CAROL BOLT was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA in 1963 and has made the Pacific Northwest her home since 1991. She grew up in a family of creatives, drawing, painting, photography, music, writing and cooking. Her first art tool was a pencil, her second  was a secondhand Nikkormat camera given to her by her father. 

She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking & Photography) from  The University of Delaware and a Master of Fine Arts from The University of Washington. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in many locations, including Philadelphia, Wilmington DE, Los Angeles and Seattle. 

A book she created, ‘The Book of Answers’ (1998 – 2026) as a studio work, is published by Hachette and many international houses, and has been translated into 30+ languages.