Biography

Carrie Ann Baade (b. 1974, Louisiana) is an American painter whose work engages deeply with art history; she reinterprets and reclaims masterpieces through a distinctly allegorical and metaphorical lens. Her paintings combine collage art, symbolism, and narrative to construct biographical worlds that connect the personal and the historical. Through intricate storytelling, Baade explores transformation, mortality, mythology, and the psychological and spiritual dimensions of human experience.

Raised on the Front Range of Colorado, Baade earned her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, studied Renaissance and Baroque techniques at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy, and completed her MFA at the University of Delaware. Since 2007, she has been a Professor of Art at Florida State University, where she teaches oil painting, egg tempera, pastiglia, and gilding.

Baade has presented 25 solo exhibitions and participated in over 250 group shows worldwide. Her visionary art has been exhibited in Europe, Asia, Australia, and across the United States, including major venues such as the LA and SF Art Fairs and Art Capital in Paris. Featured in Forbes, Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, and American Art Collector, she has shown alongside Lowbrow and visionary pioneers such as H.R. Giger and Robert Williams. Her art contributes to the dialogue of the "New Old Masters" movement within a feminist and imaginative framework, reclaiming history painting for the present age.

Baade’s honors include the Halo Fellowship Award, the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Individual Artist Fellowship, and the Delaware Division of the Arts Established Artist Award in Painting.

Her monograph, Scissors and Tears (La Luz de Jesus Press, 2022), offers an in-depth exploration of two decades of allegorical, narrative, and symbolic art, revealing her process, influences, and commitment to the evolution of fine art technique and imaginative storytelling.