In 2008 Carla Stetson moved from Minnesota to teach at Ithaca College in New York. Recent awards include selection as a finalist for a NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship in Drawing (2023); Best-in-Show in the Southern Tier Biennial (2022); and she was the October 2024 Artist-in-Residence at Weir Farm National Historical Park.  Carla recently exhibited with Main Street Arts and her work 'The Revisionists' was on display during the recent 'Birds' exhibition (April-May 2025).

ARTIST STATEMENT

I create densely detailed drawings and sculptural works with the aim of portraying the primacy of the natural world, entangled as it is with our human lives in complex, necessary and fascinating ways. I populate works with animals and birds in imaginative settings. Narratives arise as the work proceeds.

EXHIBITION ARTWORK

Carla has (3) three works on display during this solo exhibition.  These include: 

• "Imperiled" --- paper, adhesive, cardboard, wasps; 33" high x 23" x 24", created in 2023 
• "The Complicated Politics of Rats" --- paper, adhesive, cardboard, tatting; 44" high x 25 x 33", created in 2019
• "The Imposter" --- ink, graphite, collage on paper; a diptych w/ (2) sheets each 42" x 30" , created in 2017