Carol Rhodes
Carol Rhodes: A Cartographer of the Unseen
Carol Rhodes (1959-2018) emerged from a complex and layered personal history to become a singularly compelling figure in contemporary landscape painting. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but raised primarily in India until her teenage years, Rhodes’s early life instilled within her a profound sense of displacement and an acute awareness of the shifting boundaries between familiar and foreign lands
capes. This initial experience—a juxtaposition of vibrant, densely populated Indian scenes with the stark, often desolate environments of Britain – profoundly shaped her artistic vision, informing a distinctive approach to depicting man-made spaces that would become both intensely personal and strikingly universal. Her journey culminated in a rigorous education at Glasgow School of Art (1977-82), where she honed her technical skills wh…
