I make films as an extension of drawing and painting. Making experimental films allows me to explore non-linear forms and alternatives to traditional methods of working.
Carla Rokes is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She has been teaching studio art at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke since 2003. She served as gallery director for the University from 2009-2015. She is currently the Chair of the Art Department. Her areas of concentration are Digital, Drawing, and Design.
While at UNC Pembroke, she has received two teaching awards. Before joining the Art Department Faculty at UNCP, Carla worked as a Development Officer at The Drawing Center in New York, NY.
Rokes is actively involved in nonprofit community projects throughout Southeastern North Carolina including Communities in Schools (a K-12 Artist Residency program) and DREAMS of Wilmington.
Her current work explores a hybrid-drawing process combining digital and traditional techniques and features two creative processes: experimental animation via 16mm and digital film montage, and comic abstraction using mixed media drawing techniques. She has exhibited nationally and internationally.
Rokes received her B.F.A. in Drawing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina (1993) and her M.F.A. in Painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York (2003).
  • Director (3 Credits)
    Evanescent2019
    Experimental
    Kaleido2019
    Experimental
    As Black As Ebony Wood2017
    Experimental
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    Evanescent2019
    Experimental
    As Black As Ebony Wood2017
    Experimental
Semi-Finalist
As Black As Ebony Wood
Los Angeles CineFest
Los Angeles, CA
2018
Finalist
As Black As Ebony Wood
Orion IFF International Film Festival
2017
College
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
BFA - Drawing
19891993
College
Pratt Institute
MFA - Painting
19982001
I make films as an extension of drawing and painting. Making experimental films allows me to explore non-linear forms and alternatives to traditional methods of working.
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