Born in a small town in Georgia, contemporary artist Carrie Penley is an American artist utilizing different forms of media to create unique works of art through neutral color, expressive brush strokes, and collage material consisting of historical newspapers, contemporary advertisements, and folkloric stories. Unifying all these techniques is wildlife subject-matter. Penley hopes to impart the value of our natural world to her viewers who will, in turn, be energized to experience nature, become involved in conservation, and make a positive impact on our natural habitats. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1995. Following university, she lived in Atlanta as an interior designer working on local and national design projects under the tutelage of Dan Carithers and Dotty Travis. This experience proved instrumental in her creative and design aesthetic development and she continues to draw on her experiences from those important formative years. A self taught artist, Carrie painted privately for 13 years while owning interior design business, managing an art company for her ex-husband, and raising three children. In 2012, she began had the opportunity to become full time as an artist. Select Exhibitions SEWE/ Southeastern Wildlife Exposition/ Charleston, SC/ February 2024Gallery Wild/ The Painted Word, Jackson, Wyoming/ January 2024Gallery Wild / Tell Them We We’re Here, Duo Show with Amber Blazina / Jackson, Wyoming / July 2023SEWE/ Southeastern Wildlife Exposition/ Charleston, SC/ February 2024Gallery Wild / Gilded Age of Western Art, Duo Show with Nealy Riley / Jackson, Wyoming / August 2022SEWE / Charleston, SC / February 17-20, 2022Gallery Wild / Chronicles From the West , Solo Show / Jackson, Wyoming / August 2021The Booth Museum / Reflections on Nature / Cartersville, GA / January 2021Buckhead Art & Co / Holiday Market / Atlanta, GA / November 2020Gallery Wild / Jackson Hole Invitational / Jackson, WY / August 2020Buckhead Art & Co / Iconic / Atlanta, GA / May 2020SEWE / Charleston, SC / February 2020B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / November 2019Buckhead Art & Co / Polo in the Pines / Atlanta, GA / May 2020Southeastern Showhouse / Atlanta, GA / May 2019B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / November 2018Buckhead Art & Co. / Black & White Exhibit / Atlanta, GA / September 2018Atlanta Artist Collectives / Pop Up / Atlanta, GA / July 2018The Shuptrine Gallery / Group Exhibition / Highlands, NC / June 2018Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival / Thomasville, GA / November 2017 B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / November 2017Atlanta Artist Collectives / Pop Up / Atlanta, GA / July 2017Slate Gray Gallery / Group Exhibition / Austin, TX / May 2017Beretta Gallery / Featured Artist / Dallas, TX / January 2017Garden & Gun Jubilee / Charleston, SC / December 2016Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival / Thomasville, GA / November 2016B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / October 2016Harding Art Show / Nashville, TN / May 2016Atlanta Artist Collectives / Atlanta, GA / January 2016B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / September 2015Cloth + Label / Group Exhibition / St. Simon’s Island, GA / March 2015Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Holiday Home / Atlanta, GA / November 2014Holland & Co. / Group Exhibition / Atlanta, GA / September 2014Marguerites on Dresden / Group Exhibition / Atlanta, GA / August 2014Matre Gallery / Group Exhibition / Atlanta, GA / November 2011