Carole Eisner was born in 1937 and raised in New York City. After receiving her BFA from Syracuse University in 1958, Eisner worked as a designer for several fashion houses in New York City, where she garnered industry awards including Mademoiselle Magazine’s “Best Young Designer” in 1961.

After the first of her five children was born, Eisner began to paint at home. “I didn’t have a studio in our first apartment, so I threw tarps on the sofas and just started to paint,” she says. Shortly after, Eisner began to experiment with scrap metal, welding sculptures that grew in scale as her artistry progressed over the following decades.

Eisner's longevity as an artist is a testament to the natural marriage between her metal sculptures and works on canvas. Over a 50 year career, Eisner has had dozens of solo exhibitions across the United States and several internationally. She has participated in group shows at The Guggenheim Collection and other notable museums. Eisner is represented in private, public, and corporate collections and has been published in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Who’s Who in American Art, and Vogue.

Eisner currently resides in Weston, Connecticut with her husband.

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Education

1958
Syracuse University, BFA

Sculpture:

Solo Exhibitions

2019
•SOFA Art Fair, Susan Eley Fine Art Booth, Chicago, IL
•Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
• Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
• Lockwood Mathews Mansion and Park, Norwalk, CT
• Veterans Park 8 Sculptures, Norwalk, CT
• Cranbury Park 2 sculptures, Norwalk, CT

2016 - 2017
• The Shape of Things, Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
• Art in the Park, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation

2015
• Painted Sculpture, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
• Konnected, Wilton Center, Public Art Program, Wilton, CT

2014
• 50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT

2013
• Tramway Plaza, NYC, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation
• University of New Haven
• Westport Library, Westport, CT

2009-2010
• Nine Monumental Works, Broadway, NYC, Broadway Malls, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Susan Eley Fine Art
• Carole Eisner on Broadway, Susan Eley Fine Art, Broadway Mall City of NY, Parks & Recreation
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL

2008
• Abbaye de la Cambre, Brussels, Belgium
• Galerie Valerie Bach, Brussels, Belgium
• Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2007
• Château de Fontaine-Henry, Calvados, France
• Au Château de Fontaine-Henry (Calvados), Qu Art, Brussels, Belgium
2006-2008
• Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA
2002-2008
• Heritage Park, Norwalk, CT
2000-2008
• Veterans Park, Norwalk, CT
• Belvoir Terrace, Lenox, MA
• Cranbury Park, Norwalk, CT
• Norwalk City Hall, Norwalk, CT
2000
• Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, NY
• Fordham University, Paintings & Sculptures, NY
1998
• City Hall, Norwalk, CT
1997
• The River Park Atrium, Norwalk, CT
1984
• Silvermine Guild of Artists, Sculpture Garden, New Canaan, CT
1977
• Silvermine Guild of Artists, Sculpture Garden, New Canaan, CT

Group Exhibitions

2023
• Mi Parque Mi Tierra, Arsenal Gallery, NYC, NY
• Narrations, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT

2022
• SPRUNG, Susan Eley Fine Art, Hudson, NY

2021
• Florida Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition",  Lakeland, Fl
• Uncommon Ground IV,  Bridgehampton, NY

2019
• Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT
• Silvermine Summer Salon, New Canaan, CT
2018
• Guild Group Exhibit, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT
• Contemporary Art, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT

2017

• The Legacy of Silvermine: Artists, Art and Community, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
• Celebrating the Art of Sculpture, Peabody Institute Library, Peabody, MA
• It's Happening, Public Art in NYC Parks, NY
2016
• Danvers, MA
• Peabody Institute Library, Peabody, MA
2014
• Danvers, MA
• Spectrum Sustainable Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
2013-2014
• CONTEXT Art Fair, Miami, FL
• Downtown Abstractions: Art in Public Places, Stamford, CT
• RBS, First County Bank, Stamford, CT
• Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa, Stamford, CT
• Re-imagining Past Possessions: Works of Recycled Materials, Riverdale, NY
• Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL
2012
• Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL
• Aqua12, Acqua Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
• Sculpture Walk, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
2011
• Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
• Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
• Art Miami, Susan Eley Fine Art, Miami, FL
2009
• In the Abstract: Sculptures by Carole Eisner/Paintings by Liane Ricci, New York, NY
• Sculptures in the Streets, Downtown Albany Business Improvement District, Albany, NY
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL
2008
• Raw, Grand Central Gallery, Art Park, Miami Basel Art Fair, Miami, FL
• Artscape: Outdoor Public Art, Pittsfield, MA, Pittsfield Office of Cultural Development
• Architecture and Landscape Tour, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
• Chesterwood Museum, Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA

