About Studio Carla Art

Carla Ventresca is an American artist born in Philadelphia and raised in the Philly and Boston areas. She has a BFA from Syracuse University in New York. Carla has worked for over 20 years with Recycled Paper Greetings and American Greetings as a greeting card writer/artist. She was a regular cartoon contributor to Reader's Digest and Parade magazines. She is the co-author, along with her husband, Henry Beckett, of the syndicated newspaper comic strip, “On a Claire Day”, which appeared daily in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Toronto Star, The Chicago Tribune, The Minnesota Star Tribune and many more. Carla is a donor and active volunteer at her local animal shelter. She lives in southern Spain with her husband and three rescue kitties.

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