curriculum vitae

born 1963, binghamton, new york.

education

  • the slade school of art, university college, london.
  • b.f.a., the cooper union school of art, new york.
  • the glassel school of art, museum of fine arts, houston.

solo exhibitions

1986
a cure for mental illness
the philip dash gallery, new york.
1991
28 days of waste
the michael walls gallery, new york.
1993
for the theologians of violence
the michael walls gallery, new york.
1994
bougainvillaea and oleanders, isle de st. barthelemy, f.w.i.
m-13 gallery, new york.
1995
there is nothing left now but shadows
m-13 gallery, new york.
1996
montauk day book (adrift upon the thin raft)
m-13 gallery, new york.
1998
rocks and stones
lizan tops gallery, east hampton.
1999
rocks, fish and birds
lizan tops gallery, east hampton.
2000
excerpts from the montauk day book
lizan tops gallery, east hampton.
2002
wish you were here
lizan tops gallery, east hampton.
2004
adeidae, anatidae, sulidae - new paintings of birds
gleason fine art, boothbay harbor, maine.
2005
Ardea herodias - The Great Blue Heron
gleason fine art, boothbay harbor, maine
Ardea herodias - The Great Blue Heron
pamela williams gallery, amagansett, new york

selected group exhibitions

1995
a romantic impulse
o'hara gallery, new york.
1997
by the sea
lizan tops gallery, east hampton.
1998
new work on paper
lizan tops gallery, east hampton
2000
lazy days, hazy days
hirschl & adler gallery, new york.
2001
long island landscapes
lizan tops gallery, east hampton.
2002
east end views
lizan tops gallery, east hampton
2003
natural selectionócontemporary painting inspired by nature
berry-hill galleries, new york, New York.
wish you were here, 2003
lizan tops gallery, east hampton
wish you were here, having a wonderful timeópostcards from monhegan island, maine
gleason fine art, boothbay harbor, maine.

reviews and articles

  • susan tallmann, scott kelley at michael walls gallery, review. art in america, september, 1991
  • michael brenson, scott kelley - review. the new york times, friday, may 24th, 1991
  • gerard hagerty, scott kelley at m-13 gallery, review. art news, april, 1991.
  • Robert c. morgan, scott kelley at m-13 gallery, review. cover magazine, april, 1997.
  • siobahn fitzpatrick, off to paint antarctica, article. the east hampton star, june 20, 2002.
  • philip isaacson, “Having a wonderful time, wish you were here…” - review. The Maine Sunday Telegram, august 21, 2003
  • bob keyes, True to His Nature - feature article. The Maine Sunday Telegram, october 10, 2004

publications

  • scott kelley: paintings and drawings for the sons and daughters of the neon chrysanthemum. forward by gary stephan. 48 pages, full color, published by art random/kyioto shoin international. kyoto, japan. 1990.
  • the montauk day book - adrift upon the thin raft. introduction by edward albee. 24 pages, full color, published by m-13 gallery, new york.
  • The Art of Monhegan Island, by Carl Little and Arnold Skolnick. Down East Press, 2004.

fellowships

1993
the edward albee foundation, montauk, new york. artist in residence.
2002-2003
the national science foundation, antarctic artists and writers program. artist in residence, palmer station, antarctica.
scott kelley studio