E D U C A T I O N
2003 MFA in Painting: The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1983 BFA in Art Education, Liberal Arts Major: Philadelphia College of Art
1983 Certificate in Fine Arts, Painting: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
O N E P E R S O N & S M A L L G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2023 Sky Lights Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles
2013 Euphoria! Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ Alumni Gallery, Philadelphia
2011 2011 Exhibit 5, 4 person exhibition, Preston Contemporary Art Center, Mesilla, New Mexico
2007 Spinning Worlds: Emerging Artists, 2 person exhibition, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
2003 University of the Arts Thesis Exhibition, 4 person exhibition, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA
1987 Belanthi Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2024 Faculty Biennial, Fullerton College, California
2024 The Cityscape Show XIV: L.A.ndscape, Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
2023 The Cityscape Show XIII: Close to Home, Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Hang Time: Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Faculty Biennial, Fullerton College, California
2021 Hope & Possibility: Benefit Exhibition for Tools for School and EducationWorks, presented by Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Group Exhibition, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
2020 Faculty Biennial Online, Fullerton College, California
2020 Into the Light, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
2019 Salon at the Triton 2019 Statewide 2-D Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California
2019 LA Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2018 Faculty Biennial, Fullerton College, California
2018 Into the Light: Benefit Exhibition for Friends of the Rail Park, presented by Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey
2017 Spiritus Lumine, Summer Group Exhibition at Dacia Gallery; finalist for the 2017 Artist Grant Award, New York, NY
2017 60th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition, Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
2016 Studio Montclair's ViewPoints 2016, aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, New Jersey
2015 Old Enough to Known Better, Crane Arts, Gallery 105, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2015 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey
2015 Small Matters of Great Importance 2015, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, New York
2015 Women Painting Women, RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
2015 The 116th Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2015 4th Annual National Show: The Figure, East End Arts, Riverhead, New York
2015 “2015 National Juried Exhibition,” First Street Gallery, New York, New York
2010 7th Annual International Juried Exhibition, The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, New Jersey
2010 24th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2009 From Here . . . To There, Arts Council of the Morris Area
2008 22nd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2007 Blank Canvas Benefit, Invitational Exhibition and Auction: Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2006 Blank Canvas Benefit, Invitational Exhibition and Auction: Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2006 Viridian Artists 17th National Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2006 National Juried Exhibition: Works of Art on Paper, The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
2006 15th National Juried Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey
2006 20th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2005 Audubon Artists 63rd Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2005 SUMFA 10: 10th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, University of the Arts, PA
2005 Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Exhibition, The National Arts Club, Gregg Galleries, NY, NY
2004 Viridian Artists 15th National Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2004 Ellarslie Open XXII, The Trenton City Museum, NJ
2003 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
2002 Six Degrees in Cold Storage, College Art Association MFA Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA
1994 Annual Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, Charleston's Visitor Center, SC
1994 The Tides that Bind Us, Moja Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, African American Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
1990 Art 1990 Charleston, Annual Juried Exhibition of Piccolo Spoleto, Tidwell Slavens Gallery, Charleston, SC
1988 Seascapes In Sight In Sound, The Ketch, Beach Haven, NJ and The Chalfonte Hotel, Cape May, NJ
1984 - 1993 Exclusively represented by the Belanthi Gallery, NY, NY
B I B L I O G R A P H Y / M E D I A
Meet Carla Falb, Bold Journey. November 28, 2023.
Meet Carla Falb, Canvas Rebel. September 7, 2023.
Carla Falb/Painter & Professor Interview, Shout Out SoCal. May 27, 2020.
Thought Provokers Interview, SDVoyager. October 24, 2018.
Samantha Mondonado, “Old Enough to Know Better at Crane Arts.” Broad Street Review. November 20, 2015.
Drew Moss, RJD Gallery in Sag Harbor Features Women Painting Women. Long Island Pulse. September 25, 2015.
Fresh Paint Magazine. Issue 8, July 2015.
Pat Johnson, Carla Falb Paints Final Roller Coaster for Sandy Relief. The Sandpaper. August 21, 2013.
