Caroline grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She received her BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001, then she spent three years studying and teaching printmaking and bookmaking at the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts in Greece. She also spent two years in Quito, Ecuador, four years in Frankfurt, Germany, and Bogota, Colombia painting and teaching. Caroline has shown at numerous galleries worldwide, including Metaxa Gallery in Paros, Greece; Ileana Viteri Gallery in Quito, Ecuador; Galerie M50 in Oberursel, Germany: Prudencia in Bogota, Colombia; Artists' House Gallery in Philadelphia, PA; Shelburne Art Center in Vermont; Somerville Manning Gallery and Hardcastle Gallery in Delaware; and Calloway Fine Art & Consulting in Washington, DC. 

Caroline has lived in Washington, DC on and off since 2003 while not abroad with her husband, a Foreign Service Officer. As of summer 2023, she and her family are back in Washington.