com

Extremities – Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York, New York

Attain, Festival of Erotic Mythology, Brooklyn, NY

 Auction Record:

2006  Take Home a Nude Auction, Phillips de Pury, NYC

      Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation, NYC

2005  The Drawing Room, Francis Yard, United Kingdom

2003  Take Home a Nude Auction. Sothebys, NY

The Muse Foundation of New York, Museum of Sex, NYC

SwapJungle Auction – Sensual on Wall Street, NYC

SEAF (Seattle Erotic Art Show), Town Hall, Seattle, WA

2002  Take Home a Nude Auction, Sothebys Auction House, NYC

2001  Take Home a Nude Auction, Christies Auction House, NYC

2000  Take Home a Nude Auction, New York Academy of Art, NYC

1999  Take Home a Nude Auction, New York Academy of Art, NYC

Collections:

Tom of Finland Museum,Los Angeles, CA

The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN

Education:

London University, Goldsmith’s College, London, U.K., M.A. (A.T.C.) Art Education

Leeds University, College of Art and Design, Leeds, U.K., B.A. Graphic Design

 

Artist’s Statement 

My perspective begins poetically with me alone. It extends out to the mood of my models, then to my drawing, my painting and ultimately to the living spaces of my patrons. I am utterly and unashamedly ecumenical in my fascination with the human form and the imaginative capacity for loving of its inhabitants.

As I=ve loosened my work onto the world, I have encountered, confronted, defended, befriended and been befriended.  All the while creating a virtuous circle of inspiration that flows back to me in direct proportion to my evolving ability to tell the truth about how things really are for people inside themselves and how they might express it if they could, if they were as free in the rest of their lives as they are in my work.

Although I=m not married to any categories, schools or aesthetic principles, the thought of which I find anti-evolutionary, I am fond of looking to Velasquez and Van Gogh in painting, and, not surprisingly, Leonardo for drawing.  Modigliani for my mood.