Carly Ealey
{{Short description|American painter}}
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Carly Ealey is an artist from San Diego, California who is best known for her mural installations. Ealey has created several large-scale murals around the world, including in the United States, Mexico, Canada and New Zealand. Her work often features women, the ocean, and celestial objects.
Biography
Ealey was born in Palm Springs, California but moved to San Diego as a young adult.{{Cite web|url=http://sandiego.urbanistguide.com/interview/carly-ealey/|title=Carly Ealey|website=Urbanist Guide|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-25}} Ealey is a self-taught artist who primarily creates art via photography, paintings and murals.{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/fusionmag/docs/fusion_mag_digital_106|title=Neon Desert Live Art: Carly Ealey|date=May 10, 2018|work=Fusion Magazine|access-date=2018-05-31|issue=106|page=23|language=en}} Her work often depicts women, the ocean, celestial objects, and other aspects of the human experience or the natural world.{{Cite news|url=https://www.10news.com/entertainment/kaaboo/art-takes-the-stage-at-del-mars-kaaboo-festival|title=Art takes the stage at Del Mar's KAABOO festival|last=Saunders|first=Mark|date=September 8, 2017|work=10News|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.pacificsandiego.com/things-to-do/events/pac-48584-2-story.html|title=Artist brings irresistible women to KAABOO|last=Delk|first=Laurie|work=Pacific San Diego|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/carly-ealey-s-celestial-visions/|title=Carly Ealey's Celestial Visions|work=Juxtapoz Magazine|access-date=2018-05-19|language=en}} For small paintings, she prefers acrylic ink on wood panels. For murals, she uses a combination of aerosol and spray paint. She has created several large-scale murals in California, including in Del Mar, Encinitas, Los Angeles, and Imperial Beach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/arts/culture-report-artwalk-refuses-to-rest-on-its-laurels/|title=Culture Report: ArtWalk Refuses to Rest on Its Laurels – Voice of San Diego|date=April 24, 2018|work=Voice of San Diego|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://streetart360.net/2017/11/10/carly-ealey-the-tropical-paradise-beach-girl/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516083813/https://streetart360.net/2017/11/10/carly-ealey-the-tropical-paradise-beach-girl/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 16, 2020|title=Carly Ealey "The tropical paradise beach girl" – Street art and graffiti magazine|date=November 10, 2017|work=Street art and graffiti magazine|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/street-art/amandalynn-and-carly-ealey-kick-off-kaaboo-pangeaseed-seawalls/|title=Amandalynn and Carly Ealey kick off KAABOO Del Mar & Pangeaseed Seawalls|access-date=2018-05-19|language=en}} She also has created murals in Denver, Colorado; Tijuana, Mexico; Edmonton, Canada; and Napier, New Zealand.{{Cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movies/wildlife-niobe-thompsons-great-human-odyssey-gets-emmy-nomination|title=And just like that, another art gallery snaps open in Edmonton|date=August 1, 2017|work=Edmonton Journal|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-graffiti-festival-1.4226201|title=Graffiti festival turns bleak Edmonton walls into art {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/festivals/rust-magic-street-mural-festival-returns-20-new-murals-to-decorate-edmonton-streets|title=Rust Magic Street Mural Festival returns: 20 new murals to decorate Edmonton streets|date=July 20, 2017|work=Edmonton Journal|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en-US}} She has coordinated some of her art installation projects with the non-profit organization Sezio, which she co-founded.{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/pacificsandiegomagazine/docs/april_2012|title=Local Designer Brings Artists Together in Style|date=March 27, 2012|work=Pacific San Diego Magazine, April 2012 issue|access-date=2018-05-31|page=48|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/arts/culture-report-room-for-creativity-in-a-barrio-logan-building/|title=Culture Report: Room for Creativity in a Barrio Logan Building – Voice of San Diego|date=January 12, 2016|work=Voice of San Diego|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Artists from San Diego
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Category:American women muralists
Category:21st-century American women painters
Category:21st-century American painters
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