Artist | Designer | Educator
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Carla received a BFA in Fibers at the Savannah College of Art and Design. With a hands-on approach and a passion for sustainability, her practice spans furniture design to textile installations and more, bringing together beauty and purpose in everything she creates. For Carla, art goes beyond aesthetics; it’s about starting conversations and provoking thoughts around our consumerist habits and the impact we leave on the planet and our communities. With a deep commitment to craftsmanship, sustainability, and social change, she hopes to inspire others to see the beauty, purpose, and meaning in their surroundings.
Started back in 2015, my body of work stands as a testament to the transformative power of art amidst environmental challenges. Work where discarded materials shed their former identity to embody renewal and regeneration. At its core, this artwork confronts the stark reality of our consumption: deforestation, energy depletion, water scarcity, and pervasive pollution.
Yet, within the confines of the pieces, lies a narrative of hope and innovation. Here, waste isn't an end, but a beginning, echoing nature's resilience in the face of adversity. My body of work serves as a manifesto, a call to action to embrace the power of regeneration, to nurture a world where waste finds purpose, and where every discarded fragment becomes a beacon of possibility.
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Exhibitions
2026 Untitled T. Pop-Up Exhibition, Trivista on Speer x Galería Garabato, Denver, CO
2026 Sacred Offerings to the Land that Remembers, Second Dawn Brewery, Denver, CO
2026 Fibruary; A contemporary Fibers Exhibition, Louisville Public Library, Louisville, CO
2026 The Pulse; Group Exhibition, Pulse Visual Art, Denver, CO
2025 One Square Foot, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2025 Collective Body, Liberation Movement x The Biennial of the Americas, Writer Square, Denver, CO
2025 Creative Hub, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2025 Sacred Offerings an Ode to the Divine Feminine, Second Dawn Brewery, Denver, CO
2024 StreetWise x 303 Boards, Roots Music Project, Boulder, CO
2024 DEMO Artist, Dream Studio, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2024 Curated Art Sale, The Boiler Room, Evans School, Denver, CO
2023 BRDG, The Boiler Room, Evans School, Denver, CO
2013 Vernisage, SCAD Campus, Lacoste, FR
Commissions
2026 Arid Landscape Triptych, Private Commission
2024 Biennial of the Americas Luncheon, Seawell Ballroom, Denver, CO.
2024 Untitled A. Collection, Sherman House, Globeville Global LLC.
Installations
2017 GreenCandy, Walker Stone House, JustKids, Fayetteville, AR.
Collections
SCAD Permanent Collection
Education
2022 AMS Montessori ECE Certification, Montessori Education Center of the Rockies (MECR)
2015 BFA, Fibers, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)