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Carlos Rampolla was born on April 7, 1978 in Panama City to actor and poet Carlos Arturo Rampolla Rovi and Yolanda Edith Mora Bonilla. Rampolla's interest in art began at the age of two, scribbling his drawings on the sidewalk as his mother looked on. While his father nurtured Carlos's artistic side, buying him his first set of art supplies, his mother taught him the values in his life he holds dear, among them humility and believing in one's dreams. Carlos Rampolla was voted as one of Panama's most promising young artists. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries, cultural centers throughout Panama and California.

Carlos Rampolla began his career as fine artist around 1990 with a serie of family drawings, a portrait of his sister Natashja and ilustrations of biblical scriptures. In 1996 he enrolled in the Ganexa Academy of Art in Panama City, graduated with Fine Arts Degree in 2000. During his time in Panama he worked on a piece capturing of the most important moments in Panama's history. the transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States to the Panamanian government. He commemorated this event with two paintings: "31 de Diciembre de 1999" and "Llegada del dia anhelado".

After graduation, Carlos worked on portraits of well known Panamanian celebrities such as: jockey Laffit pincay Jr. and the business man Alberto Motta among others.

In June of 2002 Carlos Rampolla moved to San Francisco, California. In 2003 he created "100 Anos De Mi Panama" in honor of 100 years of Panamanian independence. That same year he created another painting in tribute to his four favorites painters: Pablo Picassso, Salvador Dali, Diego Rivera, and Vincent Van Gogh, with the painting: "Four Grand Masters and Me".

2003- Carlos Rampolla began a series of spiritual paintings inspired by the indigenous flower of his native Panama, "La Flor del Espiritu Santo" (The Flower of the Holy Spirit). The flower takes on the distinct appearance of a dove being born from the bud of the flower and had become Carlos Rampolla personal motif.

2004- Influenced by Carlos Rampolla´s artistic talent, Cambodian-American filmmaker Daron Ker wrote a film titled "The Unconscious Mind", starring Carlos Rampolla as himself and requiring the creation of several paintings for the set.

In 2009 Carlos Rampolla worked on a series of portraits including President Obama and a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, capturing the latter·s musical energy. In late 2010 he began construction on waht would become his most ambitious project to date, "Explosion In The Cosmos". In 2012 the artist Carlos Rampolla was fascinated by the street cars in San Francisco, as they represent the spirit of the city, a spirit that captures the heart of the those who like many of the Street Cars themselves, come from around the world and have made, San Francisco their homes.

October 26 and 27 of 2013. Carlos Rampolla had the premier of his painting: "Explosion In The Cosmos" at My San Francisco Yoga in San Francisco, California.