Carolyn Misterek

Carolyn Misterek is an American painter whose work explores memory, place, and the emotional resonance of landscapes and gardens. Trained in both studio art and art history, she draws from observation while allowing her own memory and intuition to shape her work.

Flowers, gardens, and landscapes recur throughout Misterek’s paintings, rendered through expressive mark-making, layered color, and an attentive approach to light and atmosphere. Rather than documenting a place precisely, she captures the impressions that remain after experiencing it: the shifting qualities of a season, the character of a garden, or the feeling she associates with a landscape.

Misterek’s practice considers painting as a way of preserving these fleeting experiences. Moving between observation and recollection, her works explore how places are remembered and felt over time.