Fairfield Community Mural Description Fairfield Community Mural. Caroline designed and painted a 408-square-foot mural on the sides of the Emergency Social Services and Neighborhood Box containers. She coordinated volunteers to help with the project, which was funded by the City of Victoria, Fairfield Community Association and Emergency Social Services.
Artist statement
This mural design was created to celebrate the beauty of the Fairfield neighborhood and how people living here interact with the coastal environment. Simplified line drawings with bright colours were used in order to be appealing to people living in the neighborhood.
Also, the 'big colouring book' design style was most practical and accessible for volunteer painters. The main goal of this project was to bring together community members to create a public art project that would raise community spirit and pride. The prevention of graffiti is another motivation for this project.
About the artist Dates January 17, 1977 in Calgary, AB
Biography Caroline Stengl is originally from Calgary, Alberta, where she studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design for four years. She transferred to the University of Victoria to complete an art education degree and enjoy the coast. She graduated in 2003 and has been working since then as an art teacher for the Saanich Adult Education Centre and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Caroline began drawing and painting at a very early age, influenced and encouraged by artistic family members. Subject matter for artwork is nature, landscapes, marine wildlife, portraits, circus characters and expressive abstract work.
Resume University of Victoria, B. Ed. and BC Teacher Certification, Secondary Curriculum, Concentration in Art Education, graduated with distinction, June 2003. Alberta College of Art and Design, four years part-time and full-time study, drawing department, 1994-1999.
Website http://www.carolinestengl.com
Details Medium
Exterior latex acrylic paint on metal surface
Dimensions
20 feet long, eight feet high, eight feet wide (largest box) / 10 feet long, six feet high, five feet wide (smaller box) / mural covers six sides of two metal containers.
Site
Fairfield Community Place, 1330 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC V8S 5J1
Artwork category
Community Public Art
Date unveiled
January 9, 2007
