Carly Mark

Carly Mark (born 1988) is an American contemporary artist and writer working in a variety of media including sculpture, painting, and video. She is known for creating works that relate to commercial food packaging, specifically Haribo gummy bears. Currently, she is best known for her fashion label Puppets and Puppets.

Life and career Carly mark was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1988 and attended the Eliel Saarinen designed Cranbrook Kingswood High School. After growing up in the Midwest Mark moved to New York City at 18 to attend the School of Visual Arts. By 2023 it was noted in the Washington Post and Business of Fashion that Argentina had left the label leaving it to be run solely by Mark.

Work

Carly Mark's work centers on commercial food packaging, specifically the wrappers for Haribo gummy bears. When Mark began painting individual bags of snack foods, she started by using materials she had readily available, notably tracing paper and watercolor.

Her first major solo show was in 2016 at The Breeder Gallery in Athens, Greece.