Patty Carroll is an American photographer who has taught and practiced photography since the 1970s. Her images are characterized as vivid and boldly colored. Where her earlier works include typologies and portraiture, her new work symbolically expresses the domestic roles of women via the series “Invisible Women.” Carroll earned a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design from the University of Illinois and, in 1972, she graduated with a master of science in photography from the Institute of Design at IIT, Chicago.
Since receiving her MS in photography, Carroll has been teaching photography at universities worldwide. She has been a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College and the Royal College of Art in London, among other schools. Carroll’s photography has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the Art Institute in Chicago, White Box Museum in Beijing, and the Photographers Association in Ningbo, China.
Carroll’s work has received many merits, publications and grants. In 2014, she was listed in Photolucida’s “Top 50” after her most recent series, “Anonymous Women.” The series became a published book by Daylight Books in 2016. This is the latest of her five photographic books. Carroll’s work has also been published worldwide by organizations like the Huffington Post, Dallas Morning News and the British Journal of Photography. In 2003, the Illinois Arts Council awarded her the Artist Fellowship Grant for her work.
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Urn Her Stripes, from the series Anonymous Women - Interior, Flowers
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Archival Pigment Print Image size: 15 x 15 in. Sheet size: 22 x 17 in. Edition of 15 Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Patty Carroll. From the series, Anonymous Women More sizes ...
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Ramblin’ Rose
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Pie Eyed
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Pink Bathroom
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Nightmares
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Happy Hippie
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Flower Painting
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Protected
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Canned
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Boho Boo hoo
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Mad Mauve
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Red Balls
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Scrapbooking
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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$1,200
Blues
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
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Wallpapered
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Murder of Crows
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Stairsy
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Revenge of the Plates
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Picknicky
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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$2,200
Tubby
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Sewn Up
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Clockwork
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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$2,200
Booky
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Fruity
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Ghastly
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Moving Out
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Guns and Roses
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Cleaned Out
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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Homely
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Lighty
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Jungly
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Goldly
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Planty
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Toasty
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Sweepy
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Hairly
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Scotty
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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$1,500
Rosy
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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$1,500
Cozy
By Patty Carroll
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
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Hold Horses, from the series Anonymous Women - Cowgirl, Western
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Hold Horses by Patty Carroll depicts a woman reclined in a rocking chair in a log cabin, covered by plastic horse toys. Hold Horses is part of Patty Car...
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$1,200
Plantlady, from the series, Anonymous Women - Green, leaves, nature, garden
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Plantlady by Patty Carroll is a limited edition archival pigment print depicting a woman wrapped in green, surrounded by various plants and leaves Archival Pigment Print Paper size:...
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Eye Meditate, from the series, Anonymous Women
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Archival Pigment Print Edition of 15 Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Patty Carroll. Image size: 15 x 15 in. Sheet size: 22 x 17 in. From the series, Anonymous Women More sizes ...
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$1,200
Fuzzy Valentine, from the series Anonymous Women - Heart Cakes, Pink, Flowers
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Fuzzy Valentine by Patty Carroll is a color photograph of a woman holding a butcher knife, sitting in a room decorated in red and pink hues. She sits at a table with decorated heart ...
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$1,200
Blue Period, from the Anonymous Women series Guitar, Picasso, Interior, Decor
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Blue Period by Patty Carroll depicts a woman dressed in blue, sitting on a chair while holding a guitar. The room is decorated in blue and green hues, referencing the classic paintin...
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Fruity by Patty Carroll, 2023, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Fruity by Patty Carroll presents a colorful and chaotic scene, reminiscent of a summer picnic. A woman dressed in red plaid is surrounded by various fruit and fruit themed decor. She blends into the plaid chair...
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Apples and Oranges - Limited Edition, Fruit, Kitchen, Red, Woman, Interior
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Apples and Oranges by Patty Carroll depicts a woman sitting in her kitchen, decorated in red and orange hues. Fruit fills the room as she holds a scale, appearing to compare her appl...
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$2,200
Eden
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15 Signed by Patty Carroll Paper size: 30 x 30 in., Image size: 22 x 22 in. From the series, Anonymous Women Frame not included. Patty Carroll is an American photographer...
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$4,000
Rosey
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 10 Archival pigment print 38 x 38 in. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Patty Carroll From the series, Anonymous Women Patty Carroll is an American photographer who h...
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$2,200
Hawaiian Hangover by Patty Carroll, 2023, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Hawaiian Hangover by Patty Carroll is a 22 x 22 inch archival pigment print, available in an edition of 15. This photograph features a mannequin wearing colorful Hawaiian patterned c...
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Mad Mauve - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Pink, Fabric
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Mad Mauve by Patty Carroll presents a monotoned scene. A figure reclines in a mauve chair, draped with mauve fabric that falls from the ceiling. The figure...
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Panther - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Interior, Decor
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Panther is a color photograph of a staged panther themed room, created by photographer Patty Carroll. This scene consists of a mannequin, representing a woman, laying on a couch surr...
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$1,200
Flower Painting, from the series Anonymous Women - Bouquet, Art, Still Life
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Archival Pigment Print Image size: 15 x 15 in. Sheet size: 22 x 17 in. Edition of 15 Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Patty Carroll. From the series, Anonymous Women More sizes ...
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$1,200
Bird Told Me, from the series Anonymous Women - Mannequin, Dove, White, Blue
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Bird Told Me by Patty Carroll is a color photograph of a woman dressed in white and blue sitting in a chair, surrounded by white birds figures and patterns. Archival Pigment Print I...
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Pie Eyed - Color Photograph, Kitchen, Food, Woman Artist, Dessert
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Pie-eyed by Patty Carroll is a color photograph depicting a woman in a red and white colored kitchen, surrounded by various baked desserts. Archival Pigment Print Edition of 15 Sign...
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Copy Cat - Black and White Photograph, Interior, Cat, Decor, Woman Artist
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Copycat by Patty Carroll is a photograph depicting a black and white cat themed interior, with a woman reclining on the couch surrounded by cat figurines. Archival Pigment Print Pa...
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Chalk It Up - Black and White Photograph, Woman Artist, Interior
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Chalk It Up by Patty Carroll is a black and white photograph depicting a woman in a chalk drawn scene, sitting in a chair with an eraser in one hand. Archival Pigment Print Image s...
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Split Personality - Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Interior, Blue, Green
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Split Personality by Patty Carroll is a color photograph depicting a duo-toned interior. Bright green and blue shades divide the room in half, with arms and legs emerging from the fu...
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$3,000
Cooking the Goose - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Kitchen
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Cooking the Goose is a limited edition color photograph depicting a chaotic kitchen scene. A woman is stuck in an oven, her arms reaching out from th...
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Bird in Hand by Patty Carroll, 2023, Archival Pigment Print
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Bird in Hand by Patty Carroll presents a chaotic scene. A woman sits in a neutral toned room, surrounded by colorful birds. Botanical patterned curtains...
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Leafing Home by Patty Carroll, 2023, Archival Pigment Print
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Leafing Home by Patty Carroll presents a chaotic botanical scene. A woman sits on top of suitcases covered in tropical leaves. She wears leaf printed clothing, and is surrounded by palm, monstera, and banana leaves. This theme is reflected in her environment, with tropical printed curtains...
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