Carla E. Reyes
Painter + Mixed-Media Artist
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ART DEALERS
Raandesk Gallery of Art, Art @ IGC, 16 West 23rd Street, NYC – http://www.raandeskgallery.com/
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Raandesk Gallery of Art presents – Feminine Continuity - February 8 – April 18, 2008, In Good Company, NYC
Sensuous Surfaces: Mixed Media Art by Carla E. Reyes – September 13, 2007 – March 21, 2009, Delluva, NYC
Visceral Visions - May 11 – June 8, 2003 – Curated by Ruth Marshall, Art Under Construction, NYC
Organic Expressions – December 11, 2001 – February 16, 2002, Midoma, NYC
Womanifestations – August 11 – 21, 2001, Modus Vivendi, Forest Hills, NY
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GROUP SHOWS
Change – An Exhibition of Long Island City Artists – March 7 – April 26, 2009, Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY
Art From The Urban Village – May 14 – June 7, 2008, Austin Ale House, Kew Gardens, NY
Beyond The Surface II – May 8 -10, 2008, The Studio @ DFB, LIC, NY
Representing The 718 And 212 – March 10- 29, 2008, Leche-Vitrines Art Alliance, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Scratching The Surface - October 11- November 3, 2007, Leche-Vitrines Art Alliance, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A Miscellany, By Raandesk - October 4 – November 9, 2007, Mana Fine Arts, Jersey City, NJ
Raandesk Gallery’s Emergence Art Party - September 19 – 20, 2007- The Flats At Union Row, Washington DC
Beyond The Surface: The Artists At DFB – Carla E. Reyes+ Harvey Fein+ Julia Schwadron – June 8 – 9, 2007
The Studio @ DFB - 21-07 Borden Avenue, LIC, NY
Leche-Vitrines Opening Exhibition - April 21 – June 3, 2007, Leche-Vitrines Art Alliance, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Fourth Annual NoHo Artwalk - April 25 – May 9, 2007, Noho, Nyc
St. Jean Baptiste Galerie’s 1st Int’l Summer Exhibition - June 7 – 9, 2002, St. Jean Baptiste Galerie, NYC
Celebrating Creativity – May 31, 2001, Crew Cuts, NYC
2001 Gala Benefit Exhibition – February 3 – March 11, 2001, Art Under Construction, NYC
Human Being A Historic Body – March 21 – April 1, 2000, 450 Broadway Gallery, NYC
The New Flesh - December 11 – 25, 1999, 2/20 Gallery, NYC
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JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Trans-positions – J. Tolnick Champa, Juror – May 28 -July 31, 2009, Henry DeFord III Gallery@CitiGroup, LIC, NYC
Art Into Action – Action Into Art – May 20 – June 20, 2008, TNC Gallery, NYC
Herstory 2007 – WINNER Best in Mixed Media – April 1, 2007 – April 1, 2008, Manhattan Arts Int’l, NYC
Roles, Rites, & Rituals - February 28 – March 18, 2007, Pen and Brush, NYC
3rd Annual Face To Face – May 18 – June 24, 2001, The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY
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REVIEWS/PUBLICATIONS
Artist Profile: Carla E. Reyes, Layers Upon Layers: Mixed-Media Art, Blisstree.com, December 30, 2008.
“New Mural for Kew Gardens Park,” Jessica Lyons, Queens Courier, Neighborhood News, March 15-21, 2008,
“Inspiration for Kew Gardens Artist Rooted in Nature,” Carol Forget, Queens Chronicle, Volume XXV, No. 11, qboro arts, culture + living, March 13, 2008.
“Shout Outs to the 718 and 212,” Jamie Laughlin, Broward-Palm Beach- New Times, March 14, 2008.
“Shared-Office Venture Lets Clients Be Tenants,” Marci Alboher, The New York Times, Small Business, Shifting Careers column, page C5, February 28, 2008.
“Even Solo Workers Want Company,” Marci Alboher, The New York Times, Small Business, Shifting Careers blog, February 28, 2008.
“Three Chicks and their Popsicle Sticks,” Brandon K. Thorp, Broward-Palm Beach- New Times, October 11-17, Volume 10, Number 50, page 26.
