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Carina Earl is an MFA graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute. Originally from New Orleans, she’s spent most of her life in the Washington DC area, and San Francisco, and currently lives in Raleigh NC. Her work has been displayed in various galleries throughout the US and abroad. In 2008 she was handpicked to lead and execute a mural with Mural Arts Philadelphia and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. In San Francisco she became involved with Trickster Arts Salon, which hosted a series of her pieces at Mission Control and Aspect Gallery. Her work has been shown numerous times at the Diego Rivera Gallery in North Beach, as well as with the Toronto Visionary Arts Gallery. At Stanford University, she displayed her work for “SMASH” and presented an art lecture for the  “Leonardo Art and Science Evening Rendezvous”. She is currently a resident artist at 311 Gallery in Raleigh, and a featured artist for the Leoni Arts Project in Portugal.

 

Carina’s interest in painting began when she received her first paint set in 1986, and has said that painting has enabled her to envision access points into other times and dimensions. Along with her childhood passion for art, was a passion for math and science. Her studies in geometry, physics, and biology have deeply informed the concepts in her work. Currently she is working on a portfolio called “Labyrinth of Infinite Doorways”, which focuses on a period around 4 billion years from now when astronomers predict the Milky Way will merge with Andromeda. Her concepts are based on the premise that life and consciousness are structural components of physics, and that eventually life will permeate both star systems forming an elliptical biosphere. Duality is a subtle yet persistent theme in her work, as one side of the spectrum cannot exist without the other. Freedom cannot exist without the experience of suffering, and creation cannot exist without the restructuring of physics. Every painting tells a story, from plants that evolve to become more like animals, animals that become more like plants, and galaxies that transform into massive biospheres. Each story is a piece of the puzzle that the role of consciousness and biology plays in the unfolding of the universe.

Thank you!

CV

Education

2010-2013

San Francisco Art Institute

MFA Painting

San Francisco, CA

2008-2009

Landmark Education

Landmark Forum, Advanced Course,

Self-expression & Leadership Course

Northern VA

2005-2006

George Mason University

Post Baccalaureate work in art education

Fairfax, VA

1999-2003

George Mason University

B.A., Art (Studio)

Fairfax, VA

Exhibitions

311 Gallery/ Summer exhibition

Raleigh NC

2022

Toronto Visionary Arts Gallery/NFT show

Online

2022

Toronto Visionary Arts Gallery/ Re-emergence

Toronto, ON

2021

Featured Artist
Dream Collective Film & Art Festival

Atlanta, GA

TBD

Ikouii - Collective Impact

Atlanta, GA

2020

"I Like Your Work": Summer Exhibition

Web

2020

VAE Gallery/Garden Variety

Raleigh, NC

2018

RAW/Connect

Raleigh, NC

2018

RAW/Envison

San Jose, CA

2018

RAW/Envision

San Francisco, CA

2018

Satellite Gallery/ "Infinite Union"

2014

San Francisco, CA

2014

LAZER Stanford/ Art Lecture

Palo Alto, CA

2014

Stanford University/ “Space” exhibit

Palo Alto, CA

2012

Skunkfunk/ Solo Exhibition

San Francisco, CA

2012

Vernasage/ “MFA Thesis Exhibition

San Francisco, CA

2011

1000 Van Ness Gallery/ “Primal Masquerade”

San Francisco, CA

2011

Hive Mind Gallery/  Solo Exhibition

Oakland, CA

2011

Swell Gallery/ “Chromophillia”

San Francisco, CA

2011

Trickster Art Salon/”Bask”

San Francisco, CA

2011

Trickster Art Salon/”Secrets in the Shadows”

San Francisco, CA

2011

Trickster Art Salon/”Nightmares to Daydreams”

San Francisco, CA

2010

Trickster Art Salon/”Crossroads”

San Francisco, CA

2010

Diego Rivera Gallery/”Haptic Visuality”

San Francisco, CA

2010

Trickster Art Salon/”Portals”

San Francisco, CA

2010

Trickster Art Salon/”Mythic Picnic”

San Francisco, CA

2010

Trickster Art Salon/”Natural Magic”

San Francisco, CA

2006

MOCA Gallery/”Every Picture Tells a Story”

Washington, DC

2005

Artomatic

Washington, DC

2005

MOCA Gallery/”Celebration of the Figure”

Washington, DC

2004

Artomatic

Washington, DC

2003

Del Ray Gallery/1st and 2nd Pl. Juried Show

Alexandria, VA

2003

GMU Center for the Arts/”Under-Over”

Fairfax, VA

2002

Gallery 123/”Chamber of Wonders”

Fairfax, VA

2002

Artomatic

Washington, DC

Gallery 123/”Chamber of Wonders”

2001

Fairfax, VA

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