Caroline (b. Paris) is a sculptor working in stone, plaster, and bronze. Her works appear as dreamlike images in which fiction and reality meet, with time and memory always playing key roles.
By focusing on both technique and materiality, she seduces the viewer into a world of ongoing equilibrium, where the invisibility of air is depicted through movement. Applying an often metaphorical language, she seeks to create compositions or settings that generate tranquil, beautiful artworks by changing the perception of the material.
Her sculptures are inspired by paintings from the 16th to the 19th century, from Titian, to Poussin, to Leighton. She transcripts into stone, bronze or plaster the drapes that animate these works, shaped by the gestures of the figures and by the invisible breath that makes the fabrics vibrate. She extracts singular forms, capturing the moment of movement that she freezes in the sculpture and calls a "static movement."
Caroline developed a painting practice while working as a toy designer, acquiring perspective, construction skills and an interest in colour theory. She then moved into ceramics while living in Hong Kong, taking up two residencies in Jingdezhen, developing her understanding of shape, volume and space. This body of knowledge and skill informed her eventual move into sculpture, and her being awarded a distinction in the Graduate Diploma at City and Guilds of London Arts School 2 years in a row.
Soon after my graduation in 2024, I exhibited in a group show at Bowman Sculpture, follow, the year 2025, by my solo show with the Crème Fraîche Program.
Caroline (née à Paris) est une sculptrice qui travaille la pierre, le plâtre et le bronze. Ses œuvres apparaissent comme des images oniriques où fiction et réalité se rencontrent, le temps et la mémoire jouant toujours un rôle essentiel.
En privilégiant à la fois la technique et la matérialité, elle séduit le spectateur dans un univers en équilibre permanent, où l'invisibilité de l'air est représentée par le mouvement. Utilisant un langage souvent métaphorique, elle cherche à créer des compositions ou des décors qui génèrent des œuvres d'art sereines et magnifiques en modifiant la perception de la matière.
Ses sculptures s'inspirent de la peinture du XVIe au XIXe siècle, du Titien à Poussin en passant par Leighton. Elle transcrit dans la pierre, le bronze ou le plâtre les drapés qui animent ces œuvres, façonnés par les gestes des personnages et par le souffle invisible qui fait vibrer les tissus. Elle extrait des formes singulières, capturant l'instant du mouvement qu'elle fige dans la sculpture et appelle « mouvement statique ».
Caroline a développé sa pratique de la peinture tout en travaillant comme créatrice de jouets, acquérant des compétences en perspective, en construction et un intérêt pour la théorie des couleurs. Elle s'est ensuite tournée vers la céramique lors de son séjour à Hong Kong, effectuant deux résidences à Jingdezhen, développant ainsi sa compréhension de la forme, du volume et de l'espace. Cet ensemble de connaissances et de compétences l'a ensuite orientée vers la sculpture et lui a valu deux années consécutives de distinction lors du diplôme d'études supérieures de la City and Guilds of London Arts School.
Peu après l'obtention de mon diplôme en 2024, j'ai participé à une exposition collective chez Bowman Sculpture, suivie, l’année 2025, de mon exposition personnelle avec le programme Crème Fraîche.
Artistic Discipline
Primary Medium: Stone sculpture.
Secondary Medium: Bronze and plaster/jesmonite sculpture.
Solo Shows
2025 “Caroline Wiliams”, Crème Fraiche Program, London.
2014 Charity Gala "Stop Human trafficking", Hong Kong.
2014 Kee club, Hong Kong.
Group Shows
2025 Wimbledon Arts Fair, London.
2024 Graduate group show, Bowman Sculpture Gallery, London.
2024 Graduate group show, Crème Fraiche program, London.
2024 Degree show at CGLAS, London.
2023 Foundation show at CGLAS, London.
2015 Bank art fair, Hong Kong.
2013 Asia Contemporary Art Fair, Hong Kong.
2012 "Trio", Hong Kong.
Residencies
2009 & 2012 Pottery Workshop, Jingdenzhen, China.
Awards/Grants
2024 Distinction Graduate diploma, City and Guilds of London Arts School, London.
2023 Distinction Foundation Year at CGLAS, London.
2022 Shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer exhibition, London.
2021 Special recognition award by Light Space and Time online Gallery, London.
2024 Shortlisted for the final interview to QEST grant.
Education
2023 –2024 Graduate diploma at CGLAS. Specializing in bronze and stone carving.
2022 – 2023 Foundation Year at CGLAS, with distinction. Specializing in installation and sculpture in bronze and plaster.
1999 – 2001 French BTS (HND) in Product Design.
1997 – 1999 Foundation year in Graphic and Design.
Work Experience
2024 Creation of my own company Caro, sculptor in stone, plaster and bronze, London.
2007 – 2018 Ceramicist, Hong Kong.
1999 – 2007 Toy Designer in Paris for Apache Ltd and in Hong Kong for Kaloo Ltd.
Articles
2024
- Article by Robert Merry in Stone specialist winter 2024 publication, p16-17, titled "Future Stars"
- https://artplugged.co.uk/lee-sharrock-talks-with-artists-bowman-sculptures-graduate-show/
- https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Caroline-Berthelot-Williams-/49628301DC9AE44D
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBwB2hdISB8/
- https://www.meer.com/en/84209-bowman-sculpture-gallery-graduate-exhibition
- https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/caroline-berthelot-williams-attends-a-private-view-of-news-photo/2181801290
2023
- Teen World of Arts, https://teenworldarts.com/magazine/guest-artist-caroline-williams
- UAL awarding body, https://www.arts.ac.uk/partnerships/ual-awarding-body/stories/a-foundation-diploma-in-art-and-design-q-and-a-with-city-and-guilds-of-london-art-school