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About the Artist / CV

Born and raised in and around Milwaukee, WI, Kelli graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in both Painting and Metalsmithing. After completing school she worked at the Milwaukee Art Museum for thirteen years as an Art Preparator/Gallery Technician. This was a fine job, but not the life-long calling she had been searching for.

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Mentally ready to take the plunge, Kelli became a full-time professional Artist in 2014. Oil painting has become her main passion, creating colorful illustrative landscapes.

 

She is inspired by nature and the great outdoors, and hopes her work conveys the feelings of inspiration, peace, and rejuvenation to those who take a moment to view it. It's a way to remind the viewer (and herself) that every day is a new day, a new start, a new beginning, and a new chance to live your best life. You can find her selling her artwork at art fairs throughout in Wisconsin and online.

Education

2000 BFA, Drawing & Painting, Jewelry & Metals, UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

 

Awards/Recognition

2023 Second Place Painting, Spring Green Art Fair, WI

2023 Outstanding Achievement, Arts Crafts & Drafts, Brookfield, WI

2022 Award of Excellence, Agora Art Fair, Fitchburg, WI

2022 Best New Artist, Lake Mills Arts Festival, Lake Mills, WI

2021 Purchase Award, Holy Hill Arts & Crafts Fair, Hubertus, WI

2019 Featured Artist for Art Fair Off the Square, Madison, WI

2017 Third Place 2-D Art, Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Selected Exhibitions​​

  • Art Fair Off the Square, Madison, WI: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017

  • Winter Art Fair Off the Square, Madison, WI:  2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016

  • Morning Glory Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI: 2023, 2021, 2019

  • Agora Art Fair, Fitchburg, WI: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018

  • MKE Studio Tour, S. Milwaukee, WI: 2023, 2022

  • West Shore Art Fair, Ludington, MI: 2019

  • Spring Green Art Fair, Spring Green, WI: 2023, 2022, 2019

  • Art at the Park, Appleton, WI: 2023, 2022

  • Spirit of St. Croix Art Festival, Hudson, WI: 2023, 2022

  • Starving Artists' Show, Mount Mary University, Wauwatosa, WI: 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

  • Art & Chalk Fest, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI: 2019, 2017

  • Midsummer Festival of Arts, Kohler Center for the Arts, Sheboygan, WI: 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017

  • Lake Mills Arts Festival, Lake Mills, WI: 2022

  • Firefly Art Fair, Wauwatosa, WI: 2022, 2018, 2015, 2014

  • Mini Art Show, ArtBar, Milwaukee, WI: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

  • Art in Bloom, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

  • Wausau Festival of Arts, Wausau: 2023

  • Monument Square Art Fair, Racine, WI: 2019, 2018, 2016

  • Ballyhoo at the Zoo, Racine, WI: 2022, 2021

  • Holy Hill Arts & Crafts Fair, Hubertus, WI: 2021, 2019, 2017

  • Bucktown Art Fest, Chicago, IL: 2018, 2017

  • Third Ward Art Festival, Milwaukee, WI: 2017

  • Art in the Village, Winnetka, IL: 2017

  • Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair, Sturgeon Bay, WI: 2017

  • UW-SP Festival of the Arts, UW-SP, Stevens Point, WI: 2017

  • Gallery Night & Day, Iron Horse Hotel, Milwaukee, WI: 2016

  • Shorewood Plein Air, Shorewood, WI: 2016

  • South Shore Frolics, Bay View, WI: 2016

  • Artist Marketplace, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI: 2015

  • Lakefront Artist Fair, Racine, WI: 2015

  • "ReGeneration" WI Craft Biennial Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau: 2023

  • Featured Artist at ArtSpace, Kohler: 2023

  • "Living Color" Exhibition, Urban Ecology Center - Riverside Park: 2019

  • The Modern Landscape, Redline Gallery, Milwaukee, WI: 2018

  • Gallery Night & Day, Elle Studio & Wellness, Milwaukee, WI: 2018

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