Stellweg began her career in 1965 working as an assistant curator to Fernando Gamboa, the renowned museum builder who organized a plethora of international exhibitions on Mexico, its art and culture around the world.
Carla Margareta[1] Stellweg was born in Bandung, Dutch East Indies, and moved with her parents to Mexico in 1958.
[3] MAM was a publicly funded organization, which through Artes Visuales pushed a political cultural project sponsored by Luis Echeverria from 1970-1976 to counter the unrest caused by the Mexico 68 killings.
[6] In 1979 Stellweg became the deputy director of the newly built Rufino Tamayo Museum, but within a short time, moved to New York City.
The Carla Stellweg Gallery operated from 1989-1997 and was located in New York City and focused on emerging as well as mid-career Latin American and Latino artists of various media.