Carla Armour

'Generally, my work has always been investigative & meditative with social commentary thrown in.'

I am a multi-media artist and designer. As an Abstract painter, I immerse myself in the material and process; using found objects for ‘mark-making’, acrylics, oils and mixed media as well as collage, I employ colour theory and symbolism, with automatic writing and free drawing, exploring with the effects and tensions that reveal themselves. As an avid runner and Pilates & wellbeing coach I know inspiration also comes during my morning runs, the shapes of the moving body of my Pilates clients and of-course journal entries recording life’s interactions. Most significant, the practice of art is practice. Learning to lose the ego and watch as the message reveals itself.

When I am writing which is often the way I start my painting, I can spend hours manipulating the shapes, spaces, rhythms and textures of words, finding the imagery and tempting the senses to see, taste or feel the patterns. It is the exact same with my visual work actually; mostly layering and abstracting the human figure, grids, patterns, symbols and ‘environmentscapes’ to present a restorative space for the viewer. My work should have resonance as I want others ex...

Oct 2008 – Oct 2009 University of Brighton Brighton. UK
Master of Arts Degree in International Event Management
Dissertation Title: Developing & delivering ‘authentic’ destination experiences through Heritage Events

Jan 1987 - August 1987 New York Restaurant School New York, USA
Certificate in Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts

Sept 1984 - May 1987 Parsons School of Design New York, USA
Associates Degree in Visual Art and Design, major in Fashion Design.

2019 USA
Group Exhibition Miami ART Week Fringe event.
Contemporary Art & Collectibles At The Breakwater
Miami Beach

2019 UK
Solo show – ‘STILL Waters. London’
A multimedia Interactive Installation & Paintings Exhibition.The Tabernacle, Nottinghill, London, England.

2019 USA
Group Exhibition. Contemporary Art & Collectibles. At the Breakwater curated by Anderson Pilgrim. Miami Beach, Florida

2019 Dominica
Solo show – ‘STILL Waters. Dominica’
A multimedia Interactive Installation & Paintings Exhibition. Old Mill Cultural Center, Canefield, Dominica
2019 USA
Group Exhibition. Akwaaba Gallery curated by Anderson Pilgrim of Diaspora Now. Newark, New Jersey

2018 USA Group Exhibition ART Basel Fringe event.
Group Exhibition. Contemporary Art & Collectibles. At The Breakwater curated by Anderson Pilgrim. Miami Beach, Florida

2018 Dominica
Group Exhibition. National Independen

2018 USA
Group Show, After Maria, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Salon Gallery, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC

2018 Dominica
Group Show. Vetivert Gallery, Roseau

2018 USA
Group Show. Here Comes the SunStrand Center for the Arts, Plattsburg, New York

2017 Barbados
Group exhibition and Performance Poetry. Carib...