Carolyn DiFiori Hopkins received her M.F.A. as well as her M.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in cross-disciplinary art and painting. She completed her undergraduate studio studies at the Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts) earning her BA in art and education from Rutgers University. DiFiori Hopkins was recently selected as The Berlin Collective International - Artist of the Year 2023. She is a Fellow in Fine Art - Woven Tale Press, Elizabeth Sloan Tyler Award. In addition, she has been a visiting artist/ teacher throughout New York, Philadelphia, and the Southern New Jersey Region including the State University of New York at Albany, Studio 518, the Atelier in Albany, the Arts of Southern New Jersey, and Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA. She conceived and co-founded the alternative artist-run gallery, The Hallway in Troy, NY. An award-winning artist, she has worked in the permanent collect of SUNY Plaza Office of the Chancellor and has exhibited at the SUNY Art Museum - Albany, The Knockdown Center in Brooklyn, The New York State Museum in Albany, Opalka Gallery in Albany, SUNY Global Headquarters in NYC, Saratoga Arts, Linus Art Gallery in Los Angeles, Marian Locks Gallery in Philadelphia, Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia, and Mangel Gallery in Philadelphia. She is the recipient of grants from The New York State Council on the Arts, The University at Albany Foundation, and the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative.