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Carla McRae is an artist and illustrator based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her work spans drawing, sculpture, installation, murals, and publications, using playful visual narratives to explore everyday observation and the realm of emotions.

In her commercial practice, Carla has worked and collaborated with notable local and international clients. From editorial, publishing, branding and apparel, to large-scale mural projects and teaching programs, her work is diverse and multidisciplinary.

Carla completed a Bachelor of Arts (Design & Communication) at the University of the Sunshine Coast. She has exhibited her work in galleries around Australia and is represented commercially in Australia, North America, Europe and the United Kingdom by The Jacky Winter Group.


Select public art projects:

‘Eat.SC’, mural commission with David Booth, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, 2026
333 Kent Street, mural commission in collaboration with UAP, Sydney, 2024
‘Computer love’, mural commission, Swinburne University of Technology, 2022
Boronia Laneways and Arcade Upgrade, mural commission with Beci Orpin, Knox City Council, 2022
Boronia Library, mural commission, Beautify Boronia project, Knox City Council, 2022
‘Springfinity’, mural commission, Brisbane City Council, 2021
'Adrift Together', mural commission, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, 2020
'Let's Play', mural commission, CS Gallery, Melbourne 2020
Knox Community Arts Centre, mural commission with David Booth, Knox City Council, 2020
'Drawing Wall #36', mural commission, Shepparton Art Museum, 2019
'Annie Dennis Childrens' Centre', mural commission, Darebin City Council, 2019
'Portal of Possibility', mural commission with David Booth, Adelaide City Library, 2019
'streetWORKS - Gender Equity wall', mural commission, City of Maribyrnong, 2018
'Greville Street Spring Fashion', mural commission, City of Stonnington, 2017


Exhibitions:


‘Blooming and Buzzing Confusion’ with Morgan Blue, Boom Gallery, Geelong, 2025
‘The Form is the Feeling’, Boom Gallery, Geelong, 2021
'Home Use Only', Outre Gallery, Melbourne, 2021
'Memory Banquet', Lamington Drive, Melbourne, 2018
'Out of Bounds' with Beci Orpin, Boom Gallery, Geelong, 2018
'Full Sun', Boom Gallery, Geelong, 2017
‘Still.’, Lamington Drive, Melbourne, 2016

Group Exhibitions + Gallery Commissions:

Exhibitor, NGV Melbourne Art Book Fair, Melbourne, 2026
Exhibitor, NGV Melbourne Art Book Fair, Melbourne, 2025
‘ART/house’, Boom Gallery, 2025
‘Fitzroy Now’, Mario’s, Melbourne, 2024
Exhibitor, Tokyo Art Book Fair, MOT Tokyo, Japan, 2024
‘Locals’, Outre Gallery, Melbourne 2024
‘Spring-Time 5’, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne, 2023
‘ACTF Anniversary Art Series’, Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Melbourne, 2022
‘Linewerk’, Boom Gallery, Geelong, 2022
‘RISOGRAPHICA’, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, 2022
'Miffy & friends', Bunjil Place Gallery, 2021
'Miffy & friends', QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, 2020
'Best Picture', 71a Gallery, London 2020
'Spring Time', RVCA Gallery, Melbourne 2020
'Drawing Wall #36' commission, Shepparton Art Museum, 2019
'Risographica 4', Lamington Drive, Melbourne, 2018
'Potluck', Hungry Workshop, Melbourne 2017
'Nestling', Lamington Drive, Melbourne, 2016
'Think Pink', Enough Space, Melbourne, 2016
'Pencil Pushers', Boom Gallery, Melbourne, 2016
‘Stacks On’, No Vacancy Project Space, Melbourne, 2016
‘Shark Week’, Enough Space, Melbourne, 2016
‘Not Yr Sweetheart’, The Print Bar, Brisbane, 2015
‘Ume no Yume’, Künstler, Brisbane, 2015
‘Versus’, No Comply, Toowoomba, 2015
‘Supergraph’, Melbourne, 2015
‘Plants and Personal Memories’, MARS gallery, Toowoomba, 2014
‘On Track’, Whitehouse Institute of Design, 2014

I respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work. Sovereignty was never ceded. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.