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Caroline Jardine (CARO) is an artist, muralist, and educator. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Art with a concentration in painting at the University of Toledo in 2017 and a Bachelor of Art Education in 2016. 

Jardine was introduced to murals and community art at 16 years old. That year, she began working as an apprentice in the Arts Commission's Young Artists at Work (YAAW) program. She became the first person to work in the YAAW program as an apprentice, senior apprentice, assistant instructor, and instructor. After nine years of working in YAAW, Jardine remains connected to the program through her role as a member of the Arts Commission's Youth Services Committee.

Jardine applied what she learned from studying under professional muralists in YAAW by becoming a muralist herself. Jardine's murals have been displayed in businesses, private residences, schools, and non-profit organizations, including the Main Branch of the Toledo Public Library, Imagination Station, the University of Toledo Student Union, First Tee Lake Erie + Boys and Girls Club, and Toledo Public Schools. She assisted international artists Ouizi and Maya Hayuk on their murals in Downtown Toledo, OH.

 

In 2016, Jardine was commissioned to create her first spray chalk mural at an Art Loop in Downtown Toledo on St. Clair Street. She has since created numerous interactive spray chalk murals across Ohio. The murals engage the public by inviting them to participate in the nostalgic act of drawing on pavement. 

Jardine weaves Ukrainian symbolism into her mixed media pieces to depict themes of connection, history, ancestral traditions, and identity. Her work has been the subject of solo and group exhibitions, including shows at the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery, River East Gallery, the Toledo Museum of Art Community Gallery, the University of Toledo Center for Visual Arts, Sullivan Hall at the University of Toledo, and the Thomas Porter Gallery. 

Jardine works as an art educator in Toledo, OH and maintains a studio practice in Rossford, OH.

Exhibitions

2024      YAAW Alumni Show, Thomas Porter Gallery at Toledo School for the Arts, Toledo, OH

2023      NW Ohio Women's Invitational Art Exhibition, Walter Terhune Gallery at Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH

2023      YAAW Alumni Show, Center for Visual Arts, Toledo, OH

2022      Locals Only, River East Gallery, Toledo, OH

2020      Hallways of Hope, ProMedica healthcare facilities, Toledo OH

2019      Again, to Begin, Sullivan Hall at University of Toledo, Toledo OH

2019      Faces of Trafficking, Sullivan Hall at University of Toledo, Toledo OH

2019      Midwest Heart, Heart Gallery, Toledo OH

2017      Battle of the Hands, Handmade Toledo, Toledo OH

2017      BFA Thesis Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Toledo OH

2017      Wearable Conditions, Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, Toledo OH        

2016      Battle of the Hands, Handmade Toledo, Toledo OH

2016      Healing Arts Exhibition, River Centre Gallery, Sylvania OH    

2016      University of Toledo Concepts in Studio Theory, Secor Gallery, Toledo OH

2016      ’Tis the Secor, Secor Gallery, Toledo OH

2015      ’Tis the Secor,  Secor Gallery, Toledo OH    

2014      SelfieToledo, Center for Visual Arts, Toledo OH        

2013      Faux Space Exhibition, University of Toledo Planetarium, Toledo OH 

Public Art and Commissions

2024       Art Loop: "Young Artists" interactive spray chalk mural, Adams Street, Toledo, OH

2024       Solar Eclipse spray chalk mural, Imagination Station, Toledo, OH

2024       Floral mural at private residence, Toledo, OH

2024       St. Ursula Academy student-led mural, First Tee Lake Erie & Boys and Girls Club, Toledo, OH

2023       Art Loop: Haunted Harvest interactive spray chalk mural, Adams Street, Toledo OH

2023       St. Ursula Academy student-led mural, Lutheran Social Services Emergency Food Pantry, Toledo, OH

2022       Art Loop: "Dancin' in the Streets" interactive spray chalk mural, Adams Street, Toledo, OH

2022       Art Loop: "Summer Spectacular" interactive spray chalk mural, Adams Street, Toledo, OH

2022       St. Ursula Field House mural, St. Ursula Academy, Toledo, OH

2021       History of Rossford mural, Edward Ford Park, Rossford, OH

2021       Art Loop: "Summer Spectacular" interactive spray chalk mural, Uptown Green, Toledo, OH

2021       Youth Advocates Program collaborative mural, Juvenile Justice Center, Toledo, OH

2020       TMA Block Party interactive mural, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH

2020       Momentum Festival interactive mural, Adams Street, Toledo, OH

2020       Private mural for residence, Rossford, OH

2020       Papa Moose mural, Rossford, OH

2020       Coca-Cola mural, Student Union of University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

2020       Campus Pollyeyes mural, Toledo, OH

2020       Stubborn Brother mural, Toledo, OH

2019       Crop Circle Festival interactive spray chalk mural, Fremont, OH 

2019       Momentum Festival interactive mural, Promenade Park, Toledo, OH

2019       Point Place interactive mural, Toledo, OH

2019       Private mural for residence, Toledo, OH                                         

2019       Art Loop interactive mural, St. Clair Street, Toledo, OH

2019       Vistula Board-up Mural, Toledo, OH

2019       Design for Franklin Park Mall mural, Toledo, OH    

2018       AXE419 mural, Rossford, OH                    

2018       Momentum Festival interactive mural, Promenade Park, Toledo, OH

2018       University of Toledo Rockets spray chalk mural, Levis Square, Toledo, OH    

2018       Crop Circle Festival interactive spray chalk mural, Fremont, OH

2018       Glass City Hot Air Balloon Festival interactive mural, Total Sports, Rossford, OH    

2018       Art Loop interactive mural, Imagination Station, Toledo, OH        

2017       Art Loop interactive mural, St. Clair St., Toledo, OH        

2017       Creative Peaceful Resistance YAAW mural, Wilson Park, Toledo, OH

2017       Floral mural at private residence, Waterville, OH    

2016       Oakdale Elementary mural, Toledo, OH           

2016       Floral mural at private residence, Rossford, OH    

2016       Downtown Toledo Public Library YAAW mural, Toledo, OH        

2016       A Tribute, University of Toledo Center for Visual Arts, Toledo, OH       

2015       Soul City Boxing and Wrestling Gym YAAW mural, Toledo, OH            

2015       Hero’s the Party Experience mural, Toledo, OH           

2014       Roosevelt Pool mural, Toledo, OH           

Press

Creative Placemaking Current Projects, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo    

Crop Circle Festival Designed to be Different, Fremont News Messenger    

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