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 2024

Gallery Wild/ The Painted Word, Jackson, Wyoming/ January 2024

Gallery Wild / Tell Them We We’re Here, Duo Show with Amber Blazina / Jackson, Wyoming / July 2023

SEWE/ Southeastern Wildlife Exposition/ Charleston, SC/ February 2024

Gallery Wild / Gilded Age of Western Art, Duo Show with Nealy Riley / Jackson, Wyoming / August 2022

SEWE / Charleston, SC / February 17-20, 2022

Gallery Wild / Chronicles From the West , Solo Show / Jackson, Wyoming / August 2021

The Booth Museum / Reflections on Nature / Cartersville, GA / January 2021

Buckhead Art & Co / Holiday Market / Atlanta, GA / November 2020

Gallery Wild / Jackson Hole Invitational / Jackson, WY / August 2020

Buckhead Art & Co / Iconic / Atlanta, GA / May 2020

SEWE / Charleston, SC / February 2020

B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / November 2019

Buckhead Art & Co / Polo in the Pines / Atlanta, GA / May 2020

Southeastern Showhouse / Atlanta, GA / May 2019

B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / November 2018

Buckhead Art & Co. / Black & White Exhibit / Atlanta, GA / September 2018

Atlanta Artist Collectives / Pop Up / Atlanta, GA / July 2018

The Shuptrine Gallery / Group Exhibition / Highlands, NC / June 2018

Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival / Thomasville, GA / November 2017

B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / November 2017

Atlanta Artist Collectives / Pop Up / Atlanta, GA / July 2017

Slate Gray Gallery / Group Exhibition / Austin, TX / May 2017

Beretta Gallery / Featured Artist / Dallas, TX / January 2017

Garden & Gun Jubilee / Charleston, SC / December 2016

Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival / Thomasville, GA / November 2016

B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / October 2016

Harding Art Show / Nashville, TN / May 2016

Atlanta Artist Collectives / Atlanta, GA / January 2016

B.D. Jeffries / Solo Show / Atlanta, GA / September 2015

Cloth + Label / Group Exhibition / St. Simon’s Island, GA / March 2015

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Holiday Home / Atlanta, GA / November 2014

Holland & Co. / Group Exhibition / Atlanta, GA / September 2014

Marguerites on Dresden / Group Exhibition / Atlanta, GA / August 2014

Matre Gallery / Group Exhibition / Atlanta, GA / November 2011