Exhibitions and Awards
One Person Exhibitions
2024 Into the Uncanny Abyss, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
2017 Accumulated Errors, Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
2015 Collateral Impacts, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH
2011 UnPolished, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH
2011 Chronic Disquietude, Gallery 2001, Ross Arts Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
2010 Perpetual Obsolescence, Miller Gallery, Otterbein College, Westerville, OH
2006 Sculpture by Carol Boram-Hays, Little Gallery, Bowling Green State University Firelands College, Huron, OH
2002 Industriell Menagerie, Studio 972, Columbus, OH
2001 Sie fallen um, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden, Germany
Large Scale Temporary Site-Specific Installations
2022-23 ArtSpot, Columbus, OH.
2018 Short North Pop, Columbus, OH.
2009 Art Al Fresco, Columbus, OH.
2009 Here and Beyond: The Ohio Art League 100th Anniversary Exhibition, curated by Margo A. Crutchfield, senior curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2008 What Time is This Place, OSU Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
2007 Compass: New Directions, curated by Jill Conner, Black and White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Without Walls ' 06, Mac's Farm and Sculpture Center, Cincinnati, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Wings of Desire, Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, New York
2023 National Association of Women Artists 133rd Annual Exhibition, One Art Space, New York, NY
2022 High Frequency, Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, New York
2022 Minimal Force, Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, New York
2021 Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York
2021 Expanding Space, Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, New York
2020 Quantum Sphere, Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, New York
2020 National Association of Women Artists 130th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2020 Abstract Gravity, Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, New York
2018 Women to Watch Ohio - 2018, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018 Vessels, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH
2017 Silent Sentinels, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
2017 Art of Construction, Hunterdon Museum, Clinton, NJ
2016 Elements, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH
2014 Carol Boram-Hays/Andrew McCauley, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
2014 National Association of Women Artists 125th Annual Exhibition, Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery; New York, NY
2013 Construction/Deconstruction, Tacocat Gallery, Columbus, OH
2013 National Association of Women Artists 124th Annual Exhibition, Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery; New York, NY
2013 Material World, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH
2012 Looking Forward: Work by the faculty of Columbus College of Art and Design, curated by Michael Goodson, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster, OH.
2011 Crossroads, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH
2011 A Woman’s Work is Never Done, curated by Susanne Altmann, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Shared Spaces, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
2010 Deconstructed Elements, Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, Columbus, OH
2010 …and sweeps me away, curated by Barbara O’Brien, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Notes from Dresden: The Dresden/Saxony Residency Program of the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH.
2009 Contemporary Humanism, curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 National Association of Women Artists 119th Annual Exhibition, Reading, PA
2008 Spring into Summer, National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY
2008 Structured Incidents, curated by Charlotta Kotik, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Some Assembly Required, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH
2007 National Association of Women Artists 118th Annual Exhibition, Hoboken, NJ
2007 Made Out of the Ordinary, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Faculty Exhibition 2006. Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
2006 Esoteric, Kirsten Bowen Gallery, Columbus, OH
2006 National Association of Women Artists 117th Annual Exhibition, Reading, PA
2006 Being in Space, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Unseen City, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, OH
2005 15 Years, Gallery Kunsthaus Raskolnikow, Dresden, Germany
2005 Small Works, National Association of Women Artists 116th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2005 Eclectic Palette, Kirsten Bowen Gallery, Columbus, OH
2005 3DeLuxe, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2004 Constructions, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2002 National Association of Women Artists 113th Annual Exhibition, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
1997 Fragments of Memories, Dublin Arts Council Gallery, Dublin, OH
1990 Weir Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1988 Sharon Dougherty and Carol Boram, Roberta Kuhn Gallery, Columbus, OH
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2022 Balance, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2022 The National Association of Women Artists: Historical to Contemporary; Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2022 High Contrast: International Juried Exhibition; The Art Effect at the Trolley Barn, Poughkeepsie, NY; Juror: Alexis Lowery, curator Dia Art Foundation, in collaboration with youth from The Art Effect
