Carol Bailey's designs for scenery and costumes have been commissioned by various companies including: The Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen; New York City Opera; Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown NY; Opera Zuid, Maastricht, Netherlands; San Francisco Opera Center; Pittsburgh Opera Center; Skylight Opera Theater, Milwaukee, WI; WolfTrap Opera, Vienna VA; Long Beach Opera, Long Beach CA; Gotham Opera, NY, NY; Julliard School, NY, NY; L'Opèra Français de New York, NY NY; American Opera Projects, NY, NY. She also designs for theater and dance. She was the recipient of the TCG/NEA Design Fellowship in 2000, exhibited in the World Stage Design 2005 Competition, and holds MFA degrees from New York University in design and the University of Pennsylvania in sculpture.