⋆⁺₊⋆  CAROLINE  GAY  ⋆⁺₊⋆  


Caroline Gay (b. 1994) is a multi-disciplinary artist in NYC. Her practice is rooted in a deep appreciation for nature, music and the subtle magic of everyday life. She studied literature and design at the University of Vermont and is currently living in Queens, New York.

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Entrance Gallery in NYC and the Chromatic Festival in Montreal, and featured in books published by NERO Editions and Bad Weather Press.

As an art director and photographer, she’s worked closely with emerging and world-renowned luxury brands including multiple CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award recipients.

Outside of photography she’s passionate about experimental printmaking and creating music.

studio@carolinegay.tv


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music:
ghost crab
toadstool records


CURRICULUM VITAE

PUBLICATIONS
8 Ball Almanac, 2023. (featured: photography, text)
360 pages, perfect bound.
NERO Editions.

8 Ball Community Presents: Back in Ink, 2022. (featured)
Comb-bound.
8-Ball Publishing.
Published on the occasion of Printed Matter’s 2022 New York Art Book Fair.

No Thoughts Head Empty, illustrated zine, 2022.
6 pages, thread-sewn binding, black & white.
Self-published under the auspices of 8-Ball Community.

Dinero, staple-bound zine, 2021.
Bad Weather Press.

8 Ball Community Presents: Back in Ink, staple-bound zine, 2021. (featured)
8-Ball Publishing.

Paris Graffiti Fanzine (Malaise Dans la Société), photo zine, 2019.
56 pages, staple-bound, black & white.
Self-published.

This Could be Your Last 5 Minutes Alive, photo zine, 2018.
16 pages, staple-bound, black & white.
Self-published on the occasion of the 2018 Independent Art Book Fair.

Please Don’t Leave Me Alone, tabloid newsprint, 2018.
12 pages, full color. Self-published.

Splatterhouse, photo zine, 2018.
28 pages, staple-bound.
Self-published under the auspices of 8-Ball Community.

8 Ball Community Presents: Out of Ink, staple-bound zine, 2018. (featured)
8-Ball Publishing.

Okay, intermedia zine, 2018.
16 pages, staple-bound, black & white.
Self-published under the auspices of 8-Ball Community.

An Insatiable High, photo book, 2017.
24 pages, saddle-stitched, full color. Self-published.


BOOK + ZINE STOCKISTS
McNally Jackson Books, NYC
Quimby’s Bookstore, NYC
Playground Annex, NYC


CURATORIAL
Friends of 8-Ball Community Group Show, 2018.
Entrance Gallery, NYC.

Omens of Innocence, 2018.
Entrance Gallery, NYC.


GROUP SHOWS
Dream01: A Virtual Gallery Show, 2021.
Entrance or Exit.

C*mshot: A Clusterf*ck of Photos, 2019.
Catbox Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

Stolen Ground Presents: Lancement et Expo do 5E Zine (HEAVY), 2018.
Glass Door Gallery, Montreal, QC.

8Ball Community Presents: Out of Ink, 2018.
8Ball Super Club, New York, NY.

Ok Cool Editions Presents: Nuit Chromatc #1, 2018.
Ancienne École Des Beaux-Art De Montréal, QC.


SOLO SHOWS
A Deep Reservoir of Okay-ness, 2017.
Spencer Place, Brooklyn, New York.


PRESS/INTERVIEWS
Least Untrue - Caroline Gay
The Ugly Hug - Tape Label Takeover: Toadstool Records


EDUCATION
2012-2016 - University of Vermont, B.A. English and Applied Design
2015 - Boston University Dublin Internship Program, Graphic Design