Carla Golembe

Carla Golembe is an award winning acrylic painter and illustrator. Her work is included in
numerous collections including Hyatt Corporation, Medical College of Virginia
Hospital, JFK Library, Boston Public Library, University of Maryland University
College, Academy Art Museum and Worcester Art Museum. She has painted 5 animal
sculptures for animals on parade public art projects, the Piano of Joy for Keys
to the City and a wine label for Dos Puentes Winery. Recent commissions include a fundraising
piece for Haddassah and an eight foot tall Adirondack chair with a mermaid
theme for the Marriott Harbor Beach.

Carla exhibits throughout the US. She has been an artist in residence at Altos
de Chavon, Hambidge Center and Kalani Honua. She received a BA in Painting from Bennington
College and her MFA from University of Guanajuato, Mexico. Carla taught painting and color at the Boca
Museum Art School and Old School Square in Delray Beach, FL. She is currently teaching painting independently
on Zoom.

My paintings are human and universal, multicultural and
cross cultural. My intention is to create a visual haven that encourages viewers to enter my domain, dwell in
beauty, rejoice in color and breathe. The figures emanate wonder and mystery.
The work is evocative rather than descriptive.
My interest as an artist lies in expressing how something feels rather
than what it looks like. As my subject matter
expands to include both my inner vision and the outer world. I find myself
painting about inclusiveness and caring for the earth. I am painting hope. This
is my authentic personal expression and my purpose as a painter. The world of my paintings is not “realism”
but perhaps it’s “magic realism”. It’s
the reality of what makes my life worth living, what makes us human and what I
want to bring into the world.