Carly Ellefsen

@carlyellefsen.com

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Comms @ ourstreetsmn.org | Artist & Illustrator @ carlyellefsen.com | Transit-User and Biker 🚲 she/her

Text bubble in all caps saying “HAVE YOU SEEN I LOVE BOOSTERS”
Farmer at California Street Farm Elyssa sharing a poem with diners at picnic tables, with wine and flowers from Northerly Flora on the table
Double rainbow over trees with cloudy sky in background
Cartoon, headline “People that like AI outing themselves” First person looking at “AI Slop” image with text bubble “This is so much better than what I can do!”, second person looking at the same image with text bubble saying “This is so much worse than what I can do!”
Selfie in front of colorful abstract oil paintings
Lizzo performing at Icehouse
Waymo vehicle in front of the Minnesota State Capitol
Hennepin County Library April 14, 2026 Dear Library User, Kanopy video streaming service from Hennepin County Library will be discontinued on Monday, May 11, 2026. While we strive to offer a variety of engaging digital content, the cost of video streaming services is no longer sustainable.
Lady Gaga on stage with dancers kneeling behind her as she sings
Child’s handwriting in chalk on sidewalk, reading “lemade” with arrows
Abstract oil painting with olive green, cobalt blue, perks of yellow layered over a coral colors underpainting. The blue is a fast frantic mark while the tones of olive and sky blue are soft and opaque
People holding hands and dancing to a band playing on Lake Harriet
Sculpture made of neon sign, text saying “I can’t go on” in red, “I’ll go on” in white
homemade "ICE OUT" sign on my front door
a rendering from the initial construction of 94, showing trees and a mother and child walking on the sidewalk and generally making 94 look much better than actuality, captioned "A DEPRESSED FREEWAY IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA" City Planning Board of St. Paul, "The Proposed Freeways for St. Paul," Community Plan Report Number 4, Saint Paul, City Planning Board, June 1957, Minneapolis City Archives.
Silhouette of person with arms up against reddish pink and green streaks in the sky, with a few stars
Close up of abstract oil painting with gallery edge, maroon and yellow with glowy orange underpainting
Carly standing awkwardly for a photo in front of her 3 newest abstract oil paintings, while clutching a Diet Coke
Photo of both the Blue Line and bike trail closed by the Cedar Riverside light rail station
Hill by Franklin bridge taken from bike path
This November, rank OMAR DEWAYNE JAZZ for Mayor of Minneapolis
Me in a ridiculous but effective yellow biking poncho, covering my helmet, while on the blue line light rail train
Headshot of Pete in front of the shop, smiling with arms crossed. The shop is a brick building with a big “BARBER” sign in turquoise
A bike parked and locked up with an orange “Our Streets MPLS” spoke card in the spokes of the front wheel
Ticket to Ride USA board game
A text from my mom, with a photo of my dad on a bike with a box of produce on his rack. Text says “Bikes to pick up! Gotta love it here!”
Email sign off saying “Thanks, Cayl”
Carton of eggs with “Joe’s” written on it in sharpie, complete with a chicken feather
Person riding the blue line of the cta looking out the window
People lining up to board the train with luggage
Sticker that says “my other ride is the ever-changing quantum complexity of my mind”
Bike leaning against a downhill sign with Minneapolis skyline in the background
People on a roof with a great view of the parade
Showing off my new book Fair Play, risograph print, and “Jacob Frey is a bad person” sticker
Sticker that says murder curious with a skull
Shirt that says protect trans folks
Fire in the sand along the Mississippi with two friends
screenshot of the Minneapolis tree lottery website with all sorts of trees for an affordable price of $30
Screenshot of Carly’s profile
Person after dismounting their bike with people winter biking in the background
Rainbow over 50th street station
Oil pastel drawing of Torrey Pines in San Diego, you can see the ocean and yellow flowers from a high viewpoint
Illustration of person on a purple surly with an Orange background. They are wearing a bright blue shirt and sunglasses