After a decade in the NBA, all-star athlete Joe Barry Carroll went on to become an investment adviser and an avid patron of the arts. He is the author of two books: “Growing Up In Words and Images,” and “Black American Voices.” And now he has one more addition to his resume: painting.
Carroll’s works are going on display at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning in an exhibit called “My View from Seven Feet.” The title of the show is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Carroll’s height, but also the artist’s attempt at examining our shared humanity.
Carroll began painting relatively recently by, as he describes it, “jumping into the deep end of the pool.”
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