Award Winning Artist, Carla Almanza-de Quant, was born
May 27th, 1967, in Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico. Her parents, Ildefonso and Maria Antonieta are also talented artists. At the age of five, the family moved to Cuernavaca, Mexico, a highly artistic and cultural city. It was here that Carla cultivated her interest in art, a passion she has had since a little girl.

At the age of twenty, Carla relocated to Florence, Italy, to apprentice under the famous Italian Master Mask Maker, Prof. Agostino Dessi. Today, Carla is perhaps the only artist in the United States practicing the authentic 16th and 17th century Venetian style of mask making and using her own self-created techniques to design sculptures, life casts, finishing them with ancient looking patinas using gold or silver leaf, oil paints and Eco Friendly materials for her creations, keeping true to her original ancient art techniques.

Married to a Dutch man, Johan de Quant, and mother to their son Johannes, the family was lured to the Monterey Peninsula by the beauty of the landscape and the abundance of art; they had opened an Art Gallery in Carmel, California, with two other local talented artists.  Carla and her family currently enjoy living in Placer County, California.

Her husband, Johan deQuant, has a heart of an artist and is a true visionary.  He carries his talents into the designs and creative ideas.  Johan is a talented entrepreneur who supports and enhances Carla's vision and mission, and together their creations are limitless.

She has showcased her master pieces at prestigious events in other countries. Displaying and exhibiting her art work at, Art and Wine Festivals, Wineries, World famous Hotels and Resorts, Convention Centers, Private parties, Exclusive restaurants, and privately-owned art galleries, throughout the state of California.