BIO
Carisse is a Filipina-American artist, born and raised in Greendale, Wisconsin. She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she completed her Bachelors of Arts degree in Visual and Critical Studies program in three years. While at SAIC, Carisse undertook a summer studio residency at the Ballyvaughn College of Art in Ireland, where she exhibited her sculptural installation “Untitled 2010.” Her travels took her to South Eastern China, where she studied global minority cultures over a span of ten different villages and cities across the country. These travels informed her bodies of work for “In Dreaming”. Carisse’s senior thesis, “Fun with Dick and Little Susie: the naming of Erogenous Zones,” an interdisciplinary exploration of American culture’s fascination with anthropomorphizing erogenous zones of the body, was presented at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing. This work is presently archived in the Flaxman Library of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Carisse has participated in events in various locations in the Midwest, including but not limited to: Open Canvas 2013, presented by Good Knight, in Milwaukee, WI; Synapse Arts: 2012 New Works, held at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theatre in Chicago, IL; Modular 22, a traveling art exhibit commenced in Berwyn, IL; and Wandering, a female group exhibition held at Impala Gallery in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. Carisse volunteers frequently with the Philippine Cultural and Civic Center Foundation of Milwaukee and, in addition to working on her art and music, enjoys spending time with her very closely knit family, partner and wonder dogs, Freya and Burt.
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
Group Exhibitions and Events:
ANONYMOUS
February, 2018
Presented by the Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum
"Unexpected"
Milwaukee, WI
RERUN: The Fifth Element
May, 2016
Presented by Neighborhood Theater Group
Times Cinema
"Falling"
Wauwatosa, WI
Bay View Gallery Night at the Avalon
September, 2015
Presented by the Avalon Theater
“Indigenous Filipino Folklore" Series
Milwaukee, WI
*Proceed benefits to MIAD scholarships and the Eisner Creative Foundation
FAAWIS Art Show
December, 2014
Presented by Filipino American Association of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Art Museum
“Indigenous Filipino Folklore" Series
Milwaukee, WI
*Proceed benefits to MIAD scholarships and the Eisner Creative Foundation
Open Canvas 2014
November, 2014
Presented by Good Knight, Pritzlaff Building
“Portrait of a Woman”
Acrylic on Canvas
Milwaukee, WI
*Proceed benefits to MIAD scholarships and the Eisner Creative Foundation
Typhoon Haiyan Relief: Sustainable Rebuilding Fundraiser
October, 2014
Rubicon Gallery
"In Dreaming" Series
Chicago, IL
*Auction to benefit Earthship Biotecture
Open Canvas 2013
November, 2013
Presented by Good Knight, Pritzlaff Building
“Safe Passage”
Acrylic on Canvas
Milwaukee, WI
*Proceed benefits to MIAD scholarships and the Eisner Creative Foundation
Production Assistant for ”Ayaba”
Directed and Choreographed by Ni’Ja Whitson
Featuring Ni’Ja Whitson, Boogie McClarin, Kenyatta Brock, Ebone Lewis
Featured in Synapse Arts: New Works, Produced by Rachel Damon
Hamlin Park Field House Theater
October 2012
Chicago, IL
Teaser trailer viewable: Ayaba
*Ayaba Photos by Courtney Rader, Courtesy of Synapse Arts
Modular 22
October, 2012
Gallery 22
“Anchored” and “Movement”
Charcoal and Gesso on Wood Panel
Berwyn, IL
Wandering
June, 2010
Impala Gallery
“Sacrosanct”
Painting; Oil on Canvas
Chicago, IL
Spring BFA Exhibition 2011
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Artist Book; Mixed Media
Peace and War
Chicago, IL
Summer Exhibition 2010
Burren College of Art
Sculptural Installation; Mixed Media
Untitled 2010
Co. Clare, Ireland
Art Bash 2009
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sculptural Installation; Corrugated Plastic
Collaboration with Felicia Liu, Pierre Babbit and Sae Jun Kim
Untitled 2009
Chicago, IL