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
• Westlake Village Art Guild, HM, 2020
• 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
• Westlake Village Art Guild, 3rd place, 2021
• Anaheim Art Association 59th Open Juried Show HM, 2023
• Westlake Village Art Guild, Award of Excellence, 2024
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 Ca’ Del Sole Restaurant Los Angeles, 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, Current: 3/24-5/24/2023 San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild Spring Online Exhibition Current: 5/24, Thousand Oaks Art Association’s 2024 Open Juried Show