About

My works are observations, exaggerations and my own interpretations of moments of intimacy, adoration, giddiness, lust, love, obsession, possessiveness, entitlement, and anger. 

I like to question these moments, and how they represent the dualities within relationships. I like thinking about how opposing feelings exist simultaneously and I want to express these emotional contradictions in my works. I like creating stories and narratives about how I interact with others, or how I see others interacting.

I tell these stories using paint, colouring pencils, oil pastels, and lots of textiles. The process is an important moment in my practice. I like to use vibrant colours, blocky shapes, and bold patterns to play with the tone and context of the stories I’m telling, or moments I'm highlighting. 

email: orlamkelly22@gmail.com

Exhibitions

2022

End of Year Ball
Group show
The Circus Room, The Workman's Cellar, Dublin

2022

On the Horizon
Group show
Rascals Brewery, Inchicore

2022

Touch Base
‍Group show
Fegans 1924, Dublin

2022

All Fools Exhibition
Group show
Block T, Dublin

2022

You breath differently down here
‍Group show
Draíocht Gallery, Blanchardstown

2021

RDS Visual Arts Awards
RHA Gallery
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

2021

Culture Night Exhibition
First Day Gallery
Guinness Storehouse, Dublin

2021

Not Finals
‍Group show
Pleasants Place, Dublin

2021

NCAD Works
Grad show
Online exhibition

2020

ArtEZ BEAR
Summershow Magazine
Arnhem, Netherlands

2020

Nodder
Group publication in collaboration with Radboud University
Nijmegan, Netherlands

2019

White Noise
‍Group show
Inspire Gallery
Gardiner Street, Dublin

2018

First Year Art & Design Studies Exhibition
National College of Art and Design
Thomas Street, Dublin

Features

2022

Clancy Quay Professional Development Programme publication
Professional Development programme Zine

2022

Best young Irish Talent: 50 people to watch in 2022‍
Feature in the Irish Times

2022

Moate artist is tipped as "one to watch" in 2022
The Westmeath Independent

2021

Envisioning: RDS Visual Art Awards
Totally Dublin

2021

New Generation Gallery feature
Irish Arts Review

Awards

2022

Recipient of Making & Momentum Youn Artist Grant.

2022

Recipient of the Arts Council Agility Award.

CV

2021 - 2022

Clancy Quay, Superprojects and Project Arts Centre Professional Development Programme.

2017 - 2021

BA (Hons) in Fine Art (International) with Critical Cultures
National College of Art and Design
First Class Honours

2019 - 2020

Fine Art: Base for Experiment, Art & Research, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands

About

My works are observations, exaggerations and my own interpretations of moments of intimacy, adoration, giddiness, lust, love, obsession, possessiveness, entitlement, and anger. 

I like to question these moments, and how they represent the dualities within relationships. I like thinking about how opposing feelings exist simultaneously and I want to express these emotional contradictions in my works. I like creating stories and narratives about how I interact with others, or how I see others interacting.

I tell these stories using paint, colouring pencils, oil pastels, and lots of textiles. The process is an important moment in my practice. I like to use vibrant colours, blocky shapes, and bold patterns to play with the tone and context of the stories I’m telling, or moments I'm highlighting. 

email: orlamkelly22@gmail.com

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