Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly was born in 1975 in Walnut Creek, California. Always the creative spirit, Kelly entered UCLA with the hopes to flesh out his artistic talents. Graduating with a B.A, in 1997, Kelly went on to begin his career in graphic design. However, he quickly realized that his passion for collage and painting would be his calling and began to paint and create full time.
Kelly's love for collecting and assembling has resulted in mixed media pieces that fuse photography, print, found object and text with oil paint. His practice is dualistic: he inspires a sense of nostalgia through his use of vintage found objects to create his ground, yet by lacquering his pieces in resin, he embraces a sculptural contemporary temperament.
Jay's work has earned numerous accolades and is included in many collections around the world. Featured in television shows and feature films, such as the cult classic "Donnie Darko," Kelly's work has caught the attention of the contemporary art market. It is with great enjoyment that Claire Carino Contemporary brings Jay Kelly's unique and distinguished collections to Boston.
BORN
1975
Walnut Creek, California
EDUCATION
1997
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
Subtext, J GO Gallery, Park City, UT
2014
Continued on the Next Page, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
2012
Westward, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
2011
California Soul, The Art District Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
VBAC, Van Buren Art Collective, Venice, CA
Loaded Symbols, J GO Gallery, Park City, UT
2010
Off the Grid, The Art District Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2009
Sensory Perception (Two Person Show), 87Zero, Honolulu, HI
Sunset Boulevard, Falcon, Hollywood, CA
Into the Bright Stillness, Phoenix Gallery, Park City, UT
2008
Rawness & Polish, Commissary Arts, Venice, CA
2007
Lights Out, Go Go Gallery, Miami, FL
2006
First Words, MW Gallery, Aspen, CO
First Words, Museum Works Gallery, New York, NY
First Words, Museum Works Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
AAF Hong Kong, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
SCOPE NYC, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
AAF NYC, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA2016
SCOPE Miami, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Affordable Art Fair London, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Encapsulated, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
Affordable Art Fair NYC, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Aspen, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Hamptons, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Market San Francisco, Simon Brietbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
SCOPE NYC, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Affordable Art Fair NYC, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
LA Art Show, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA2015
Art Hamptons, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Market San Francisco, Stephanie Brietbard Fine Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Affordable Art Fair NYC, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
LA Art Show, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
2014
Red Dot Miami, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Silicon Valley, Stephanie Brietbard Fine Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Houston Fine Art Fair, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Aspen, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Hamptons, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art MRKT, Stephanie Brietbard Fine Arts, Mill Valley, CA
AAF NY, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
LA Art Show, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
2013
Group Show, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
Winter Sol, J GO Gallery, Park City, UT
Surf's Up, Art Project Paia, Maui, HI
Red Dot Miami, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art MRKT, Stephanie Brietbard Fine Arts, Mill Valley, CA
AAF Seattle, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Houston, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Hamptons, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Southampton, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Art Wynwood, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
LA Art Show, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
2012
Gilded, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
Winter Sol, J GO Gallery, Park City, UT
Red Dot Miami, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Fall Show, Stephanie Brietbard Fine Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Art Hamptons, Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
Massively Small, J GO Gallery, Park City, UT
LA Art Show, Axiom Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Massively Small, J GO Gallery, Park City, UT
Group Show, Mensing Galerie, Germany
Red Dot during Art Basel Miami, Lurie Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Art Hamptons, Lurie Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Affordable Art Fair NYC, Lurie Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
San Francisco Fine Art Show, Lurie Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Red Dot NYC, Lurie Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
LA Art Show, The Art District Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010
Group Show, SOHO Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Rogue Wave II, Anderson Art Collective, Carpenteria, CA
2009
Small Works Invitational, Pheonix Gallery, Park City, UT
Rogue Wave, Anderson Art Collective, Carpenteria, CA
Art for Clare, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2008
Group Show, Aqua Hotel Fair, Art Basel Miami, Commissary Arts, Venice, CA
Small Works Invitational, Phoenix Gallery, Park City, UT
Art for Clare, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Poker Night, Commissary Arts, Venice, CA
LA Art Show, MW Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007
Group Show during Art Basel, Go Go Gallery, Miami, FL
Group Show, Phoenix Gallery, Park City, UT
Art for Clare, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Group Show, Mensing Gallery, Germany
2006
Glassed, Museum Works Gallery, New York, NY
The Group 2006, Lois Lambert Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Portraits, L Street Gallery, San Diego, CA
2005
Petit Works, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
The F-Stops Here, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Bag, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Up Our Sleeve, Open End Gallery, Chicago, IL
Playground, 247 Central Park West, New York, NY
Mingle, Crescent Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA
Recent Work, Alpha, West Hollywood, CA
2004
Soul Satisfaction, House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA
Remixed, Hum, Santa Monica, CA
Strictly Visual, Lois Lambert Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
New Members, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Up Our Sleeve, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Amsterdam, Holland, Ghent Belgium
2003
Up Our Sleeve, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Tokyo, Japan, Kyoto, Japan
Things d'Art, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Awake, Gallery 138, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Pulsation, Zanzibar, Santa Monica, CA
Arts 4375, Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey, CA
Unscene, Miller Studio, Venice, CA