Carl E. Moore is an artist living and working in Memphis, Tennessee. He received both his BFA and MFA from the Memphis College of Art. His honors include the Emmett O'Ryan Award for Artistic Inspiration, the Tennessee Artist Fellowship Award from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, a 2025 Current Art Fund project grant, and the 2022 International Pinnacle Award from the International Festival & Events Association—Gold for Best Commemorative Poster Design for the Memphis in May International Festival Salute to Ghana.

Moore has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Memphis and across the United States. He has curated and organized numerous exhibitions in small galleries, nonprofits, alternative spaces, and independent venues, as well as served as a juror for local and national exhibitions. His work is included in several private and public collections, including the Brooks Museum of Art, the Memphis International Airport, and the Tennessee State Museum.

Moore’s practice centers on events that unfold within social spaces and environments. His work explores culture and identity in everyday life, examining racial stereotypes and social beliefs through theme, shape, and color. By developing images that contribute to an ongoing dialogue about the human experience, he structures visual narratives that foster emotional connection with viewers.

My work is about captured scenes that take place in a social, public or environment space. I conceptualize cultural identities as it relates to everyday life by exploring ideas about racial and social stereotypes through theme, shape and color. I develop images that are part of ongoing conversations about the human experience and using color to create emotional connections by either dramatizing or romanticizing a situation.

I sometimes use media-based themes to reference how we participate and interact to welcome or unwelcomed narratives, this becomes an important part of my work. Color creates the structural environment by setting mood of the character or characters in the artwork. This develops a dialogue within the context of the work and lets the viewer complete the story.

For me art is a form of visual communication that expresses personal and public concepts, ideas, and issues. I try to structure my work with an outline of simplicity and depth. I focus heavily on drawing and composition as a way to create a formal and informal visual conversation. Everything is Art.