ART

As a Seattle-based artist for over 30 years, Carol Rashawnna's artwork can be found in both public and private collections, including the Seattle Convention Center, The Summit Building Evergreen State College, and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Her work has been showcased in various exhibitions across the Pacific Northwest, including venues like the Bellevue Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum, Onyx Fine Art Gallery and she has taught at Tacoma Art Museum, and Vashon Island Art Center and Coyote Central. An award-winning artist, of the Black Artist in Excellence Award from Dr James & Jannie Washington Foundation, Carol created a unique large-scale mono-print technique inspired by the obo tribe prints, exploring the connections between climate change and race. She has received accolades such as the Bloomberg Green Champions, the Green Build Award,  Rachel's Catalyst Finalist, the Neddy Finalist, the Garboil Award, and her work has been featured in numerous media, including newspapers, international & local art books, magazines, and podcasts. Carol specializes in installations, murals, and public art, yet as the Director of 

 

CLIMATE

Environmental Direct of Programs, Carol’s passion for climate change solutions has bridged collaborations with local governments, businesses, and community organizations to prioritize immigrant and refugee communities in addressing climate solutions, including water restoration for salmon recovery, through out the duwamish valley, waste management, for upcycling & recycling, energy solutions that impact working family homes, and land stewardship to restore  & maintain green canopy and install rain gardens, cisterns and living walls, to support bio retention within county limits.​ 

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LAND

Through her non-profit, BIPOC Sustainable Tiny Art House Community, Carol initiated a pilot project in partnership with the City of Seattle's Equitable Development Initiative (EDI), where her non-profit aquired a $1.5 million dollar grant to launch shared living solutions for communities of color, focusing on business and land ownership models and land trusts.

 

GEAR

Her personal, spiritual, and care product lines feature merchandise showcasing her artwork in home goods, books, apparel, and handmade hair care products for 4C hair. 

 

CONSULTING

As a speaker, Carol has appeared on dozens of panels, from Al Gore’s Climate Leadership Summit Train the Trainer to Bloomberg’s first Environmental conference in Seattle, at the Amazon Circles. She coaches and mentors on the obstacles to Spiritual Growth and Leadership as a form of service, not obligation. She also speaks on how to see the world through the eyes of an artist, where all things are connected: financial stability, land access, food sovereignty, creative collectivism, land stewardship, and spiritual migration. As an Employment Director, Job Developer, and Program Manager, Carol also speaks on the connections between race, environment, and guaranteed income models.

 

Additionally, her YouTube channel provides insights into leadership and spiritual growth, complemented by live streams on her Fanbase channel for collective learning.