Artists

Jay Kelly

Education & Formation

1975
Born — California
1997
BA Sociology — UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
Venice CA
Settled after UCLA — began in graphic design
Self-taught fine artist — late 1990s collage

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
"Loaded Symbols" — J GO Gallery
Park City, UT
2011
"California Soul" — Art District Gallery
Santa Monica, CA
2009
"Into The Bright Stillness" — Phoenix Gallery
Park City, UT
2006
"First Words" — Museum Works Gallery
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · MW Gallery, Aspen, CO

Selected Art Fairs

2018
Seattle Art Fair — Axiom Contemporary
Annual
SCOPE Miami · SCOPE NYC · LA Art Show
Annual
Art Basel Miami — Red Dot / Aqua fairs
Annual
Affordable Art Fair — NYC · London · Hong Kong · Melbourne · Singapore
Annual
Art Aspen · Art Hamptons · Palm Springs Fine Art Fair
2003
Group show — Tokyo, Japan & Kyoto, Japan

Current Representation

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Axiom Contemporary — Santa Monica, CA
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Claire Carino Contemporary — Boston, MA
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Simon Breitbard Fine Arts — San Francisco, CA
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J GO Gallery — Park City, UT
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Art Project Paia — Maui, HI
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Whistler Contemporary Art Gallery — Whistler, BC

Press & Commissions

Film
Work featured in "Donnie Darko" (cult classic)
Installations
Hotels, restaurants, bars — Los Angeles, Chicago, New York
Commissions
Private and corporate — ongoing
Germany
Mensing Galerie — 2007, 2008, 2011

Practice & Series

Method
Hand-torn vintage magazines · novels · art history books · resin finish
Each title taken from text found in the finished piece
Nature Series
Bears · wolves · elk · birds from vintage LIFE Magazine 1950s–60s
Also
Vintage Fashion · Ocean · Flag · Past Series
At JG
11 limited edition prints · editions of 25 · available by inquiry

Selected Works

From the Lodge (/25) by Jay Kelly
From the Lodge (/25) by Jay Kelly
Vitality by Jay Kelly
Vitality by Jay Kelly
Vacation Plans (1/25) by Jay Kelly
Vacation Plans (1/25) by Jay Kelly
The Perfect Day by Jay Kelly
The Perfect Day by Jay Kelly
The Brilliant by Jay Kelly
The Brilliant by Jay Kelly
It's In the Detail (/25) by Jay Kelly
It's In the Detail (/25) by Jay Kelly
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