bio

Cara Ober earned an MFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2005 and a BA in fine arts in 1996 from the American University.

A painter, teacher, and writer, Ober exhibits her work locally and nationally, most recently in Washington, DC at The Randall Scott Gallery and Flashpoint, and in Baltimore at Gallery Imperato and Maryland Art Place. In the past year, Ober has exhibited work at The Riviera Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, the Arlington Arts Center in Arlington, VA, Artizen Fine Arts in Dallas, TX, The Karin Sanders Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY, and in The Red Show in Ferrara, Italy.

Cara is a 2006 MD Artist Grant recipient for painting and took second prize in the 2007 Bethesda Painting Awards. Other recent projects include curating "The Jolly Cowboy" at the DC Arts Center as part of the Warhol Grant for Emerging Curators, and "Quintessence" at Paperwork Gallery in Baltimore, MD.

Cara teaches at MICA, Towson, Johns Hopkins, and Loyola College and writes art reviews for various publications like Art US Magazine, Art Papers, Gutter Magazine, and her own art blog, BmoreArt.