Carla E. Wells – Creative Architect & Visionary Entrepreneur
For nearly two decades, Carla E. Wells has been a Serial Entrepreneur, a Creative Architect, and a passionate advocate for transformation through the arts. With an innate ability to envision, create, and build, she has cultivated a diverse portfolio of businesses and initiatives that inspire, heal, and uplift communities.
A multi-faceted mixed media artist and visual communicator, Carla is best known for her boundless creativity, infectious enthusiasm, and unwavering commitment to empowering others through artistic expression. In 2017, at the age of 51, she fully embraced her inner artist—a defining moment that ignited her mission to share the profound power of creativity in fostering healing and self-discovery.
A multi-faceted mixed media artist and visual communicator, Carla is best known for her boundless creativity, infectious enthusiasm, and unwavering commitment to empowering others through artistic expression. In 2017, at the age of 51, she fully embraced her inner artist—a defining moment that ignited her mission to share the profound power of creativity in fostering healing and self-discovery.
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A Creative Force for Healing & EmpowermentAs the CEO of Art & Soul, Carla leads the Paint With Purpose Healing Arts Wellness Program, a groundbreaking initiative that integrates art, mental health, and holistic wellness for women, youth, and families. Through her work, she bridges the gap between emotional healing and creative expression, helping individuals transform pain and trauma into purpose.
Beyond the arts, Carla is a dedicated housing advocate and social entrepreneur. Alongside her husband, she co-founded a unique transitional supportive housing program, providing hope, stability, and innovative housing solutions for men, women, seniors, and the unhoused.
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A Mission Rooted in Community & Transformation
As the CEO of Well Living, Inc.,
Carla has pioneered a highly effective supportive housing model, rooted in evidence-based transformations that empower residents to reclaim their independence. She plays a key role in building community partnerships, leading housing resource navigators, and integrating wellness programs to enhance the lives of those she serves.
Carla has pioneered a highly effective supportive housing model, rooted in evidence-based transformations that empower residents to reclaim their independence. She plays a key role in building community partnerships, leading housing resource navigators, and integrating wellness programs to enhance the lives of those she serves.
Arts In Education"Together, we rise—holding each other accountable, pushing past limits, and growing in our gifts, talents, and abilities. Our creativity will flourish in this community, and our success will be built step by step, side by side TOGETHER." The Journey Is Real #tjir Carla E. Wells
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A Legacy of Creativity, Connection & PurposeCarla’s life work is centered on awakening the gifts within others, fostering human connection, and serving communities through the power of art and innovation. Her passion extends beyond business—it’s a calling. Whether through entrepreneurship, artistic expression, or social impact, she continues to help others discover their purpose, process their pain, and embrace transformation.
With creativity as her compass and compassion as her guide, Carla E. Wells is not just building businesses—she's building bridges to healing, empowerment, and change. 
Wells doesn’t teach from the sidelines; she’s an open-minded participant in the sessions and is actively doing her own “work.”
“I went back to age 8. I realized that’s when I started to hide from myself,” she says. “At age 8 I was in special education. I was ashamed of that. I didn’t know what that was, I didn’t understand why I wasn’t a learned child. I didn’t learn easily, so I struggled.” Wells shrank in special education. Educators at the time didn’t know how to reach her or teach her. Decades later, she is in the process of developing an art education curriculum to reaches children and youth where they are and hopes to unlock hidden talents. “It wasn’t that they treated me badly,” Wells says of her time at Cordova Lane Elementary School. “I just didn’t understand why. I do now. I think part of the calling is to go back and help other children understand that it’s OK to learn in a different way. READ FULL ARTICLE at https://sacobserver.com/2024/09/artist-carla-wells-art-meditation/ |
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