Carpio, Caroline

Caroline Carpio was born in October 1962 to Sosten Clovis Lucero and Katherine Maria Lucero of Isleta Pueblo. She’s a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts and the University of New Mexico. She’s been a potter for more than 40 years, a sculptor for more than 25.

Caroline started showing her pottery in 1982. In 1984 she began earning a long string of ribbons, including several Best of Division ribbons and Best of Show ribbons. She’s participated in exhibitions like the Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Museum Guild Indian Art Fair & Market, the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show, the Red Earth Festival, the Gallup InterTribal Ceremonial and more, for years.

In 2000 she was awarded a Fellowship by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts. In 2012 Caroline was named Artist of the Year by the Indian Arts & Crafts Association.

Caroline makes mostly whiteware and orangeware, melon jars, piki bowls, vases and sculptural pieces. She also works in bronze and the graphic arts. Caroline was commissioned by her tribe to create two large-scale bronze sculptures for the Isleta Resort & Casino.

Some Awards Earned by Caroline

  • 2000 Santa Fe Indian Market, Classification V – Sculpture, Division B – Bronze and other metal miniatures, Category 2801- Bronze: Third Place
  • 2000 Santa Fe Indian Market, Classification V – Sculpture, Division C – Other media, Category 2902: First Place
  • 1997 Santa Fe Indian Market, Classification II – Pottery, Division H – Non-traditional, Category 1508 – Single figures: Second Place
  • 1997 Red Earth Festival, Division V – Traditional and non-traditional pottery: Third Place. Myriad Plaza. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1997 Red Earth Festival, Division VI – Stone, metal, clay and other sculpture, Clay Sculpture: First Place. Myriad Plaza. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1997 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, Classification VI – Fine Arts, Division D – Sculpture: Best of Division
  • 1995 Santa Fe Indian Market, Classification II – Pottery, Division C – Other Media and Miniatures, Category 2902 – Ceramic. Second Place
  • 1995 Santa Fe Indian Market, Classification II – Pottery, Division C – Other Media and Miniatures, Category 2902 – Ceramic. Third Place
  • 1994 Gallup InterTribal Ceremonial, Bronze Sculpture: Third Place. Gallup, New Mexico
  • 1987 Rocky Mountain Rendezvous of Tribal Nations, Theme Art: The American Indian and the American Flag: Best of Show. Colorado Winter Indian Market. Denver, Colorado
  • 1987 Rocky Mountain Rendezvous of Tribal Nations, Theme Art: The American Indian and the American Flag: Best of Sculpture. Colorado Winter Indian Market. Denver, Colorado
  • 1st Annual Mescalero Arts & Crafts, Bronze Sculpture: Second Place. Mescalero, New Mexico. August 1984
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