Born
September 6, 1960
Education
1987 Art Academy of Cincinnati B.F.A., Magna cum laude
Awards
2000 Al Smith Artists Fellowship Award, Kentucky Arts Council
One-Person Exhibitions
2002 "End Games" Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2001 "Sex, Flames & Tracers" C-Pop Gallery, Detroit, MI
1999 "Kevin T. Kelly : Unplugged (The Small Works 1993-1999)"
Suzanna Terrill Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1996 "Syntax and Semantics" Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, New York, NY
"Zeitgeist Simulacra" Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1995 "Paradigm Lost" Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, New York, NY
1994 "Trouble in Mind" Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, New York, NY
1993 "Reactive Agents" Kraine Theatre Gallery, New York, NY
1992 "Business as Usual" Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1989 "The Fallen Idol Icons" Pulse Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2003. "The New Collection" Trinity Gallery, Atlanta GA.
" Objective or Non-Objective?" Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
"POP! A Cap in Yoí Ass", S.S. Nova, Cincinnati, OH
67th National Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art,
Youngstown, OH
2002 "Visions International" Art Center Waco Waco TX, juried exhibition
2001 "Small Works II" Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2000 "Small Works" , Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
"About Face" , Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
1999 "C Stands for..." , C-Pop Gallery, Detroit, MI
Suzanna Terrill Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1996 Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, New York, NY
1993 Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, New York, NY
"Selections 1", Kraine Theatre Gallery, New York, NY
1992 Kraine Theatre Gallery, New York, NY
1991 "Multiculturalism: The Evolution and The Celebration"
Museum Center at the Union Terminal, Cincinnati, OH
1989 "Forrest Avenue Farewell"
Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
1988 "Comment" , Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
"Secrets" , Gallery 10, Washington, D.C.
"Exhibit 280" (Biennial Exhibition), Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
Bibliography
2002 Cincinnati CityBeat ,Complex Creativity: As Much Freud as Funnies in Kelly's Paintings, Fran Watson, March 21-27, Cincinnati, OH, p. 45
The Cincinnati Post ,Pop Art Makes Return , Jerry Stein, February 28,
Cincinnati, OH, p. Living 1, 2B
2001 Detroit Metro Times, ...and CPOP takes a trip, Liz DiDonna, March 8-14,
Detroit, MI
2000 Cincinnati CityBeat, It's a Small World, Fran Watson, December 14 - 20,
Cincinnati, OH, p. 75
The Courier-Journal ,Viewpoints: Cover Art, Diane Heilenman, July
16, 2000, Louisville, KY.
The Cincinnati Enquirer ,Artist Pays Tribute to Pop Guru , Owen
Findsen, June 16, 2000, p. Tempo 1
1999 http://www.texaco.com ,The Current Revival of Pop Art, William
Livingstone, November 1999, pp. 1-3
1996 Antenna Arts Magazine ,Kelly at Marta Hewett Gallery, Lee
Horvitz, August, 1996, pp. 18-19
1994 Resident Publications ,The New Addition, Rochelle Campbell,
February 25 - March 10, 1994, p. 15
1992 The Art Academy News ,Catching Up with Kevin Kelly, Jane
Stanton, September, 1992, p. 5
1990 Dialogue ,The Fallen Idol Icons, David Waite, March/April, 1990,
p. 25
1988 The Art Academy News ,The Impact of Information on the Individual
in the Twentieth Century, Daniel Brown, May 3, 1988
The Cincinnati Enquirer ,Pop Art Exhibit Features Icon Painting,
Owen Findsen, August 12, 1988, p. B-10
Catalogues
2000 "New American Paintings, Volume 28", The Open Studios Press,
Wellesley, MA (Cover), pp. 94-97
"The Big Pig Gig: Celebrating Pigs in the City" , Orange Frazer Press,Wilmington, OH
"The Big Pig Gig", Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
1993 "Selections 1", Kraine Theatre Gallery, New York, NY
1992 "Business as Usual", (Two person show with Thom Shaw), Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1988 "COMMENT", Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Publications
2002 Mood and Emotion, Review of the paintings ofThomas Rush at The Design Consortium,
Cincinnati CityBeat, Vol. 8, no. 26, May 16 - 22, 2002, 53.