2007
• Tossed and Found, Art in Public Spaces, Downtown Stamford, CT
• Qu-Art, Brussels, Belgium
• International Guangzhou Art Fair, Guangzhou, China
2005
• Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
• Silvermine Garden, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
2004
• Public Library on Town Green, Pittsfield, MA
• Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
• City of Pittsfield Office of Cultural Development Visitors Center, Pittsfield, MA
2003
• Chesterwood Museum, Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
2002
• Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
• Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
• Lock Building, Norwalk, CT
1999
• Art on the Waterfront, Peninsula Park, Jersey City, NJ
1998
• Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
• Burlington County College Sculpture Garden, Pemberton, NJ
• Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
• Art Park Sculpture Garden, Norwalk, CT
• Lock Building, Norwalk, CT
1997-1996
• Lock Building, Norwalk, CT
• Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK

Painting:

Solo Exhibitions

2016

• Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC, NY, Swimmers & Dancers, 1980s & 1990s 

2013 

• Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC, NY, Geometric Abstract Painting, 1979-82 

2000 

• Fordham University, “Life In Asia”, Lincoln Center Campus, NYC 

2014 

• 50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 

1992 

• Gallery Sagan, Tokyo, Japan 

• Gallery Tanishima, Tokyo, Japan 

1990 

• David Findlay, Narrative Paintings of SE Asia, New York City, NY 

1988 

• The Jack Gallery, Dancers and Swimmers, New York City 

• The First Women’s Bank, NYC, NY 

1987 

• The Jack Gallery, 2 + 2, NYC, NY 

• Segal Gallery, Nuances, NYC, NY 

1985 

• The Jill Youngblood Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

1984 

• Silvermine Center for the Arts, Recent Paintings, New Canaan, CT 

• Segal Gallery, New Paintings, New York City, NY 

1982 

• Syracuse University, Lubin House Gallery, NYC, NY 

1981 

• Elizabeth Weiner Gallery, NYC, NY 1979 

• Syracuse University, Lubin House Gallery, NYC, NY

Group Exhibitions 

2018 

• "Figuratively Speaking", Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY 

2013 

• PULSE Art Fair NY 

1994 

• Gallery 99, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 

1993 

• The Michael Stone Collection, Noah’s Art, McLean, VA 

• The Michael Stone Collection, The Contemporary Canvas, McLean, VA 

1990 

• Weston Town Hall, Weston, CT 

1988 

• Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK 

1986 

• The Guggenheim Museum, Recent Acquisitions, NYC, NY 

1983-1984

• The Atria Gallery, Architects/Gallery, Hartford, CT 

1982 

• Neill Gallery, NYC, NY 

1981 

• Gallery Odin Ltd. Port Washington, NY 

• Gallery Schlesinger-Boisante, Madison Ave, New York

Commissions

1978
• Stage Design for Theater XII, Off-Broadway, NYC
1978
• 3 Leonard Melfi plays
1978
• 1 Sam Shepard play

Collections

• W&M Properties, Norwalk, CT
• Lincoln Financial, Riverfront Recapture Park, Hartford, CT
• Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Awards

2013
• Syracuse University, George Arents Award for Art
1980
• The Champion International Corporation Award for A Sculpture, 31st New England Exhibit, Silvermine Arts Center
• National Sculpture Competition, Finalist
1978
• Merchants Bank & Trust Company Award for Outdoor Sculpture, 29th New England Exhibit, Silvermine Arts Center
• Rosenthal Award for Outdoor Sculpture
1976
• Merchants Bank & Trust Company Award for A Sculpture, 27th New England Exhibit, Silvermine Arts Center
1961
• Mademoiselle Merit Award, Signal Achievement, Fashion Design