Selected Works
Bio
Carla Golembe is an award winning painter, hands on illustrator, and teacher. Shehas received artist residencies from the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, GA; Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic and Kalani Honua in Hawaii. As an artist in residence in these places she presented her work to the community by giving talks, demonstrations and exhibitions.
Carla's paintings have been shown widely throughout the United States. She is currently represented by galleries in Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico. Collections include Hyatt, Marriot, Pan Pacific Hotels, Fuller Art Museum, Boston Public Library, Academy Art Museum, University College (University of Maryland, Shepherd Pratt Hospital, Medical College of Virginia, Worcester Art Museum, The JFK Library, Montgomery County (MD) Art in Public Places, Chico's and other corporate and private collections. An image of her painting "Moonflowers III" was licensed by Icon shoes for their Spring 2012 collection. She recently completed a painting for Dos Puentes Vineyard in Mendoza Argentina that will be used for a wine label for their 2011 blend. She was a chosen artist for "Keys to the Cities" for which she painted a piano that will spend 2 weeks in a public place in Palm Beach County where all inclined will be able to play it after which it be donated to a children's charity.
As an illustrator Carla works in gouache. She has illustrated nineteen picture books, twelve of which she wrote. Her other illustration work includes greeting cards, fine art illustration stock images for Artville/Getty Images and Imagezoo, educational and medical projects for children and magazine work. She has received awards for her children's books from the New York Times, Parent's Choice, The American Folklore Society and PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association as well as others.
Carla has taught fine art and illustration courses at Maryland College of Art and Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Lighthouse Center for the Arts. She currently teaches painting, the model as inspiration, and color and design at Delray Beach Center for the Arts and the Art School of the Boca Museum of Art. She has been doing presentations and workshops for children, teens and adults in schools, libraries, museums and other community based venues for over 20 years. Carla has been an artist for five Animals on Parade Public Art Projects including Washington DC's Party Animals and Pandamania, Ocean City Maryland's OC Beach Birds, Prince George's County, Maryland's Birds-I-View and Palm Beach County's Wild Things. Her paintings reflect her life, her travels and her imagination.
Carla's paintings have been shown widely throughout the United States. She is currently represented by galleries in Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico. Collections include Hyatt, Marriot, Pan Pacific Hotels, Fuller Art Museum, Boston Public Library, Academy Art Museum, University College (University of Maryland, Shepherd Pratt Hospital, Medical College of Virginia, Worcester Art Museum, The JFK Library, Montgomery County (MD) Art in Public Places, Chico's and other corporate and private collections. An image of her painting "Moonflowers III" was licensed by Icon shoes for their Spring 2012 collection. She recently completed a painting for Dos Puentes Vineyard in Mendoza Argentina that will be used for a wine label for their 2011 blend. She was a chosen artist for "Keys to the Cities" for which she painted a piano that will spend 2 weeks in a public place in Palm Beach County where all inclined will be able to play it after which it be donated to a children's charity.
As an illustrator Carla works in gouache. She has illustrated nineteen picture books, twelve of which she wrote. Her other illustration work includes greeting cards, fine art illustration stock images for Artville/Getty Images and Imagezoo, educational and medical projects for children and magazine work. She has received awards for her children's books from the New York Times, Parent's Choice, The American Folklore Society and PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association as well as others.
Carla has taught fine art and illustration courses at Maryland College of Art and Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Lighthouse Center for the Arts. She currently teaches painting, the model as inspiration, and color and design at Delray Beach Center for the Arts and the Art School of the Boca Museum of Art. She has been doing presentations and workshops for children, teens and adults in schools, libraries, museums and other community based venues for over 20 years. Carla has been an artist for five Animals on Parade Public Art Projects including Washington DC's Party Animals and Pandamania, Ocean City Maryland's OC Beach Birds, Prince George's County, Maryland's Birds-I-View and Palm Beach County's Wild Things. Her paintings reflect her life, her travels and her imagination.