Maggie Carine
LONG ISLAND, NY, UNITED STATES
Maggie Carine is a freelance artist from Long Island, New York. Through Carine’s work as an artist and art therapist, her goal is to explore the intersect between art and healing. Carine’s process of painting is a meditative practice, guided by repetition and symmetry. The process includes consistent reoccurring lines and mirrored forms, repeating themselves like a mantra, to create a single, complete image. Carine’s artworks traditionally start with a single line and from there a pattern emerges. Once the pattern is determined, she repeats it again and again, allowing the unconscious mind to develop a form from the many lines. Carine’s process is more than simply creating artwork, but what allows her to attune the inner self to the present moment. The repetitive nature of the work allows it to naturally become a reflective period in which one can examine the self, as well as reference the patterns of everyday life. Carine has been selected for group shows at Stony Brook University, where she minored in studio art; as well as Pratt Institute, where she received her Master’s in Art Therapy. Carine also independently curated a group show at a vineyard location in Eastern Long Island, which featured local artists and musicians. Carine has been featured in solo shows around Eastern Long Island as well. Carine seeks to connect her artist self and therapist identity, to ultimately inspire others to find inner peace, happiness, and healing through awakening the innate power of self-expression.