Caroline Bailey studied printed textile at Manchester and graduated in 1978. Caroline Bailey taught partime at Manchester Poly until the early 80’s. Since then she has been freelance exhibiting regularly in England and Ireland.Caroline Bailey has had major solo exhibitions in London, Chester, Dublin and Manchester. Caroline Bailey exhibitted regularly through the 90’s at the RI and RWS and at the RSW (Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour).
Caroline writes, “The elements of atmosphere, light and colour are the fundamental motivators for my paintings. The places that I paint abound with all these elements and have for me a compelling emotional appeal. The Hebredian Islands continually draw me back. I am intrigued by the meeting of sea and land-whether on the deserted shores of the North Atlantic or the sea ports of the East Coast.”
EDUCATION
1972 Foundation Course at Mid-Cheshire College of Further Education
1975 B.A. Hons and M.A. in Printed Textiles at Manchester Polytechnic
MAJOR ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Coach House Gallery, Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire
Solomon Gallery, Dublin
Solomon Gallery, London
Indesign, Chester
Mina Renton Gallery, London
1993, 1995 Foyer Gallery, Royal Exchange, Manchester
1996 The City Gallery, London
JOINT EXHIBITIONS
Cotman Gallery, Cheshire
Lowen Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
Holly House Gallery, Tynemouth
Gallery Gabrielle, Lancaster
Mina Renton Gallery, London
Castlegate House, Cumbria
John Noott Gallery, Worcestershire
MIXED EXHIBITIONS
1990, 1993, 1995 The Royal Institute Of Painters in Watercolour Open Exhibition
1992, 1994, 1995 The Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition
1994, 1995 The Royal Society of Marine Artists
1994 The Royal Glasgow Institute Open Exhibition
1995 The Singer and Friedlander-Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition
1995 The Manchester Art Fair
1996 The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Open Exhibition
1997 Art 97,Islington
1997 Art 98, Islington
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
The Irish Management Institute
AWARDS
Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition-Daler Rowney Award, First Prize 1994
