(SANTA ANA, CA) – The newest Community Focus Space exhibit at John Wayne Airport features paintings by artist Dennis Carrie whose paintings, landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, focus on representing his subjects with respect and integrity. His current works aim to capture the character and honesty of some of the most impactful individuals throughout history. Select works from his Portraits of Integrity collection and other pieces will be on display in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal beginning April 19, 2022, through May 19, 2022.
Finding his way to becoming an artist has been a lifelong journey. Dennis Carrie first received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. After a successful thirty-year career teaching mathematics in Orange County, he changed course and pursued a graduate program in painting. In 2010, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Figurative Painting from the Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, California. The artist credits his education as being invaluable toward elevating his skill level and purpose for painting.