Photo by Diana Lake
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration with a Minor in Native American Cultures from California State University at Long Beach
SELECTED CLIENTS
Heyday Books
California Native Plant Society
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Los Angeles Mycological Society
Theodore Payne Foundation
Bishop Museum
Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture
My first love in life is drawing. A close second is exploring the biodiversity of the natural world. These passions comingle and inspire my nature-focused paintings, public art, and fiber works colored with natural dyes. I was raised in the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles, CA and continue to call this area home. It is a landscape that I am deeply influenced by and ever curious about. My artwork delves into the, often overlooked, stories of the ecology and history intertwined amongst the
Los Angeles urban sprawl.
I specialize in creating vibrant illustrations of plants and animals and have worked with many wonderful environmental organizations to bring their messages to life. Alongside art making, I love to lead workshops on illustration and natural dye techniques with children and adults.
I am available for commissions and collaborations
~ Let’s connect ~
In her spare time, Carly hosts a Youtube channel about illustration and natural dyes.
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Line, Smudge, Shade: Contemporary Drawing in Our Los Angeles, group exhibition, Benton Museum of Art [Claremont, CA]
2023 Collective Memory Installation, digital group exhibition, presented by Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture at
Grand Park [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2020 Memory and Futurity in Yaangna, public program with Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture and Metzli Projects at
Grand Park [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2019 Textile Show, group exhibition, The Little Gallery [ San Bernardino, CA ]
2019 Rakugaki, group exhibition, Giant Robot 2 [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2019 Fast Forward, group exhibition, Giant Robot 2 [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2018 Wind Talk, interactive installation, Desert Daze Music Festival [ Lake Perris, CA ]
2018 Center, duo exhibition with Diego Irigoyen, The Gallery at the Downtown Center [ Pomona, CA ]
2017 Post-It Show 13, group exhibition, Giant Robot 2 [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2017 Imagine II, group exhibition, The Da Center for Arts [ Pomona, CA ]
2017 Of the Earth, group exhibition, Apero Gallery [ Fullerton, CA ]
2016 Closer, duo exhibition with May Ta, Dutzi Gallery [ Long Beach, CA ]
2016 Pangaea: BFA Senior Show, group exhibition, CSULB galleries [ Long Beach, CA ]
2016 Insights, group exhibition, University Art Museum [ Long Beach, CA ]
2015 Insights, group exhibition, University Art Museum [ Long Beach, CA ]
2015 Vessels, group exhibition, The Downtown Gallery [ Pomona, CA ]
