Meet the Visionary
Phyllicia Carr discovered her passion for the arts at a young age, revealing a promising future as a self-taught painter, photographer, and graphic designer. Dedicated to her artistic growth, she pursued formal training in fashion and graphic design at Alabama A&M University before transferring to North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned a B.A. in Communication in 2011.
Carr's artistic approach blends realism with intriguing abstract elements, while highlighting her subjects with nature and vibrant colors. Her work serves as a lens into profound explorations of spiritual identity, vulnerability, and healing— particularly focusing on women and marginalized communities.
Marrying her love for storytelling and art, Carr embarked on a journey to bring her work to the public eye. Her paintings graced exhibitions across the nation in Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Distinguished organizations, including the Indianapolis Central Public Library, WACO Theater Center, JP Morgan Chase, Cummins, Inc., Indianapolis Arts Council, Young & Laramore, White River Alliance, Trilogy Health, and more, featured Carr's compelling artwork.
In 2022, she ventured into the realm of public art murals, leaving her mark in Muncie, IN at IU Ball Memorial Hospital before the mural was relocated to Connor Prairie of Indianapolis. By 2023, she contributed to the vibrant tapestry of Fountain Square in Indianapolis for a commissioned mural at Innovative Edit. Notably, she served as an apprentice for the final installation for the Bicentennial Legends Mural project, a 6-story mural housed at the Bicentennial Unity Plaza at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. As the NBA All Star weekend arrived in 2024, Carr’s artwork was featured as a mural in the SideWalk Gallery located in Jackson Place of Indianapolis. Once Spring of 2025 arrived, Carr stepped into a new lane by creating an innovative, site specific mural for the Nickel Plate Trail in Fishers, IN.
Leveraging her academic background in Communication, Carr has actively participated in artist panels / artist talks for Young & Laramore, Butter Art Fair, Minerva Financial Arts, Tindley Genesis Academy, the Indianapolis Urban League, and more. In 2024, she was awarded a grant through the On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Cohort to support her artistic practice and creative pursuits.
Carr resides and continues her practice in Indianapolis, IN.
Curriculum Vitae
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2025
Moon Valley, Marmon Gallery at Factory Arts District, Indianapolis, IN
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2026
The Source, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields , Indianapolis, IN
Inheritance, Madam Walker Legacy Center , Indianapolis, IN
2025
Generation Heir: Jordan Brand x Playa Society Pop-Up, AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025, Indianapolis, IN
Hoosiers : Past, Present, and Future, Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, IN
Creatives in Color, The Stutz, Indianapolis, IN
10 on 10 East, 1000 Words Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Taking Up Space: Women Leading the Game, EMBOSS Network, Indianapolis, IN
2024
Black History Month Art Exhibition, Cummins, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
2023
TINY XII, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
Untitled, Young & Laramore, Indianapolis, IN
2022
Juneteenth Art & Soul, JP Morgan Chase, Indianapolis, IN
IBE Cultural Arts Pavilion, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
TINY XI, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
2021
Women of Color, Indianapolis Central Public Library, Indianapolis, IN
Garden Art Show, Trilogy Health, Indianapolis, IN
Future Friends First Friday, Murphy Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2020
2020 Virtual Wearable Art Gala Celebration, WACO Theater Center, Los Angeles, CA
Meet the Artists XXXII, Indianapolis Central Public Library, Indianapolis, IN
2016
Black in Review, CCB Studio, Atlanta, GA
420 Showcase, City of Ink, Atlanta, GA
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2025
Dual Flight In Motion (WNBA All-Star feature), Indianapolis Arts Garden, Indianapolis, IN
Threaded Together, Nickel Plate Trail, Fishers, IN
Drummin’ on Shelby, Fountain Square, Indianapolis, IN
2024
Purple Fragments (NBA All-Star Activation), Jackson Place, Indianapolis, IN
Shared Currents, Connor Prairie, Indianapolis, IN
2023
Bicentennial Legends, Bicentennial Unity Plaza at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN **apprentice**
Release, Innovative Edit, Indianapolis, IN
2022
Shared Currents, IU Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN
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2025
She is Art, AIGA Indy + Creatives In Color, Indianapolis, IN
Creatives on Creatives, AIGA Indy + Creatives In Color, Indianapolis, IN
Power of Storytelling Through Art, Create Connect Collab, Indianapolis, IN
2023
Young & Laramore, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Urban League Exchange, Indianapolis, IN
Tindley Genesis Academy, Indianapolis, IN
Edna Martin Community Center, Indianapolis, IN
2022
Women In Art, Butter Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN
Pardiway Art Accelerator, Indiana Arts Commission, Minerva Arts, 7House, Indianapolis, IN
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2025
25 in 25 WNBA All-Star Initiative, WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee, Indianapolis, IN
2024
On Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator and Fellowship, Indiana Arts Commission, Terre Haute, IN
2020
Art on Sneaker Design Competition, Martk’d & Pattern Magazine, Indianapolis, IN
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2011 - Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina A&T State University – Greensboro, NC