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

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, California but moved to San Diego as a young adult. Ealey is a self-taught artist who primarily creates art via photography, paintings and

mural A mural is any piece of Graphic arts, graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' ...

s. Her work often depicts women, the ocean, celestial objects, and other aspects of the

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or the

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. 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,

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, Los Angeles, and

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. She also has created murals in

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, Colorado;

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, Mexico;

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, Canada; and Napier, New Zealand. She has coordinated some of her art installation projects with the non-profit organization Sezio, which she co-founded.

References

Living people Artists from San Diego American muralists Year of birth missing (living people) American women muralists 21st-century American women painters 21st-century American painters {{US-painter-stub