Review of Joel Otterson's installation at The Weston Art Gallery, New Art Examiner, Vol. 29, no. 4, March /April 2002, 88.
Roesing Ape and the Art of Selfishness, Interview article with the members of Cincinnati-based performance art group Roesing Ape, Dialogue, Vol. 25, no. 1, January / February 2002, 28 - 29.
2001 Artist and Treasures: Memorable shows and events on the local art scence in year in review by: Fran Watson, Kate Brauer, Jane Durrell and Kevin T. Kelly, ,Cincinnati CityBeat, December 27, 2001 - January 2, 2002, 51.
Layers of Meaning, Review of the work of Jason Franz and Chad Emery at DAAP Galleries Downtown, Cincinnati CityBeat , November 15 - 21, 2001, 51.
Exploring New Realms, Review of the 30 year retrospective of Robert J. Morris at Zahorec- Hughes Gallery, Cincinnati CityBeat , October 4 - 10, 2001, 55.
Review of Keith Benjamin : Hot and Cold: Recent Sculptures at the Linda Schwartz Gallery, Dialogue , Vol. 24, no. 5, September / October 2001, 50-51.
Varied Vistas, Review of the paintings of Jacob Pfeiffer, Michael Graves, W. Steve Seltzer, Robert DeLeon and Hubert Wackerman at the Miller Gallery, Cincinnati CityBeat, September 6 - 12, 2001, 51.
Review of Peter Huttinger: Sex Machines and Related Objects/Activities and Deborah Brod: Unbridled: Textile and Computer Generated Works at The Weston Art Gallery, Dialogue , Vol. 24, no. 4, July / August 2001, 75.
Sign of the Times, Review of the works of Thom Shaw, Nuts Society and Charles Grund at The Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati CityBeat , June 21 - 27, 2001, 54.
Language of Art, Review of Cheryl Wassenaar's paintings at Warsaw Project Space, Cincinnati CityBeat , May 10 -16, 2001, 67.
Gotta Do It, Review of Outsider Art Group Show at Base Gallery, Cincinnati CityBeat , April 12 - 18, 2001, 49.
The Key to Understanding, Review of Tulu Bayar's installation at Warsaw Project Space, Cincinnati CityBeat , January 18 - 24, 2001, 50.
Online Lingo, Review of the paintings of Kim Humphries at The Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati CityBeat , January 4 - 10, 2001, 47.
2000 Ageless Art, Review of the work of Jack Meanwell at the Miami University Art Museum, Cincinnati CityBeat , November 9 - 12, 2000, 65.
Weaving Around, Review of two Fiber and Textile Art Group Shows at the Miller and Malton Galleries, Cincinnati CityBeat , June 22 - 28, 2000, 58. Master of the Dirty Wipe, Review of : The Etchings and Drypoints of James
McNeill Whistler at The Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati CityBeat , January 6 - 12, 2000, 48.
1999 Cut and Colored, Review of the prints and works on paper of Tom Wesselmann at Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati CityBeat , October 14 - 20, 1999, 63.
Downtown Eden, Review of the multi-media installation : Point of View: Ceci N'est Pas Un Parc by student apprentices in the Art Works Program at The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati CityBeat , August 26- September 1, 1999, 43.
Brightoning Up, Article detailing the burgeoning art scene in Cincinnati's Brighton District, Cincinnati CityBeat , August19- 25, 1999, 47.
Teaching Experience
1999 - Present Adjunct Instructor -- Art Academy of Cincinnati
Courses Include: Intro to Painting, Narrative Drawing and Fine Art Seminar
1999 - 2000 Guest Lecturer -- Artists Reaching Classrooms, Artworks Inc.Cincinnati, OH
1989 - 1994 Studio Assistant to Tom Wesselmann, New York, NY
Collections
Breitling Watch Corporation
Fidelity Investments
California Sun Products
Howard Tullman Collection
Couri Group Incorporated
Commonwealth Hotels Inc.
Daniel Brown Collection
Peter Remes Collection
Curatorial/Jurying
2002 Call to Artists, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Covington, KY
2001 33rd Annual Duveneck Memorial Art Show , Northern Kentucky Heritage League,
Covington, KY
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