June 2004
Craig Cheply
Tempe, AZ
craigcheply@mindspring.com“As we go about our daily rituals, we obviously look at and see many things. Some events register in our memories while others do not. Of the “things” that register, have we taken a close observational view or just take the visual information for granted?”
Craig is both a commercial and fine artist. His permanent solo mural and scenic work can be viewed at the Mesa Southwest Museum. He was one of two muralists chosen out of 35 Arizona applicants to work with the New York City based Evergreen Painting Studios to paint 10,000 square feet of murals on the west side entrance in the Bank One Ballpark in 1998.
Educated at F.I.T. and Pratt Institute in New York, he received his BFA in Interior Design from Arizona State University in 1980. He has done set design, scenic and special effect painting for the theatrical, motion picture and television industries. He has worked on scenic teams for "Three Kings", "Buffalo Soldiers", "Beastmaster II and III", "Four Eyes and Six Guns", and "Harley-Davidson and the Marlboro Man". Craig currently paints custom murals, trompe l'oeil , faux effects and fine art for the institutional, commercial and residential environments.
