Carl Goldhagen grew up in the suburbs north of Washington DC. His work has been shown in  Chicago, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Berlin, Amsterdam, St. Louis, Minneapolis and at various galleries in New York City including, Rosa Esman, Graham Modern, Annina Nosei, Grace Borgenicht, Elga Wimmer, and Paula Cooper. His work is included in numerous corporate and private collections. Carl taught at Brooklyn College and Salisbury University on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and maintains a studio in NYC and on the Eastern Shore in Girdletree Maryland.