b. 1991, Santa Barbara, CA Carly Burnell is a painter living and working in New York and Paris, France. She earned her BFA in Fine Arts from Parsons The New School of Design in 2015, followed by an MFA in Studio Art from New York University in 2017. Her solo exhibitions include David Lewis Gallery, NY (2024); Mariposa, Paris (2024); Spencer Brownstone Gallery, NY (2023, 2019); gallery cfcp, Brooklyn (2018); and 80WSE Gallery Project Space, NY (2016). Her work has also been featured in numerous group exhibitions across New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Nashville. Additionally, she was featured on David Zwirner’s Platform in 2021. Burnell is also a writer and performs with Stanley Love Performance Group.

Education

New York University, Masters in Studio Art, MFA 2017 Parsons New School for Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA 2015

Solo Exhibitions

2024 but the song persists, David Lewis Gallery, New York, NY où il n’y a rien / where there is nothing, Mariposa Gallery, Paris, France 

2023 Changeling, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY

2019 Latent Impressions, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY

2018 You Have My Eyes, cfcp, Brooklyn, NY

2016 November, 80WSE Project Space, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions and Fairs

2025 New York / São Paulo, Kevin Kramer Gallery, New York, NY

2024 Principle Causes of Serial Monogamy, Tara Downs Gallery, New York, NY  Frieze, David Lewis Gallery, New York, NY

2023 Fog Art Fair, David Lewis Gallery, San Francisco, CA Halos, Studio 200, Nashville, TN

2021 Platform Feature w/ Spencer Brownstone Gallery and David Zwirner, Online Viewing Room The Big Show, My Pet Ram, New York, NY Honoring the Dog-Legging Horizon, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY

2020 Zwang, C.G. Boerner, New York, NY

2019 Late Summer, Studio 200, New York, NY

2018 The Salon at The Wing DC, Washington DC

2017 The Salon at The Wing Soho, New York, NY Winter in America II, Mom’s Favorite Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Works by, Fan Club Gallery, Miami, FL Be Your Own Puppet, Theodore:Art, Brooklyn, NY NYU MFA Thesis Show Part 2, 80WSE Project Space, New York, NY Very High Frequency, SHIM at Art Helix Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2016 Winter in America, Mom’s Favorite Gallery, Los Angeles, CA LA Artists for Clean Water, Installation Gallery, Los Angeles, CA NYU MFA First Year Show, 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY In media res, Commons Gallery, New York, NY

2015 Parsons The New School of Design Senior Thesis Show, 25 East Gallery and NRM Gallery, New York, NY The National Arts Club, New York, NY Process:Concept, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY Concept:Process, Sheila Johnson Design Gallery, New York, NY

2014 Exquisite Corpse, NRM Gallery, New York, NY Monochrome, NRM Gallery, New York, NY Square, NRM Gallery, New York, NY

Features

2024, Contemporary Art Daily - but the song persists, David Lewis Gallery https://www.contemporaryartdaily.com/project/carly-burnell-at-david-lewis-new-york-32347

2024, ArtNet News - Louis Vuitton Mansion Take Over https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louis-vuitton-mansion-takeover-2469279

Awards

2018, Vermont Studio Center Fellowship 2017, NYU Steinhardt Graduate Scholarship 2016, NYU Steinhardt Graduate Scholarship 2014, Parsons The New School of Design, Deans BFA Scholarship

Residencies

2020, SIM Residency, Iceland 2018, Macedonia Institute, Chatham NY 2018, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT 2017, Vermont Studio Center

Teaching

2016, Adjunct Professor, Painting 2, New York University 2017, Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Painting, New York University