MAYOR MANZI NAMES CAROLYN V. McDOUGALL AS DECEMBER’S ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Methuen Artist’s Work on Display in the Mayor’s Office

Mayor William M. Manzi has named Carolyn V. McDougall as December’s Artist of the Month. Until Hurricane Katrina hit, Carolyn lived in Gulfport Mississippi for forty years with her family and taught art for thirty years. She now resides in Methuen. She is a 1962 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. While teaching art in Gulfport she was selected as Teacher of the Year and Most Popular Teacher of the Gulf Coast. She also had two yearbooks dedicated to her.

Carolyn focuses her art on watercolor painting and photography. She enjoys painting places she has visited such as Italy, England, France, Scotland, Saudi Arabia and St. Martens Island. She has two children, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her ninety-three year old mother lives in Methuen’s Burnham Road Apartments where she is also a resident. Carolyn states, “I hope people will enjoy looking at my paintings as much as I enjoyed painting them.”

Mayor Manzi stated, “Carolyn is one of the many talented artists living in our community. It is an honor to display her artwork. I encourage people to come to my office and view her paintings.”

The Methuen Artist of the Month Program was created by Mayor Manzi three and a half years ago in order to give members of the Methuen Arts Community a forum to display their work and to encourage participation in Methuen’s growing creative economy. Methuen artists interested in being considered as Artist of the Month should contact the Mayor’s Office.