Bio

Carol Erb is a Los Angeles based photographer whose constructed and staged realities explore themes of isolation, ethics, and human nature. Drawing on the influence of surrealist masters, the artist constructs her images from multiple digital captures utilizing landscape, animals and still life objects.

Originally from the Midwest, Carol attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, later graduating from DePaul University.

Exhibitions, Awards, Group and Juried Shows

2023

Galerie Couteron, Paris, France. “Alta Vista Arts Exhibition”. Group Exhibit with selected images from Small Wonders

2022

Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA.“International Exhibition”. Juror: Paul Kopeikin. Isolation
CAMP Gallery, North Miami, Florida. “The Structure of the Landscape”, Group Exhibit. Selected images from House & Hedge
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. “Member’s Exhibition”. Juror: Crista Dix. Still Waiting

2021

Klompching Gallery, New York, New York. “FRESH Annual Photography Exhibition Finalist”, New York, New York. Small Wonders
Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA. “Unbound10”. Tabletop Cruise

2020

Critical Mass, Finalist
Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY. “Annual Group Show”. Juror: Paula Tognarelli. Take Me Away
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. “Annual Member’s Exhibit” Jurors: Ann Jastrab and Laura Sackett. Conjured
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX. Annual Auction Exhibit. Hidden Lake
Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. “Black and White”. Juror: Jennifer Schlesinger. Settlement (Director’s Award)
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Water”. Juror: Doug Beasley. Hidden Lake (Juror’s Honorable Mention)

2019

Square Gallery, Chambroutière, France. Group exhibit. Dominion
SF Camerawork, Annual Auction Exhibit
Minimalist Photography Awards, First Place, Photomanipulation, House and Hedge
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, “Annual Members Exhibit”, Juror: Jerry and Connie Rosenthal. Red House

2018

Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, Co. “Black and White” Juror: Catherine Couturier.  Flood Stage (Juror’s Award)
Mirage Gallery, Kobe, Japan. Solo exhibit
Edition One Gallery, Santa Fe, Critical Mass Top 50 group exhibit
Mt. Rokko Photographic Garden, Kobe, Japan.  Group exhibit
Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, Co. “Landscapes” Juror: Allie Haeusslien. Electric Pole (Director’s Honorable Mention).
Center for Photographic Arts, Carmel, CA. “Depth of Field”. Group exhibit
Griffin Museum of Photography, Lafayette City Center, Boston, MA. “Tree Talk”, Group exhibit
South x Southeast Photo Gallery, Molena, GA. “Still Life”.
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, Annual Auction Exhibit. Wilted

2017

Critical Mass Top 50 
White Swans Photography Festival, Sanmenxia, China. Group Show – Selected images from Dominion.
12th China Yixian International Photography Festival. Group Show – Selected images from Dominion.
Los Angeles Center for Photography, Fresh 15. Group Show – Selected images from Reckoning.
Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY. Portfolio Showcase, group show – Dominion
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. “Other Worlds” Juror: Tom Chambers. The End of the Road
Filter Space, Chicago, IL. “Deception”  Juror: Brian Paul Clamp. Sanctified
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. “Center Forward”  Juror: Hamidah Glasgow. All My Children
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Black/White”  Juror: Elizabeth Avedon. End of the Road (Honorable Mention) and Warren
Art The Hague, Den Hague, Netherlands. Art Fair, Sophie Maree Gallery. Selection of images from Dominion
Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA. “Unbound6”, Solar Spots and Sanctified
Kunstrai 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Group exhibit, Sophie Maree Gallery. Selection of images from Dominion
Kolga Tbilisi, Museum of Modern Art, Tbilisi, Georgia. “Wild Beasts, Sheep & Crocodiles” Group Show – Selected images from Dominion
NYC4PA, New York, NY. “Liquid”  Juror: Debra Klomp Ching.  Flood Stage (First Place) and Jagged (second place)
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. “Animalia”  Juror: Arlette Kayafas. Sanctified and Diminishing Returns
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Elsewhere”  Juror: Fran Forman. Flood Stage (Honorable Mention), Cat Walk and Hut
Plates to Pixels Gallery 2017 Annual Exhibit. “Visual Armistice”, Juror: Blue Mitchell. Hut and Sanctuary
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, Annual Auction Exhibit. Not a Thing

2016

Critical Mass Finalist
Selected for Review Santa Fe
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix AZ. InFocus Annual Auction Exhibit. The Way Home
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. “Center Forward”  Jurors: Aline Smithson and Hamidah Glasgow. Serengeti Room
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. “Transitional Landscapes”  Juror: Natasha Egan. Toe of the Titan
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, VT. “Animalia”  Juror: Traer Scott. Environmental Enrichment
Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, VT. “Open”   Juror: Paula Tognarelli. Stuffed and Vision
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Gathering”  Juror: Jennifer Shaw. Serengeti Room (Juror’s Award), Sheep Confinement, and Eagles Caged
Plates to Pixels Gallery 2016 Annual Exhibit. “Intimate Alchemy”, Juror: Blue Mitchell. Serengeti Room and Sheep Confinement
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, Annual Auction Exhibit. Serengeti Room

2015

Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. “Illuminate”  Juror: Elizabeth Avedon. Ancestral Spirits
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, VT. “Landscape: Earth and Sky  Juror: Jacob and Alissa Hessler. Adrift
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. “Still Life”  Juror: Del Zogg. Insects, Feathers, and Eight O’Clock
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Still”  Juror: Kate Breakey. Left Behind
dnj Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Los Angeles Center for Photography Annual Member’s Show  Juror: Patricia Lanza. Animal Stack
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Water”  Juror: S. Gayle Stevens. Adrift (Jurors Award)
Los Angeles Center for Photography. Group Show: “f16, New Photographic Visions”
A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Treasures” Juror: Roy Flukinger. Big Red Dots (Honorable Mention), and Progeny
Plates to Pixels Gallery 2015 Annual Exhibit. “Landscapes”, Juror: Chris Bennett. Alaskan Waterway (Honorable Mention)

2014

Santa Fe Photographic Workshops 2014 Annual Contest, “Water”  Jurors: Céline Cousteau,  Sarah Leen, Elizabeth Opalenik, Daniel Miller. Alaskan Waterway (Honorable Mention)

Publications and Interviews

Black & White, feature, December 2019
Fraction Magazine, issue #125, August 2019
Musee Magazine, Woman Crush Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
Adore Noir Magazine, feature, Feb 2018
Shadow & Light Magazine, feature, Nov/Dec 2017
Diffusion IX Annual, Blue Mitchell, 2017
PDN Pulse, with Conor Risch, 2017 
What Will You Remember, with Elin Spring, 2017 
Adobe Create, with Alyssa Coppeleman, 2017 
Lenscratch, 2017 
Rfoto Folio, 2017 
Beta developments in photography, 2017 
Lenscratch, 2016
Square Magazine, 2016
A Photo Editor, with Jonathan Blaustein, 2016
Adobe Create, with Alyssa Coppelman, 2015
Photo Relevance, 2015
L’Oeil de la Photographie, with Elizabeth Avedon, 2015
What Will You Remember, with Elin Spring, 2015