Alex Biese, Jet Star Painting a Symbol of Sandy. Asbury Park Press July 21, 2013.
New American Paintings, 15 Years. Open Studios Press, 2009.
Ralph J. Bellantoni, Warren Artist has Fun Time Turning Roller Coasters into Art. Courier News [Central Jersey] February 8, 2007.
Linda Reddington, What Goes Around . . . Spinning Worlds: Emerging Artists Thrill at Noyes. Ocean County Observer [Ocean County, NJ] January 24, 2007.
Color, Energy at Noyes: Spinning Worlds Exhibit, featuring Medusa Storm on the cover. Art Scene NJ [Southern New Jersey] January -- February 2007.
Family Gallery Guide. International Juried Show 2006, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, February 2006.
SUMFA 10: Celebrating the First Ten Years. The University of the Arts, June 2005.
Notre Dame Review. Nitro -- cover illustration. Number 18, Summer 2004.
New American Paintings, Mid Atlantic Region. Open Studios Press, April 2004.
Ron Cox, Director and Host of: Salem's Showcase. Panel Member, SATV [Salem, MA] April 2000.
Robert E. Novit, Unmasking Artistic Talent. Press and Standard [Colleton County, SC] July 15, 1997.
Dennis Wepman, The Powerful Visions of Carla Schultz. ArtSpeak [New York, NY] June 1, 1987.
A W A R D S & R E S I D E N C I E S
2013 Associate Artist: Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artist-In-Residence program with Jessica Craig-Martin, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
2010 Honorable Mention: 24th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2009 Recipient of Dodge Foundation Fellowship for Artists/ Educators: The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Morristown, NJ
2008 Finalist: Bridge Art Fair Miami Competition, myartspace.com
2006 Honorable Mention: 15th National Juried Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
2005 The Elisha Turner Award for Graphics: Audubon Artists 63rd Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2005 2nd Place in Drawing: Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Exhibition, The National Arts Club, Gregg Galleries, NY, NY
2004 Trenton Artist Workshop Association Award for Drawing: Ellarslie Open XXII, The Trenton City Museum
E D U C A T I O N
2003 MFA in Painting: The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1983 BFA in Art Education, Liberal Arts Major: Philadelphia College of Art
1983 Certificate in Fine Arts, Painting: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
O N E P E R S O N & S M A L L G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2023 Sky Lights Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles
2013 Euphoria! Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ Alumni Gallery, Philadelphia
2011 2011 Exhibit 5, 4 person exhibition, Preston Contemporary Art Center, Mesilla, New Mexico
2007 Spinning Worlds: Emerging Artists, 2 person exhibition, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
2003 University of the Arts Thesis Exhibition, 4 person exhibition, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA
1987 Belanthi Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2024 Faculty Biennial, Fullerton College, California
2024 The Cityscape Show XIV: L.A.ndscape, Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
2023 The Cityscape Show XIII: Close to Home, Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Hang Time: Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Faculty Biennial, Fullerton College, California
2021 Hope & Possibility: Benefit Exhibition for Tools for School and EducationWorks, presented by Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Group Exhibition, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
2020 Faculty Biennial Online, Fullerton College, California
2020 Into the Light, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
2019 Salon at the Triton 2019 Statewide 2-D Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California
2019 LA Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2018 Faculty Biennial, Fullerton College, California
2018 Into the Light: Benefit Exhibition for Friends of the Rail Park, presented by Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey
2017 Spiritus Lumine, Summer Group Exhibition at Dacia Gallery; finalist for the 2017 Artist Grant Award, New York, NY
2017 60th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition, Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
2016 Studio Montclair's ViewPoints 2016, aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, New Jersey
2015 Old Enough to Known Better, Crane Arts, Gallery 105, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2015 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey
2015 Small Matters of Great Importance 2015, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, New York
2015 Women Painting Women, RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
2015 The 116th Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2015 4th Annual National Show: The Figure, East End Arts, Riverhead, New York
