About

Kelly was born in Newfoundland and has lived in various places in Canada and the US, she now lives on a farm in the rolling hills of rural Nova Scotia. Her art is inspired by the land, the people and the nature surrounding her.

Education

2021 BFA Major Fine Art/Minor Drawing, NSCAD University Halifax NS

Solo Show

2023-September 22-October 14-The Sky Looked Different-Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature,St.Andrews NB

2022-July 1- July 20- The Sky Looked Different- Fraser Cultural Center, Tatamagouche NS

2021- November 23-December 4- The Sky Looked Different -The Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS

2013-The Place Near and Far Gallery - Kennetcook NS

Duo Show

2017- NovelTea-Truro NS

Group Shows (selected)

2025-Square Foot Show-Online

2024-60th Anniversary Celebration- Sunbury Shires Arts & Nature, St. Andrews, NB

2024-Celebrating Radiance-Kefi Gallery-Online/Toronto

2024-Your Painted Insight-Imprimo/Virtual

2023-Squared Away-Eisner/Feit Presentation-Truro, NS

2023-Preshrunk-Argyle Fine Art-Halifax, NS

2023-Beneath-Ice House Gallery-Tatamagouche, NS

2022-Anthology: a collection in bloom- The Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS

2021-Yuletide- Ice House Gallery- Tatamagouche, NS

2021-Small World, Organized, installed, exhibited-The Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS

2020-A Chill In The Air-Ice House Gallery- Tatamagouche NS

2020-Together Again - Fraser Cultural Center- Tatamagouche NS

2019-Mon O Chrome- Dart Gallery- Dartmouth NS

2018-3D Sculpture show- Truro Art Society- McCarthy Gallery Truro NS

2018- Noveltea- Truro NS

2018-Group of Seven Inspired- Winding River Art Gallery- Stewiacke NS

2018- Hygge- Argyle Fine Art- Halifax NS

2018-Life is A Slice-Argyle Fine Art-Halifax NS

2018-Grounded-Fraser Gallery- Tatamagouche NS

2017-SOS-Argyle Fine Art-Halifax NS

2017-Mon O Chrome- Dart Gallery-Dartmouth NS

2016- To the Stars- Dart Gallery- Dartmouth NS

2011-The Art of Canadian Music-Portrait Society of Canada, John B. Airde Gallery-Toronto, Ontario

2010-Canadian Olympic Athletes; A dialogue in Art- Portrait Society of Canada, John B. Airde Gallery-Toronto, Ontario

Publications

2025-Rural Delivery Magazine December Cover Illustration

2023-Rural Delivery Magazine-Volume 48 #6 Illustration

2023-Atlantic Horse and Pony Magazine 37 #1 Cover Art

Curatorial Work

2021-Small World, Group Show -Head of organization team, installation team- exhibitor,Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS

Other- 2021- Nominated by NSCAD University’s painting/drawing faculty for BMO Art Award