Artist

Biography

The Carla Bosch Story
Carla’s life of color started January 14, 1976 in Pretoria, South Africa. After finishing an Interior Design diploma at the Tshwane University of Technology, Carla’s love for painting took over. Hard work paid off as numerous art galleries requested her work. Most of these galleries are loyal supporters to this day and three of the most recognized art galleries in South Africa have hosted extremely successful Carla Bosch Solo Exhibitions.
The warmth and cheerfulness of her landscapes, coastal and street scenes are true to Carla’s vibrant personality and her giving nature is evident in her liberal use of bright colors. She loves painting plein air and is equally at home in her studio. Carla’s bold impressionistic approach allows her to paint from the eyes of her soul and maybe this is why there is such powerful emotion in her work. Carla mostly works with professional acrylics on stretched canvas.
Part of Carla aspiration to grow, included a yearning to establish a more international presence. She applied for an EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Green Card in the USA and based on her artistic achievements, was duly awarded an Extraordinary Ability Green Card by the USCIS in January 2015. Some of Carla’s most recent achievements are shown below.

~ 1st Place Randy Higbee Award - Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Showcase 2014.
~ 2014 Best of Acrylics International Winner.
~ Juried into the 2015 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Best of Plein Air Show.
~ 1st Place 2015 Paint San Clemente Plein Air Quick Draw with two more honorable mentions.
~ Three honorable mentions at the 2016 Paint San Clemente Plein Air event.
~ Juried into the acclaimed 2017 La Quinta Arts Festival.
~ 1st Place 2018 Southern California Plein Air Painters Association Back Bay Paint Out.
~ Carla has been one of the Crystal Cove Alliance Art Council’s select plein air artists from 2015 through 2019.
~ She has also been juried into the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters art spectacular in Laguna Beach, California where she enjoyed great success.

While Carla’s art finds its way all over the world, she and her family reside in the USA where she continues to share her impressions of life with brush, palette knife, canvas and paint.
Thank you for your interest in Carla’s journey.