Bob Kelly is one of the most exciting new sculptors to emerge on the Atlanta art scene in the last several years. His smooth, sophisticated style captures the hidden spirit of deeply felt emotion with subtlety and sensitivity. His work captures the inner beauty of his subject, beauty confined by words but expressed in form and gesture. During his formative years as an artist, Bob was drawn to many of the great masters, particularly Boccioni, Brancusi, and Henry Moore. After a long career in the advertising and graphic design business in New York and Atlanta, he returned to his first love - the world of fine art. Working as both a painter and a sculptor, Bob finds his creative home in the more abstract, minimalist forms. His simplicity belies the complexityof the inner life of the subject, drawing the viewer into an intimate conversation with the work.
EVENTS and EXHIBITIONS
• Sculpture In The Park - 28th Anniversary, Loveland High Plains Arts Council,
an international juried show, Loveland CO (2011)
• National Sculpture Society 77th Annual Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, an
international juried show, Pawleys Island SC (2010)
• Sculpture In The Park - 27th Anniversary, Loveland High Plains Arts Council,
an international juried show, Loveland CO (2010)
• The 2010 RiverSpan Sculpture Exhibition, 3rd Annual Exhibition and Sale, an
international juried show, Cincinnati, OH (2010)
• Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection - 1st Place - Marble Sculpture (2010)
• The Allied Arts Of America, Inc., 96th Annual Exhibition, a national juried show
NYC NY (2009)
• The 2009 RiverSpan Sculpture Exhibition, 2nd Annual Exhibition and Sale, an
international juried show, Cincinnati, OH (2009)
• National Sculpture Society 76th Annual Exhibition, Park Avenue Atrium, New
York City, NY and Brookgreen Gardens, a international juried show, Pawleys
Island SC (2009)
• Sculpture In The Park - 25th Anniversary, Loveland High Plains Arts Council,
an international juried show, Loveland CO (2008)
• 21st National Art Exhibition, South Cobb Artists Alliance (Honorable Mention), a
national juried show, Mableton GA (2008)
• Dogwood Show, Atlanta Artists Center, annual member juried show, Atlanta GA
(2008
• Art Partners of the High Museum, guest speaker, CherryLion Sculpture Studio,
Atlanta GA (2008)
• Journey II, Junor Gallery 1st Anniversary Show, one of three featured artists,
Atlanta GA (2008)
• Intricacies, multi-artist show at Soho-Myriad, Atlanta GA (2008)
• Atlanta Artists Center Exhibit at Atlanta Public Library Buckhead Branch,
Atlanta GA (2008)
• Double Vision with Basil Watson, artist/sculptor, CherryLion Studio Gallery,
Atlanta GA (2007)
COMMISSIONS
• “Spirit of Women” - NE Georgia Medical Center Foundation, Women’s and
Children’s Pavilion, Gainesville GA (2009)
CONTINUING STUDIES/WORKSHOPS
• CherryLion Studios with Martin Dawe, sculptor, continuing study, Atlanta GA
(2004 - present)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with Carter Jones,
sculptor, Pawleys Island SC (2010)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with Sandy Scott,
sculptor, Pawleys Island SC (2009 & 2010)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with Louise Peterson,
sculptor, Pawleys Island SC (2009)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with SISKO, sculptor,
Pawleys Island SC (2008)
• Basil Watson, artist/sculptor, continuing study, Atlanta GA (2007 – 2008)
• Philippe Faraut, portrait sculptor, workshop in Atlanta GA (2007)
• Marc Chatov, oil portrait painter, workshop in Atlanta GA (2005)
• Kay Hurley, oil and pastels landscape painter, workshops in Cincinnati OH
(2004, 2005)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• National Sculpture Society/ Associate and exhibitor, New York NY
• Audubon Artists/ Associate, New York NY
• Allied Artists of America/ Associate and exhibitor, New York NY
• ISC/International Sculpture Center, Hamilton NJ
• Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, Chattanooga TN
• MOCA-Ga, Atlanta GA
• Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta GA
REPRESENTATION
• S.R. Brennen Galleries, Palm Desert CA, Santa Fe NM & Scottsdale AZ
• Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art, Charleston SC
• Taylor-Kinzel Gallery, Roswell GA
• Texas Treasures Fine Art, Boerne TX
• J GO Gallery, Park City UT
EVENTS and EXHIBITIONS
• Sculpture In The Park - 28th Anniversary, Loveland High Plains Arts Council,
an international juried show, Loveland CO (2011)
• National Sculpture Society 77th Annual Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, an
international juried show, Pawleys Island SC (2010)
• Sculpture In The Park - 27th Anniversary, Loveland High Plains Arts Council,
an international juried show, Loveland CO (2010)
• The 2010 RiverSpan Sculpture Exhibition, 3rd Annual Exhibition and Sale, an
international juried show, Cincinnati, OH (2010)
• Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection - 1st Place - Marble Sculpture (2010)
• The Allied Arts Of America, Inc., 96th Annual Exhibition, a national juried show
NYC NY (2009)
• The 2009 RiverSpan Sculpture Exhibition, 2nd Annual Exhibition and Sale, an
international juried show, Cincinnati, OH (2009)
• National Sculpture Society 76th Annual Exhibition, Park Avenue Atrium, New
York City, NY and Brookgreen Gardens, a international juried show, Pawleys
Island SC (2009)
• Sculpture In The Park - 25th Anniversary, Loveland High Plains Arts Council,
an international juried show, Loveland CO (2008)
• 21st National Art Exhibition, South Cobb Artists Alliance (Honorable Mention), a
national juried show, Mableton GA (2008)
• Dogwood Show, Atlanta Artists Center, annual member juried show, Atlanta GA
(2008
• Art Partners of the High Museum, guest speaker, CherryLion Sculpture Studio,
Atlanta GA (2008)
• Journey II, Junor Gallery 1st Anniversary Show, one of three featured artists,
Atlanta GA (2008)
• Intricacies, multi-artist show at Soho-Myriad, Atlanta GA (2008)
• Atlanta Artists Center Exhibit at Atlanta Public Library Buckhead Branch,
Atlanta GA (2008)
• Double Vision with Basil Watson, artist/sculptor, CherryLion Studio Gallery,
Atlanta GA (2007)
COMMISSIONS
• “Spirit of Women” - NE Georgia Medical Center Foundation, Women’s and
Children’s Pavilion, Gainesville GA (2009)
CONTINUING STUDIES/WORKSHOPS
• CherryLion Studios with Martin Dawe, sculptor, continuing study, Atlanta GA
(2004 - present)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with Carter Jones,
sculptor, Pawleys Island SC (2010)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with Sandy Scott,
sculptor, Pawleys Island SC (2009 & 2010)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with Louise Peterson,
sculptor, Pawleys Island SC (2009)
• Coker Master Sculptor Program at Brookgreen Gardens with SISKO, sculptor,
Pawleys Island SC (2008)
• Basil Watson, artist/sculptor, continuing study, Atlanta GA (2007 – 2008)
• Philippe Faraut, portrait sculptor, workshop in Atlanta GA (2007)
• Marc Chatov, oil portrait painter, workshop in Atlanta GA (2005)
• Kay Hurley, oil and pastels landscape painter, workshops in Cincinnati OH
(2004, 2005)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• National Sculpture Society/ Associate and exhibitor, New York NY
• Audubon Artists/ Associate, New York NY
• Allied Artists of America/ Associate and exhibitor, New York NY
• ISC/International Sculpture Center, Hamilton NJ
• Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, Chattanooga TN
• MOCA-Ga, Atlanta GA
• Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta GA
REPRESENTATION
• S.R. Brennen Galleries, Palm Desert CA, Santa Fe NM & Scottsdale AZ
• Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art, Charleston SC
• Taylor-Kinzel Gallery, Roswell GA
• Texas Treasures Fine Art, Boerne TX
• J GO Gallery, Park City UT
