Carole A. Feuerman (born 1945) is an American superrealist sculptor and author credited with starting the movement in the late 1970s. She is best known for her figurative works of swimmers. She is the only artist to make realistically painted outdoor sculptures and the only woman to sculpt in this style.
Selected solo exhibitions include Park Avenue, The Seaport, the Paris Olympics, Made in Cloister Foundation, Corpus Domini at Palazzo Reale, Milan, the Venice Biennale , Osthaus Museum, and Museumsplatz 1 Osthaus Museum, Museumsplatz, the Galleria d’Arte Moderna and Terrazzo del Pincio in Rome, Forever Is Now III at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Medici Museum of Art in Ohio, USA, Sea Idylls on Park Avenue, and the Seaport, Crossing the Sea at Foundation Made In Cloister, Naples, ITA, and the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, FRA. DeLand Museum of Art, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Mass MOCA, El Paso Museum of Art, Roman Theater Museum of Archaeology, Art-st-Urban Museum & Sculpture Garden, Amarillo Museum of Art, Queensborough Community College, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Queens Museum of Art. Hung Tai Museum in Changzhou, Harbor City, CHN.
Selected group exhibitions are Central Park, the Smithsonian, l’Avenue George V, Saint Tropez, Palazzo Strozzi, Palazzo Reale, ITA, Hagen, DE.
Her works are in the permanent collections of thirty-nine museums: the State Hermitage, El Paso Museum, National Gallery of Australia and owned by the citie of Sunnyvale, CA, and Peekskill, NY. Selected collectors include Steven A. Cohen, Former President Clinton, The Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Mr. Joop van Caldenborgh, Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Caldic Collection, Sir James Dyson, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and Malcolm Forbes.
Feuerman has received multiple awards, including the Lifetime Achievement ‘Goddess Artemis’ Award from the European American Women's Council (EAWC). She has also received the Special Honor Award in Changzhou CHN, Best in Show in Beijing CHN, the Amelia Peabody Award, First Prize at the Olympic Fine Art Exhibition in Beijing, and the Medici Award in Florence ITA. She has taught, lectured, and given workshops at the Guggenheim and Metropolitan Museum.
In 2011, she founded the Carole A. Feuerman Sculpture Foundation. She has five full-color monographs. Her latest one is by Rizzoli and written by Demetrio Paparoni. She published her autobiography in English and Italian.
Artist Statement
“In the early 1970s, I felt a profound and irresistible pull towards the art of sculpture, as if some enigmatic force was calling out to me from a distance. Fast forward to 1984, when my artistic sensibilities were profoundly impacted by the sight of immigrants bravely floating from Cuba to Florida in search of a better life. Moved by their struggles and quest for freedom, I channeled my energy into creating a sculpture that would encapsulate their harrowing experience. Thus, "Innertube" was born—a poignant portrayal of a woman, fatigued and covered in grime, as she navigates the treacherous waters in her pursuit of liberty. Through this sculpture, I sought to voice the plight of immigrants who risk everything to reach the promised land of freedom.
I embrace my calling as an artist, using my chosen medium to shed light on the trials and tribulations faced by those who embark on their journeys. Through my sculptures, I find solace, purpose, and an avenue to contribute meaningfully to the world. Each piece I create is a testament to my unwavering commitment to give voice to the stories that need to be heard, to illuminate the struggles and triumphs of those who seek a better life, and to honor the human spirit that perseveres against all odds.”