Meet the artist
Carolina Quintana Ocampo is an illustrator based in Charlotte, North Carolina. With a BFA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Carolina has explored different ways to tell a story using fine art practices and digital media. Her vibrant and playful art style has made many stories come to life in storyboards for indie animation, children’s book illustrations, and her own in-progress animated short film, Mi Modo. The short film is a semi-autobiographical work about finding identity as a Latino-American by remaking a traditional recipe. She believes in highlighting unrepresented stories and is determined to help these voices come to life. When she’s not creating, Carolina enjoys going to her local movie theater, scrapbooking, and finding cool knick-knacks at thrift stores.
AWARDS & ACHIEVMENTS
Annual Student Art Show at UNC Charlotte
February 2020 & April 2021
2019 Pacemaker Award
November 2019
DC 2019 Associated
Collegiate Press
Best of Show
November 2019
Novant Student Art Show
April 2021
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021| 2022
Martin Scholars Award
April 2018 - May 2021
Three different illustrations were selected to be showcased in the Novant Gallery and Art Show.
Multiple artworks were accepted into the Annual Student Art Show that was selected and judged by a non-school board.
The 2019 issue of Sanskrit Literary- Arts Magazine won a Pacemaker Award that was announced at the Fall National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C. The award is based upon coverage and content; quality of writing and reporting; leadership; design; photography; and graphics
The 2019 issue of Sanskrit Literary- Arts Magazine won 1st place at the ACP's Best of Show competition. The award honors both organizational and individual work among the registered collegiate media
Illustration work was accepted and published in student-led nationally recognized magazine. The pieces were also showcased in the Student Union Art Gallery located on campus.
The Martin Scholars Program is one of UNC Charlotte's leading merit scholarship programs that provides support high-achieving students with the highest level of financial need.