Caroline Waterman grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She moved to the United States in 1986 and lives in Charlotte, NC, with her husband and three children. Caroline began her photography journey in Dublin in the 1980s. She earned her BFA in Photography from UNCC in May 2016 and her MFA in Photography from Lesley University in May 2024. While at UNCC, Caroline explored various historical processes and concentrated on large-format analog photography. Caroline specializes in Silver Gelatin Lith, Platinum Palladium, and Gum Bichromate printing. Her work explores themes of memory and loss; she draws on her experience as an immigrant and as an assault survivor. She has conducted workshops on Lith printing at UNCC, Appalachian State University, and the Light Factory. She has also conducted Platinum Palladium workshops at UNCC and the Light Factory. Caroline has exhibited her work at UNCC, The Photo Place Gallery in Vermont, The Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, SC, the Photosynthesis Gallery in Connecticut, and ECU. Caroline had her first solo show at Through This Lens Gallery in Durham, NC, in September 2017, and she has participated in group shows at C3lab and Goodyear Arts in Charlotte. Caroline recently exhibited her work in a two-person show at the Arts Center of Kershaw County and the Tone exhibit at the Cabarrus Arts Council Center in Charlotte, NC.