Carrie Penley is a Georgia-based artist known for her mixed media paintings that layer realism with narrative.

Raised in Carrollton, she studied at the University of Georgia and began her career in interiors under designers Dan Carithers and Dotty Travis before founding her full-time studio in 2012. Her work explores the American West as both landscape and symbol, a meditation on resilience, memory, and spirit. Beneath each brushstroke lies history: aged sheet music, weathered paper, and fragments of story. Whether depicting wildlife or music icons, Carrie’s art honors what endures: the beauty of nature, the courage of individuality, and the timeless rhythm of the land.