Carla Paine
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
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