A native of Tennessee, Carolynn A. T. Mann has drawn and painted since childhood. Her interest was initiated by her second grade teacher’s chalkboard illustrations, and her interest continued throughout school. She is a graduate of Hiwassee Collage, the University of Tennessee and Georgia State University. She has studied with noted instructors including Ouida Canaday, Joe Perrin, Kathleen Chaing Lou, Chen Klee Chee and many others.

Communicating a visual image of a moment in time is the format she uses. Form and content through the use of color, shape and design contribute to the image, reflecting power and decisive direction. Her love and observations of nature and color can be felt in her work. Her paintings are uncluttered by academic restrictions and demonstrate a dynamic freshness in perception.

Carolynn is Past-president of Artist’s Atelier of Atlanta and Georgia Watercolor Society and a member of Atlanta Artist Club and National, American and Kentucky Watercolor Societies, among others. She is active with committees of Dogwood Arts Council, and she was chairperson for the 1990 Members Georgia Watercolor Society show in Atlanta.

Her work is part of collections in Australia, Finland, Russia, England, Guatemala and nationally. Her paintings have received many awards both locally and nationally and she has had four solo shows in the past two years. Carolynn has lived in various parts of the Southeast, where she has taught in several collages and universities.

She is currently developing a series of work from her travels to Asia.