2020 Modified, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2019 After the Pedestal, the 12th Annual Exhibition of Sculpture from the Region; The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH; Juror: Sara O’Keeffe, Associate Curator New Museum
2018 After the Pedestal, the 11th Annual Exhibition of Sculpture from the Region; The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2017 After the Pedestal, the 10th Annual Exhibition of Sculpture from the Region; The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2017 Making Your Mark, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI; Juror: Kathryn Wat, chief curator, National Museum of Women in the Arts
2015 H X W X D, Rosewood Arts Center, Dayton, OH
2015 After the Pedestal, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2012 H X W X D, Rosewood Arts Center, Dayton OH
2012 Juried Fall Exhibition, Ohio Art League, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2010 Tempo, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2009 After the Pedestal, the 5th Annual Exhibition of Smaller Sculpture from the Region; The Sculpture Center; Juror: Paola Morsiani, Curator of Contemporary Art, Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland, OH
2009 Juried Spring Exhibition, Ohio Art League, OSU Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH, Juror: David Pagel, critic Los Angeles Times
2008 Juried Spring Exhibition, Ohio Art League, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH
2007 H X W X D, Rosewood Arts Centre, Dayton OH
2007 Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
2007 The Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH
2007 96th Annual Ohio Art League Spring Exhibition, Columbus, OH
2006 Small Works Shows, The National Association of Women Artists, Karpeles Library Museum, Newburgh, NY and The Port of Call Gallery, Warwick, NY
2001 National Association of Women Artists Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
2000 Abstraction for a New Millennium, Stage Gallery, Merrick, Ny, Juror: Ann Ellegood, Curator, The New Museum of Contemporary Art
2000 Expo XIX, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, Ny, Juror: Beth Venn, Associate Curator, Whitney Museum
1999 Cambridge Art Association National Show, Federal Reserve Bank Gallery Boston, MA
1998 Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
1996 Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH
1996 Ohio Women Artists, Youngstown, OH
1993 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Ohio Women's Caucus for Art, Columbus, OH
1992 Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH
1990 Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH, Juror: Philip Brookman, Director of Washington Project for the Arts
1987 Whirlpool Sculpture Competition, Jurors: James Burke, Director of St. Louis Art Museum, Nan Rosenthal, Curator of 20th Century Art, National Gallery of Art, Lewis Sharp, Curator of American Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Awards
2023 Linda Stein Award for Sculpture, National Association of Women Artists 134th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2020 Janet Suslak Indick Award for Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, National Association of Women Artists 131st Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2015 Honorable Mention, H X W X D, Rosewood Arts Center, Dayton, OH
2013 Mabel Hart Memorial Award for Sculpture, National Association of Women Artists 124th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2009 3rd Best of Show; Fine Arts Exhibition; Ohio Expositions Center; Columbus, OH
2008 Gretchen Richardson Memorial Award for Sculpture, National Association of Women Artists 119th Annual Exhibition, Reading, PA
2007 Award of Excellence, H X W X D, Rosewood Arts Centre, Dayton OH
2007 First Place for Sculpture, The Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH
2005 Amelia Peabody Memorial Award, National Association of Women Artists 116th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2001 Greater Columbus Arts Council, Artist Residency Program in Dresden Germany
2000 B. J. Spoke Gallery, Expo XIX
1996 Women Artists of Ohio
1987 Whirlpool Sculpture Competition, 3rd Prize
Public Collections
Nevada Museum of Art - Center for Art + Environment
Kunsthaus Raskolnikow, Dresden, Germany
Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH
Curatorial Experience
2017 Home: Contemporary African Artists Consider Place and Identity in our Connected World, Otterbein University , Westerville, OH
2005 Bringing Modernism Home: Ohio Decorative Art 1890-1960, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
1998 African Pathways: From Birth to Rebirth, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Juror Experience
2017 Annual Student Exhibition, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
2008 Ohio Art for Friends of the Library and Ohio Art League, Carnegie Gallery at Main Library, Columbus, OH
Lectures and Panels
2022 Panel discussion on abstraction at Lichtundfire Gallery, New York, NY, moderated by Jonathan Goodman from Sculpture Magazine
2007 Panel discussion in conjunction with Compass: New Directions, Black and White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY moderated by Carey Lovelace from Art in America
2003, 2009 Coffee and Conversation Artist Lecture Series, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
Memberships
A.I.R. Gallery, National Member
International Sculpture Center
National Association of Women Artists