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  • Carrie was selected to serve as a drawing juror for the Central and Southern Indiana Region of the 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards held by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The regional panel judging took place on January 22 at Butler University in Indianapolis.

  • Carrie's painting "Hope is the Thing With Feathers" appeared in the September–October 2010 issue of Branches Magazine. Carrie's work accompanied an article by Carol Hanneman titled "Sermon from the Birds".

  • A solo exhibit of Carrie's paintings called "Things Great and Small: Works by Carrie Wild" was displayed at the Indianapolis Art Center in the Ruth Lilly Library from July 30 – September 26, 2010. The subject matter featured in the 26 paintings included butterflies, dragonflies, and other animals, including seven bird paintings from Carrie's series "Taking the Auspices".

  • All three of Carrie's entries were juried into the Professional Division Fine Art Show at the 2010 Indiana State Fair. Carrie's paintings "Red Admiral with Dandelions", "Yellow Warbler", and "Justin's Bluebird" were exhibited at the Fair from August 6–22. "Red Admiral with Dandelions" was also awarded an Honorable Mention ribbon in the Mixed Media category.

  • Carrie was one of ten alumni artists featured in a Spring 2010 Knox Magazine article called "Knox Art Alumni Share Their Best Cities for Artists".

  • Carrie was selected as one of six featured visual artists in the 2010 "Spotlight Art: Courage and Hope" exhibit displayed April 12 – May 24 in Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University in Indianapolis. The art exhibit is a complement to the annual performing arts fundraiser event "Spotlight: One Night, One Stage, One Reason", which benefits the Indiana AIDS Fund.

  • Carrie's painting "Little Koi" was awarded Honorable Mention in the Mixed Media category of the Utrecht Art Supplies 60th Anniversary Juried Art Competition. Carrie's painting and the other winners were featured in the February 2010 issue of American Artist magazine and also in Utrecht's Winter 2009-2010 catalog.

  • Carrie was selected to serve as a drawing juror for the Central and Southern Indiana Region of the 2010 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards held by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The regional panel judging took place on January 16 at Butler University in Indianapolis.

  • Carrie's paintings "Autumn Heron" and "Sun Morpho" were featured in "Off the Walls II", the second exhibit of fine art by the Indiana Artisan program. The exhibit was displayed at the Indiana State Museum from October 17, 2009 – February 14, 2010.

  • Carrie's painting "Mackintosh Blackbird" was juried into the 2009 Postcard Art Competition & Exhibition (PACE) sponsored by the Curt Teich Postcard Archives, part of the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda, Illinois. The 2009 PACE exhibit was displayed from October 3, 2009 – January 3, 2010 at the Lake County Discovery Museum and then traveled to various galleries and institutions throughout 2010.

  • All three of Carrie's entries were juried into the Professional Division Fine Art Show at the 2009 Indiana State Fair. Carrie's paintings "Pansy Wing", "Morris Hare", and "Little Koi" were exhibited at the Fair from August 7–23, 2009.

  • Carrie had two paintings featured in an exhibit called "Hoosier Craftsmanship: Works from Indiana Artisan" displayed at the Indiana Humanities Council in Indianapolis from mid July through early August 2009. A reception was held on August 7 featuring food, wine, and gift items from fellow Indiana Artisans.

  • Carrie had three paintings featured in the Spring show at the Athenaeum ArtSpace in downtown Indianapolis from May 1–27, 2009.

  • Carrie's painting "Morris Hare" was juried into "Off the Walls: The Indiana Artisan Premiere," the inaugural fine art exhibit of the Indiana Artisan program. The exhibit was displayed at the Indiana State Museum from February 13 – June 14, 2009.

  • Indiana ArtisanIn the fall of 2008, Carrie was juried into the inaugural selection for the Indiana Artisan program. Indiana Artisan was established as a joint venture of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the Indiana Office of Tourism Development, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. One of the program's goals is to establish and promote a "brand" of quality handmade crafts, specialty foods, and fine art produced by Hoosier artisans.

  • Carrie's painting "Bee Field" was featured on the cover of the May–June 2008 issue of Branches Magazine. Previously, Carrie's painting "The Herd" was featured on the cover of the July-August 2005 issue of Branches.

  • Carrie's butterfly painting "European Peacock" was accepted to the 1st Annual "SmallWorks North America" juried exhibit at The Greenwich Workshop Gallery in Connecticut. The exhibit ran from November 24 – December 28, 2007.

  • All three of Carrie's entries were juried into the Professional Division Fine Art Show at the 2007 Indiana State Fair. Carrie's paintings "Hummingbird (Book of Hours)", "Peacock", and "Bee Field" were exhibited at the Fair from August 6-17, 2007.

  • Carrie was selected as the featured solo artist for the 2007 Summer Art Show at the White River Gardens, located at the Indianapolis Zoo. A collection of Carrie's butterfly, dragonfly, and bee paintings was displayed from May 11 – August 26, 2007 in conjunction with the popular annual live butterfly exhibit at the Gardens.

  • Carrie served as one of five jurors for the 37th Annual Broad Ripple Art Fair, which took place May 19-20, 2007 at the Indianapolis Art Center. The 2007 BRAF featured over 225 artists and attracted over 27,000 visitors.