Caroline Waterman grew up in Dublin Ireland. She moved to the United States in 1986 and lives in Charlotte, NC with her husband and three children. She took film photography classes in Dublin in the 1980’s and again in Boston; she completed her BFA in Photography at UNCC in May 2016. During her time at UNCC Caroline explored various historic processes and concentrates on large format analog photography. Caroline specializes in Silver Gelatin Lith, Platinum Palladium and Gum Bichromate printing. Her work deals with the themes of memory and loss and she has drawn on her connections to family, heritage and place as inspiration. She has conducted workshops on Lith printing at UNCC, at Appalachian State University and at the Light Factory. She has also conducted Platinum Palladium workshops at UNCC and the Light Factory. Caroline has exhibited her work at UNCC and The Photo Place Gallery in Vermont, The South East Center for Photography in Greenville SC, Photosynthesis Gallery in Connecticut and ECU. Caroline had her first solo show at Through This Lens Gallery in Durham NC in September 2017 and she has participated in group shows at C3lab and Goodyear Arts in Charlotte. Caroline recently exhibited her work in a two person show at the Arts Canter of Kershaw County and her work is currently on display at the Tone exhibit at the Cabarrus Arts Council