2015 “2015 National Juried Exhibition,” First Street Gallery, New York, New York
2010 7th Annual International Juried Exhibition, The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, New Jersey
2010 24th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2009 From Here . . . To There, Arts Council of the Morris Area
2008 22nd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2007 Blank Canvas Benefit, Invitational Exhibition and Auction: Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2006 Blank Canvas Benefit, Invitational Exhibition and Auction: Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2006 Viridian Artists 17th National Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2006 National Juried Exhibition: Works of Art on Paper, The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
2006 15th National Juried Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey
2006 20th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2005 Audubon Artists 63rd Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2005 SUMFA 10: 10th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, University of the Arts, PA
2005 Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Exhibition, The National Arts Club, Gregg Galleries, NY, NY
2004 Viridian Artists 15th National Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2004 Ellarslie Open XXII, The Trenton City Museum, NJ
2003 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
2002 Six Degrees in Cold Storage, College Art Association MFA Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA
1994 Annual Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, Charleston's Visitor Center, SC
1994 The Tides that Bind Us, Moja Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, African American Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
1990 Art 1990 Charleston, Annual Juried Exhibition of Piccolo Spoleto, Tidwell Slavens Gallery, Charleston, SC
1988 Seascapes In Sight In Sound, The Ketch, Beach Haven, NJ and The Chalfonte Hotel, Cape May, NJ
1984 - 1993 Exclusively represented by the Belanthi Gallery, NY, NY
B I B L I O G R A P H Y / M E D I A
Meet Carla Falb, Bold Journey. November 28, 2023.
Meet Carla Falb, Canvas Rebel. September 7, 2023.
Carla Falb/Painter & Professor Interview, Shout Out SoCal. May 27, 2020.
Thought Provokers Interview, SDVoyager. October 24, 2018.
Samantha Mondonado, “Old Enough to Know Better at Crane Arts.” Broad Street Review. November 20, 2015.
Drew Moss, RJD Gallery in Sag Harbor Features Women Painting Women. Long Island Pulse. September 25, 2015.
Fresh Paint Magazine. Issue 8, July 2015.
Pat Johnson, Carla Falb Paints Final Roller Coaster for Sandy Relief. The Sandpaper. August 21, 2013.
Alex Biese, Jet Star Painting a Symbol of Sandy. Asbury Park Press July 21, 2013.
New American Paintings, 15 Years. Open Studios Press, 2009.
Ralph J. Bellantoni, Warren Artist has Fun Time Turning Roller Coasters into Art. Courier News [Central Jersey] February 8, 2007.
Linda Reddington, What Goes Around . . . Spinning Worlds: Emerging Artists Thrill at Noyes. Ocean County Observer [Ocean County, NJ] January 24, 2007.
Color, Energy at Noyes: Spinning Worlds Exhibit, featuring Medusa Storm on the cover. Art Scene NJ [Southern New Jersey] January -- February 2007.
Family Gallery Guide. International Juried Show 2006, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, February 2006.
SUMFA 10: Celebrating the First Ten Years. The University of the Arts, June 2005.
Notre Dame Review. Nitro -- cover illustration. Number 18, Summer 2004.
New American Paintings, Mid Atlantic Region. Open Studios Press, April 2004.
Ron Cox, Director and Host of: Salem's Showcase. Panel Member, SATV [Salem, MA] April 2000.
Robert E. Novit, Unmasking Artistic Talent. Press and Standard [Colleton County, SC] July 15, 1997.
Dennis Wepman, The Powerful Visions of Carla Schultz. ArtSpeak [New York, NY] June 1, 1987.
A W A R D S & R E S I D E N C I E S
2013 Associate Artist: Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artist-In-Residence program with Jessica Craig-Martin, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
2010 Honorable Mention: 24th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2009 Recipient of Dodge Foundation Fellowship for Artists/ Educators: The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Morristown, NJ
2008 Finalist: Bridge Art Fair Miami Competition, myartspace.com
2006 Honorable Mention: 15th National Juried Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
2005 The Elisha Turner Award for Graphics: Audubon Artists 63rd Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2005 2nd Place in Drawing: Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Exhibition, The National Arts Club, Gregg Galleries, NY, NY
2004 Trenton Artist Workshop Association Award for Drawing: Ellarslie Open XXII, The Trenton City Museum
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