Scratching the Surface, SocialMiami.com, Art About Town, October 11, 2007.
Featured decorative artist for special report on U.S. manufacturing, BBC World News, Friday, October 5, 2007. (Video available upon request)
“Nature Girl’s Artwork Returns to Forest Hills,” Daniel Cuevas, Queens Courier, August 15 – 21, 2001.
“Nature Girl Blooms in Forest Hills,” Daniel Cuevas, Queens Courier, volume 8, number 41, July 4 – 10, 2001 edition, Queens Business Today section, page 19.
Face to Face, Merrick Life, June 7th, 2001 edition, page 15.
Human Being a Historic Body, NY Arts Magazine, international edition, volume 5, number 4, page 91.
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MURALS/ PUBLIC ART
KGCRA grant recipient for proposed “Kew Gardens Kids Art in the Park” children’s group mural project / art workshops event, Kew Gardens Cinemas Park, Kew Gardens, NY, Sunday, June 20, 2009.
Mural designer/Lead artist, Kew Gardens Cinemas Park mural, Kew Gardens, NY, 2008
Artist, Howl Festival: Art Around The Park mural, Tompkins Square Park, NYC, September 8-9, 2007
Artist, Stencil Artisans League’s charity mural, “Hope to a New Life,” SALI annual convention, San Francisco, CA, July 16-21, 2007, dedicated to Compass Community Services for homeless families.
(Images available upon request)
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ART TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest Lecturer, Color Painting Studio, Color Specialist Program, Summer 2009, S.U.N.Y. at F.I.T., NYC
Raandesk Kids! Nature Collage Workshop, teaching gallery artist, Sunday, March 8, 2009, Raandesk Gallery of Art, NYC.
Queens Council on the Arts Teaching Artists Initiative program, selected artist, Spring 2008.
Training of professional artists and artisans in decorative finishing, color matching, and studio practices, March 2006 – present, The Studio @ DFB – L.I.C., NY.
Planning/conducting faux finishing and decorative painting demonstrations and project workshops for adults, Spring 1998, Cre-a-tiv-i-ty – Forest Hills, NY.
Scenic Charge Artist responsible for instruction and supervision of teen students participating in the theater set painting program, June – September 1999, Buck’s Rock Performing and Creative Arts – New Milford, CT.
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DECORATIVE INTERIORS/SCENIC PAINTING
Studio Director and Decorative Interior Surface Designer, March 2006 – present, The Studio @ DFB – L.I.C., NY
Custom faux finishing, Venetian plaster, and decorative interior/furniture painting for private clients – present, carlacrafts – Kew Gardens, NY
Freelance scenic artist, NYC – 1997 – 2000
Staff Scenic Artist, June – September 1999, Buck’s Rock Performing and Creative Arts – New Milford, CT
Staff Scenic Painter/Properties Assistant, May – September 1998, Gateway Playhouse – Bellport, NY
Decorative Painter/Display Designer – Spring 1998, Cre-a-tiv-i-ty – Forest Hills, NY
Scenic Painter/Properties Assistant – May – October 1997, Surflight Theater – Beach Haven, NJ
(Portfolio available at http://www.carlaereyes.com/ or by request)
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EDUCATION
2009 Color Specialist Certificate Program – State University of New York at F.I.T., NYC
2003 Professional Studies Certificate in Arts Administration - New York Unversity, NYC
2002 B.F.A. Art Restoration/ Fine Arts - State University of New York at F.I.T., NYC
1992-93 Illustration- School of Visual Arts, NYC
1992 Visual Arts – Long Island School of the Arts (formerly BOCES Cultural Arts Center), Syosset, NY
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ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Interior Design Studio, History of Interior Design, Intro to Drafting – C.U.N.Y. at Queensborough, Bayside, NY
Decorative Finishes Master Class, The Finishing School, Floral Park, NY
Venetian Plasters Application, Color Theory, Faux Essentials Business Class – Dundean Studios, Chatham, NJ
Pottery Wheel Throwing – The Potter’s Wheel, Kew Gardens, NY
Venetian and polished plaster application training – Firenze Enterprises, L.I.C., NY
Ceramics Hand Building – 92nd Street Y, NYC
Scenic painting program – Studio School of Stage Design, Jersey City, NJ
