Artist Carla Paine - Brennen Fine Art Gallery - Scottsdale, AZ
 

About Carla Paine

Carla Louise Paine (b. 1982) American, was educated in the traditions and techniques of classical oil painting in Florence, Italy. There, at the Florence Academy of Art she completed three years of intense study under the direction of Daniel Graves. Prior to that she studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been a participant in exhibitions nation wide and her work can be found in private collections in Europe and in the United States. Currently Carla resides on her small farm just outside of Olympia Washington.





      Exhibitions, Galleries and Collections:





2016 Carla Louise Paine: Contemporary Classicism, The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia Washington





2015 The Art Renewal Center Salon Exhibition at The European Museum of Modern Art, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain, and the Salmagundi Club, New York City





2015 Oil Painters of America Salon Show at Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama





2015 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition at Cutter and Cutter Fine Art Galleries, St Augustine, Florida





2015 Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New Jersey





2015 Art’s Walk at Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia Washington





2014 The Richard Massey Foundation Presents Selected Work From the Florence Academy of Art Alumni, New York NY





2014 Solo Exhibition at Olyphant Art Gallery, Olympia, Washington





2013 Scottsdale Solon of Fine Art, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona





2013 Salon International Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio Texas





2012 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society ‘Best of America’ Exhibition, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar Missouri





2012 Salon International Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio Texas





2012 Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition, Florence Italy





2012 Group Exhibition Ann Long Fine Art ‘Young Collectors Show,’ Charleston South Carolina





2011 Group Exhibition Ann Long Fine Art ‘Young Collectors Show,’ Charleston South Carolina





Permanent Collection of the Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy





2010 Group Exhibition Galleria Paradima, Florence Italy





     


Awards and Honors:





2015 ‘Best Nude’ in the Art Renewal Center Salon





2015 Second Place, The Artist’s Magazine Figurative Competition





2015 First Place in the Collection Beaux-Arts Realiste Figurative Competition





2015 Finalist in the Art Renewal Center Salon





2014 Finalist in the Art Renewal Center Salon, Figurative





2013 Finalist in the Art Renewal Center Salon, Still Life





2012 Award of Merit, The National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society ‘Best of America’ Exhibition





2012 Finalist in the Art Renewal Center Salon, Figurative





2012 Finalist in the Art Renewal Center Salon, Still Life





2012 Honorable Mention, Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition





2011 Florence Academy Named Scholarship Award





2010 Florence Academy Named Scholarship Award





2009 Florence Academy Work Scholarship Award





2008 Florence Academy Named Scholarship Award





2007 Florence Academy Work Scholarship Award


     


Publications:





2015 December Issue of The Artist’s Magazine, Second Place Awarded in the Figurative Category





2015 The Florence Academy of Art: The First 25 Years, written by Allison Malafronte





2014 “Florence Art Stars Meet New York” by Jeffrey Carlson, Fine Art Connoisseur September issue of “Fine Art Today”





2014 Art Renewal Center International Salon Catalogue





2013 Renewal Center International Salon Catalogue





2012 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Exhibition Catalogue





2012 Salon International Exhibition Catalogue





2012 Art Renewal Center International Salon Catalogue


     


Academic:





2011 The Florence Academy of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden





2007-2010 The Florence Academy of Art, Florence Italy





2005-2006 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Illinois