“The Evolution of Artist Carly Proulx” by Carol Mulcrone
In the spring of 2021, I met a quiet, young, sophisticated woman, helping a friend with no car get his
belongings to the next place. She was totally consumed by what she was writing. She said “hello” to me
and resumed writing. He was a well-established artist, full of conversation, energy and lots to look
forward to when he gets to his next place. Soon I learned Carly was spending countless hours with her
dear friend, Elias Saifan, that involved musings of meditation, art; lots of laughing, painting and training
for kung-fu. As interesting the list may seem, it clearly was what Carly needed to begin her journey to
writing, painting and ultimately expressing herself through art.
I realized immediately that Carly was a talented writer, having read the first article she wrote for Mohawk
Valley Center for the Arts. She asked me to look over her articles and that was the beginning of our
friendship. Every article she wrote got better time after time.
Carly became the writer for the artists exhibiting at MVCA Gallery. We both knew how talented she was,
and now beginning to move toward creating her own art. This led her to Doug Whitfield, a well-known
artist here and abroad, who teaches art classes at the gallery. Being somewhat shy to start with, she
applied her talent to a brush and the art came alive.
In March 2023, Carly was one of 8 women exhibiting in “Torrent of Flor”. The work she displayed
immediately drew in the crowd. Donna Veeder stated: “Carly Proulx paints our Mohawk River in a wild
spring flood, flashing by us below her window. Yet she gives us darker brooding figures whose thoughts
we cannot quite fathom.” From then on, her work continued to become more accessible to the audience,
more complex and open to the viewers. She was able to share her feelings with those who viewed her
work.
“The art created for this show is really a celebration of showing up in the world as my authentic self:
unapologetic, curious and experimental, slightly uncomfortable, moody yet sanguine, callow yet
cosmopolitan, and an overall encompassing deep-rooted fervor for, of, and in the world.” Carly Proulx.
Carly Proulx recently exhibited her art at Main St. Mercantile, 600 Main Street, Little Falls on November
10th
. She is partnering with Eric Whitfield in “A Collaborative Evening of Art” at The Renaissance Pub,
December 9th at 550 E. Main Street, Little Falls, NY 13365. 315-566-1006. Starting at 5PM. Opening
event at 7PM. The show will be up through December 31st