Cary Meshul was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1954. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz. As part of his studies for this degree, he spent a year at Hornsey Fine Art Academy in London, England.

His career as an artist has involved both fine art and graphic design. As an art director, he has worked for such companies as Paper Moon Graphics, MGM, NBC, and 20th Century Fox. As a fine artist, his watercolors, ink paintings, and oil paintings have been shown internationally.

He presently works in oil paints, acrylics, watercolor, and Chinese ink, blending Western and Eastern techniques and themes. Mr. Meshul currently lives in Los Angeles where he is the art director of the Skirball Cultural Center.