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MEDIUMS
Watercolor + Oil + Ceramics
BIO
Carla J. Clay is a contemporary figurative painter and ceramicist who lives and works in Austin, Texas. Despite her background in computer engineering and science, her first love has always been art. A native of El Paso, Texas she reinterprets native and symbolic elements that inspire her. Clay's artwork has been shown in exhibitions in Texas and the U.S., including The People's Gallery in Austin, Texas. One of her paintings was the winning painting for the 2017 Georgetown Red Poppy Festival. Her influences broadly extend and include Native American symbolism and modern art.
PREVIOUS ARTWORK SHOWINGS
The People's Gallery 2023, Austin TX
The People's Gallery 2018, Austin TX
Austin Studio Tour 2021- Modern Living Art
West Austin Studio Tour 2018- Blue Genie Exhibition
The People's Gallery 2018, Austin TX
Official Artwork of the 2017 Georgetown Poppy Festival
Treehouse Yoga- ATX 2015-2017
West Austin Studio Tour 2016- Verge Artists Exhibition
Mexi Arte Museum: Mix N Mash Austin Loteria Exhibition, December 2016
Kerbey Lane Cafe- NW - Austin, TX (Jan 2016-Mar 2016)
Mexi Arte Museum: Mix N Mash Austin Loteria Exhibition, December 2015
Kerbey Lane Cafe- Round Rock (Nov. 2015- Jan. 2016)
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Semi-Finalist- Art on 5th, Austin, TX 2015
Raising Artists WEST Exhibition at AIA Austin
Kerbey Lane Cafe- West University- August/September
Women & their Work: Red Dot Art Spree- through September 2015
Kerbey Lane Cafe- South Lamar- June/July
Austin Visual Arts Association Summer Show @ Austin ArtSpace- July 2015