Chris, originally from New Jersey, has resided in Columbia, SC since 1966. She is married to Dr. Robert J. Carlsson, Retired Professor of Economics at USC and they have two children and two grandchildren.
Chris retired from the SC Sheriffs’ Association after over 25 years of service and is currently the part-time editor for SCSA’s publications.
Chris received a B.A. in English with a minor in Art History from Douglass College, Rutgers University. In her 36 years of painting in watercolor and oil she has studied under the following South Carolina artists: Sandra Turk. Robert Mills, William Powers, Angela Bradburn, Judy Jarrett, Anna Kay Singley, Anne Hightower Patterson, Blake Morgan, and Michael Story.
She is a member of the Trenholm Artist Guild, the Seven Oaks Art League, the Crooked Creek Art League, and the South Carolina Watermedia Society.
Chris has exhibited at South Carolina State Fair (Professional); Trenholm, Crooked Creek and Seven Oaks Artist Leagues’ shows; Columbia Museum of Art with the Lexington Artists (2005) and the South Carolina Watermedia Show (2006). Chris has received several purchase awards including awards from Colonial Printing & Sonoco Products. She won Best in Show, Crooked Creek Show, in 2001.
803 772-8584
112 Nottingham Road
Columbia, SC 29210
ccarlsson@sc.rr.com
"Mariefred, Sweden"
Watercolor, double mat
36 x 25
$450
"Spring at Wavering Place"
Watercolor, framed
23" x 30"
$500
"Beach Chairs"
Giclee Print
12" x 16"
$60
"Hydria Port in Detail"
Watercolor, framed
12" x 16"
$700
Giclee Print - $60