Kyle Croft Boatwright
OBITUARY
Kyle Croft Boatwright, 38, of Whittier, California, died on July 7, 2026, in Interlaken, Switzerland. He was the beloved husband of Valeria Cabrera.
Kyle was born in San Diego, California, on November 25, 1987, and raised in Coronado, where he was educated in the Coronado Unified School District. He graduated from Magna Cum Laude from California State University Los Angeles, earning his degree in Nutritional Science, and was actively attending classes at Western Governors University in pursuit of a degree in Computer Science. Before devoting himself full-time to his art, he worked in construction.
Kyle was a renowned and highly respected street artist and muralist whose medium was spray paint. Self-taught, he began painting at fourteen and never stopped. His work brought him commissions and live paintings for Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Toyota, Adidas, and Marriott — among them a mural series featured in a Microsoft Surface commercial, and a wall at San Diego Comic-Con that he built with his own hands before painting it in front of a live audience. His Muhammad Ali murals became a signature of The BXNG Club gyms in San Diego County, and his walls can be found across Southern California, from San Diego’s Makers Quarter and Little Italy to North Hollywood. He painted live for the San Diego Film Festival and the University of San Diego, was featured as a hometown artist by the Coronado Times, and collaborated with fellow artists such as KFiSH (Kelcey Fisher).
Kyle approached life with an adventurous and fearless spirit, allowing him to explore the world and take part in thrilling experiences. He fell in love with sky diving, BASE jumping and wingsuiting, eventually becoming a world class glider and trainer.
He is survived by his wife, Valeria Cabrera of Whittier, CA, his parents, David and Camille Boatwright of Coronado, CA; his sister, Catherine Borde, and her husband, PJ, of Coronado, CA; his brother Bret Boatwright and their wife, Samantha, of Wappingers Falls, NY; and his brother Matthew Digges and his wife, Whitney, of Plano, TX; as well as his niece and nephews, Ryder, Dylan, and Bodie Digges of Plano, TX, and Marcelo Cabrera of Bell Gardens, CA, and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family.
A celebration of Kyle’s life will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2026, from 2PM-5PM, at the Long Beach Museum of Art, 2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California.