DOMINIQUE CARELLA (she/her) is a clothing designer, visual artist and performer from San Francisco, California. Carella currently produces text-based works in her studio in the San Francisco Bay Area, and hosts “Oh-Babe” clothing pop-up shops and art shows across the United States.
Carella started her creative career as a professional hip-hop dancer, with 20+ years of prior dance and performance experience. Carella's dance background, combined with her trendy streetwear designs and her budding contemporary art practice, offers an eclectic creative experience for viewers and consumers.
Carella’s text based works explore a variety of issues that plague our daily interactions, including but not limited to intersectional feminism, gender roles and binaries, and violence against womxn. Not Here To Look Good For You® is Dominique's registered United States trademark, and is a true embodiment of her core values as an artist.
In 2018, Carella released her "Shop Dom" merchandise line, which includes her "feminista" confrontational messages and imagery. In 2021, Carella re-branded her merchandise line with the new persona “Oh-Babe”, now available for purchase online at oh-babe.com.
EDUCATION:
B.A. Studio Art, B.A. Sociology - University of California, Santa Cruz
EXHIBITIONS:
OH-BABE CLOTHING POP-UP SHOP AT GOOD MOTHER GALLERY Dominique Carella + Oh-Babe Clothing pop-up shop and art show at Good Mother Gallery in Oakland, California 2021
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT TRAPXART LOS ANGELES Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, fashion designers, and clothing brands, hosted by TrapxArt, The Chapel at The Abbey, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & LIVE PAINTING PERFORMANCE & POP-UP SHOP AT LXVESTONED FESTIVAL Musical festival featuring performances by up-and-coming rappers, singers, dancers, artists, and clothing designers, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & LIVE PAINTING PERFORMANCE & POP-UP SHOP AT SOULTOPIA Group exhibition featuring dance, design, art, music, and fashion, hosted by Daht.Soul, Active Ride Shop, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT LIMITED INK STUDIOS Art fair comprised of visual artists and clothing brands, highlighting the local artists of Limited Ink Studios in East Hollywood, Limited Ink Studios, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT TRAPXART NEW YORK Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, fashion designers, and clothing brands, hosted by TrapxArt, Katra Lounge NYC, New York, New York 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT NIGHTWALKER SESSIONS Group exhibition featuring dance, design, art, music, and fashion, hosted by Nightwalker Sessions, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT TRAPXART LOS ANGELES Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, fashion designers, and clothing brands, hosted by TrapxArt, The Lazarus Experience, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT SIXTH SENSE - Pop-up shop at Sixth Sense hosted by SIX66ELA, featuring local women designers and artists, Chewing Foil Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA POP-UP SHOP AT LAFW DAY PARTY - Pop-up shop at Seventeen Hollywood's LAFW day party featuring pop-up shops by local designers, Playhouse Hollywood Nightclub, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT THE LASH - Pop-up shop at The Lash's "In My Feelings" R&B only night featuring music by local DJ's HAYL, SIX66ELA, & SLGHTWRK, Downtown Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT NIGHTWALKER SESSIONS: HER POWER Two day group exhibition focused on empowering the ladies of street culture. Featuring dance, design, art, music, and fashion, hosted by Night Walker Sessions, Sacramento, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT TRAPXART OAKLAND Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, fashion designers, and clothing brands, hosted by TrapxArt, Complex Oakland, Oakland, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT SHPLFTD SESSION NO.1 Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, musicians, and clothing brands, hosted by Shplftd Art Collective, Los Angeles, California 2019
SHOP DOMINIQUE CARELLA ART SHOW & POP-UP SHOP AT TRAPXART LOS ANGELES Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, fashion designers, and clothing brands, hosted by TrapxArt, The Avalon, Los Angeles, California 2018
ANOTHER DIMENSION Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, musicians, dancers, and clothing brands, hosted by The Dimension Collective, The Arc Melrose, Los Angeles, California 2018
DIMENSION COLLECTIVE GRAND OPENING Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, musicians, dancers, and clothing brands, hosted by The Dimension Collective, The Dimension Collective Headquarters, Los Angeles, California 2018
SOULTOPIA SUMMER FESTIVAL Group exhibition comprised of visual artists, musicians, dancers, and clothing brands, The Spot, Los Angeles, California 2018
823 - THINKING OF YOU Group exhibition in collaboration with Strangeways Magazine Miami and Goodmother Gallery Oakland, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2017
PRESENT FUTURES AT OPEN ENGAGEMENT: JUSTICE IN CHICAGO Group Exhibition, Online Library, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 2017
CONFESSIONS Group Exhibition, Little Lodge Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2017
¿QUÉ PASA, USA? Group Exhibition, La Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, November 2016 - January 2017
EXOTIFY ELSEWHERE Group Exhibition, Hands Down Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2016
NO REGARDS Group Exhibition, Hands Down Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2016
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Group Exhibition, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2015