Who She Is
Carla Bowman-Smith, currently head of the Visual & Performing Arts Department at Malibu High School, has been a Photography and Graphic Design instructor since 1997. Previously she worked in the field of Graphic Design after receiving a BS in Art and Design with Photography Concentration from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She has an MA in Education from Pepperdine University.
Awards & Recognitions
• Photographer’s Forum Best College Photography, 1993 HM
• Photographer's Forum Best of Photography 2014
• Anaheim Art Association 59th Open Juried Show 3rd Place, 2023
• Los Angeles Center of Photography, Into the Light: Analog Photography Now, HM, 2024
• Photographer’s Forum Spring Photography, 2003 HM
• Westlake Village Art Guild, HM, 2020
• Anaheim Art Association 59th Open Juried Show HM, 2023
•The Los Angeles Center of Photography. Portraits as Visual Repositories HM, 2024
• Photographer's Forum magazine's 34th Annual Spring Photography Contest, 2014 Finalist
• Westlake Village Art Guild, 3rd place, 2021
• Westlake Village Art Guild, Award of Excellence, 2024
•The Los Angeles Center of Photography. Portraits as Visual Repositories HM, 2024
• Westlake Village Art Guild, 2nd place, 2026
1989 Peter Strauss Ranch, 1995 Cal Poly State University, Dexter Art Gallery, 1995 Earthling Bookshop & Cafe San Luis Obispo, 2000 Faculty Art Show Malibu, 2002 Graphaids Inc. Agoura Hills, 2003 Allegria Restaurant Malibu, 2003 Frascati Restaurant Palos Verdes, 5/2015 Evening under the Stars Pop Up Gallery Malibu, 8/2017 Julia Dean Gallery Hollywood, 5/2019 Radical Beauty Malibu Rising Malibu City Hall, 9/2019 Radical Beauty Part 2 Malibu City Hall, 11/2019 Agoura Hills Event Center, 3/2020 The Birds and the Bees, A Celebration of Spring in Malibu, Malibu City Hall, 6/2020 Westlake Village Art Guild Gallery, 1/2021 Westlake Village Art Guild Virtual Show, 1/2022 Westlake Village Art Guild/Thousand Oaks Gallery, 5/2022 "Malibu Perception" Malibu City Hall, 6/2022 Westlake Village Art Guild Juried Show, 10/2022 Casa Art Fest, 8/2023 Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 10/2023 Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, 1/2024 Westlake Village Art Guild/Thousand Oaks Gallery, 1/2024 Los Angeles Center of Photography, 3/2024 San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild Spring Online Exhibition, 5/2024 Thousand Oaks Art Association’s 2024 Open Juried Show, 7/24 Sasse Museum of Art Pomona. 11/2024 @ San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center’s On-Line Exhibit: What Lies Beneath, November 11, 2024 Anaheim Art Association 60th Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition @ Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, 1/2025 @ Westlake Village Art Guild 8/2024-2/2025 @ The Los Angeles Center of Photography’s On-Line Exhibit: Portraits as Visual Repositories, 2/2025 @ Santa Cruz Art League Gallery: A Moment in Time, A National Photography Exhibition, 4/1-5/31/2025 @ Collage Artists of America, “Unexpected Outcomes” exhibit, 5/2025 @ Thousand Oaks Art Association’s 2025 Open Juried Show, 7/2025 @ Malibu City Gallery, 7/12-9/13 Solo Show @ Westlake Village Public Library, 8/22 - 10/20/25 Galleria @ Hillcrest Center for the Arts, Thousand Oaks, 9/13-10/26/25 @ The Muzeo Museum and Cultural Arts Center, 1/26 @ The Westlake Village Art Guild Gallery
Upcoming: May 16-July 18 Solo Show @ Westlake Village Public Library