CARLA ADAMS
Born: 1984, Perth
Education
2014 - Bachelor of Art (Honours) (First Class), Curtin University
2013 - Bachelor of Art (Art) (Distinction), Curtin University
2009 – 2012 - Advanced Diploma of Visual Art, Central TAFE
Professional Experience
Director, Smart Casual Gallery
Sessional Academic and Unit Coordinator, Curtin University
Committee Member, Free Range Gallery
Casual Lecturer (Drawing Short Course), Central Institute of Technology
Gallery Assistant, Outré Gallery
Selected Exhibition Record
2023
The Ramsay Art Prize, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Blue Moon, Rubicon ARI, Melbourne (solo)
The Great Reveal, Lawson Flats, Perth
2022
DREAM LOVER, Nyisztor Studios, Perth (solo)
The Cost of Living, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Ships in the Night, Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
Little Looks, Goolugatup Heathcote, Perth (solo)
Chovihani, Aster + Asha online exhibition (solo)
2021
Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury.
Fold, Stitch & Staple, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth
The Dark Side, Curated by Ted Snell, Gallery 25 (Edith Cowan University) and There Is, Perth.
Inner Worlds, Aster + Asher Gallery, Brisbane
Expander - Colour, STALA Contemporary, Perth.
2020
Sorry I was/am too much, Carla Adams and Albert Tucker, Art Gallery of WA
Joondalup Invitation Art Award, Joondalup, Perth
Maureen, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
Lust for Lustre, Ellenbrook Arts Centre, Perth
Wide Open Road, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
Tough and Tender, Side Gate, Melbourne
2019
Describe yourself in one word, Stala Contemporary (Solo)
Interview, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
Make or Break, Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne
Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury
Minnawarra Art Award, Perth
Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
BRB, Smart Casual, Perth
2018
Stuck Up Bitch, Smart Casual, Perth (Solo)
Google Search Histories, Sister Online, Adelaide (Solo)
1000 Tinder Opening Lines, Nyisztor Studio, Perth (Solo)
Heft, Cool Change Contemporary, Perth (Solo)
2017
No Woman is an Island, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
Google Search Histories, Engine Room, Turner Gallery, Perth (Solo)
STAFF ROOM: Curtin University Staff Exhibition, Edward Millen House, Perth
Gertrude Street Projection Festival, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
Undergarments, 107 Projects, Sydney
Can't Touch This, Curated by Miriam Kelly, Verge Space, Sydney University, Sydney
Two Parallel Pieces of Glass, Smart Casual, Fremantle, (Solo [performance])
Joondalup Community Invitation Art Award, Joondalup, Perth
Pure Contemplation Without Knowledge 9, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
Fallacy, 107 Projects, Sydney
2016
Two Parallel Pieces of Glass, Reception Project Space, Adelaide (Solo [performance])
Self Portrait as OkCupid Questionnaire, FELTspace, Adelaide (Solo)
Think Pink, Enough Space, Melbourne
Yen Staedler Female Art Awards, Gaffa, Sydney
By The Light Of The Screen, Spectrum Project Space, Edith Cowan University, Perth (Solo)
STAFF ROOM, Edward Millen Home, Perth
Desert Dreams, Special Group Studios, Sydney
ARTBAR (Curated by Giselle Stanborough), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Interface, Shopfront Gallery, Perth
2015
The Ladies Collective, Ambush Gallery, Sydney
STAFF ROOM, Free Range Gallery, Perth
MAVERICK, Moana Project Space, Perth (Solo)
Devastate Me, Free Range Gallery, Perth (Solo [performance])
3.1m, Peek-a-boo Gallery, Perth
Bedroom, Free Range Gallery, Perth
Mate, Paper Mountain, Perth
2014
Curtin Art Degree Show, Curtin University, Perth
STAFF ROOM, PSAS, Fremantle
High Visibility, Ephemeral public art project
ROUGH DIAMOND, Freerange Gallery, Perth
Reproduction, APPLECROSS space, Perth (Solo)
Exhibition 11, Light Lockers Art Space, Grand Lane, Perth
2013
Curtin Art Degree Show, Curtin University, Perth
Hatched, National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth
2012
CIT Graduation Exhibition, Central Institute of Technology, Perth
2008
The Year My Noise Broke, Nyistor Gallery, Perth
Not Woman, Kurb Gallery, Perth (Solo)
Curatorial Experience
2020 - Doubly So, Online Exhibition
2019 - Interview, Nyisztor Studio
2016 - Interface, Shopfront Gallery, Perth
2015 - Mate, Paper Mountain, Perth
2013 - HARD WORK CLUB
Awards/Residencies
2016 - Yen Staedler Female Art Awards - Finalist
2016 - Recipient of FELTspace Philanthropic Fund
2015 – Best Visual Arts Event, Fringe World (Mate)
2015 – PICA Residency
2013 – Most Industry Ready Student, Curtin University
2012 – Nominated for Hatched Exhibition (Successful application), Central TAFE
2012 - Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Central TAFE
Collections
Art Gallery of WA
Curtin University
Cruther's Collection of Women's Art
Central TAFE
City of Bunbury
City of Fremantle