Clara Berta is a Hungarian-American
contemporary abstract painter based in Palm Springs, California, USA. She has
been practicing art since 2000 and has become known for her large-scale
paintings that embody the vibrancy and tranquility of the natural world through
her use of organic forms and layering of harmonious colors.
Clara Berta began her career as an
artist after a very challenging period of loss. She discovered her passion for
art while she was completing her studies in Psychology from Antioch University
in Marina del Rey, CA. After the death
of her husband, she returned to painting as a form of therapy.
Berta’s paintings explore themes such
as the ebb and flow of memory, the significance of personal heritage, the
passing of physical time, desire, grief, and love. Her Hungarian heritage is pushed through the joyful use of traditional clothing colors and the predominant
theme of water and its natural healing properties. Often including reminders of
her travels, her abstract works express unexpected sequences of patterns as
well as distortion of perspectives and subconscious spaces.
Manipulating the canvas with mixed
media and acrylic paint, Berta will work and re-work her canvas’ dimensions. Through
her creative practice, she has found healing.
Clara Berta’s dynamic and textural abstract works have been exhibited and
collected worldwide, including in Europe, China, Dubai, and notably at the
Chiba City Museum of Art in Japan. Her work has been featured in high-profile
film and television productions on prominent networks such as Disney, 20th
Century Fox, ABC, and CBS.
Clara
Berta’s Minimalism series is the perfect antidote to the upsetting
times we live in today. It provides a respite from the storm; one can relax
just by enjoying the organic beauty of her paintings.” – Dale Youngman, Art Curator
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Solo show, Ethereal, Artspace Warehouse, CA
Blue Like the Ocean, Artspace Warehouse, CA
About Women: Celebrating Women Artists, MAC Fine Art, Delray Beach, FL
Blue Configurations (Paper) Series, Ronewa Art Projects, Berlin, Germany
2021 20th International Art Exchange, Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan
BLVDG Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2020 The Feministic Eye, Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA
Artistic Expressions, UC Riverside Palm Desert Center, Palm Desert, CA
2019 In_dialogue, SyART, Sorrento, Italy
Art & Form, Rejuvenation, Los Angeles, CA
Laurent Proneur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2018 Heath Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Art in the Gardens, La Quinta, CA
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Office Hours, The Main Museum, Los Angeles
Pictures at An Exhibition: LA Phil Gallery, CA
Breaking Illusions, Claremont University, CA
2017 Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Made in California, Brea Gallery, Brea
Vision of LA Fest, Santa Monica, CA
2015 Michael Kate Interiors Santa Barbara, CA
JCC Gallery Santa Barbara, CA
2013 Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, FL
2012 Gem, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Barnsdall Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Tell No One, The Wine Bistro, Studio City, CA
2009 Art: Raw/Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
2008 Stella Dottir Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 NoHo Gallery LA, North Hollywood, CA
Riverside Museum, Riverside, CA
2006 Locanda Veneta, West Hollywood, CA
2006 Altobelli Gallery, North Hollywood, CA
2004 Erotic by Nature, LaPeer Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
Lankershim Art Center, North Hollywood, CA
2003 Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
2003 Studio 3 Art & Design, Westwood, CA
2000 Pick-A-Dilly Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
AWARDS AND HONORS
2021 Gold Award & Award of Excellence, 20th International Art Exchange, Chiba City Museum of Art, Japan
2019 LA Artcore Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention
2018 CFA Artist of the Year Finalist
2017 Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2016 Third Place Award, Made in California
2003 Art Expo Finalist Award, Fullerton, CA
EDUCATION
2014 Abstract Painting - Melinda Smith Altshuler, Santa Monica, CA
2008 Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
2008 Mixed Media - Private Studies, Carol W. Slade, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Abstract Painting - Private Studies, Annie Wharton, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Mixed Media - Private Studies, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Santa Monica, CA
2004 Mixed Media, University of California, Los Angeles
2003 Monotype - Private Studies, Lynn Bernay, Valley Village, CA
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2016 Brentwood Country Club Private Collection
TV & FILM
Hacks, HBO
Superbowl Commercial with Jason Momoa
Insecure, HBO
ROAR, Apple TV+
Minx, HBO
LA’s Finest, Spectrum
Silicon Valley, HBO
American Housewife, ABC
The Laundromat, Netflix
Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Modern Family, ABC
NCIS, CBS
Ray Donovan, Showtime
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The CW
Two Broke Girls, CBS
Ghosted, Fox
The Catch, ABC
You Again (2010)
Broken Links (2016)
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Bravo
