Kelley O'Leary
b. 1988 Quincy, Massachusetts
Lives and works in San Francisco
Education
2011 University of California, Santa Cruz BA Art, minor Anthropology
Solo Exhibitions
2016 City Scope, Equator Coffees & Teas, San Francisco, CA
2016 Streetview, The Frank-Ratchye Project Space, Root Division, San Francisco, CA Curated by Amy Cancelmo
2015 Works by Kelley O'Leary, Stanza, San Francisco, CA Curated by Chloe Valdez
2013 Kelley O'Leary, Atlas Cafe, San Francisco, CA
2013 Recent Work by Kelley O'Leary, James Library Gallery, Norwell, MA
2011 Dwell, UCSC Women's Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Group Exhibitions
2017 stARTup Art Fair, San Francisco CA
2017 Taste, Root Division, San Francisco CA
2017 Back to the Garden, Root Division, San Francisco CA Curated by Lauren Etchells
2017 Art Pop-Up hosted and curated by Cynthia Loukides
2017 Protest Poster Show, Faye's Video & Espresso, Oakland, CA Curated by Alison OK Frost
2017 Protest Poster Show, Maple Street Denim, Oakland, CA Curated by Alison OK Frost
2017 Piedmont Center for the Arts Juried Art Show, Piedmont, CA Juried by Sarah Roberts & Carin Adams
2016 Unsafe Colors, Studio 106, Santa Monica, CA Curated by Masha Elakovich & Frances Cocksedge
2016 Root Division Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 WITHIN Group Show, Merchants of Reality, San Francisco, CA Curated by Melinda Hout & Larissa Grant
2016 Featured Artist, Little Paper Planes, San Francisco, CA
2016 Featured Artist, Kitty Hawk Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
2016 Hospitality House Annual Art Auction, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 Inner Cities, E.M. Wolfman, Oakland, CA Curated by Kelley O'Leary
2016 stARTup Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2016 Taste, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA Juried by Cathy Kimball
2016 LA Zine Fest, The Majestic Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Airplane Mode, Studio 106, Santa Monica, CA Curated by Masha Elakovich
2015 Root Division Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Drawn Together Artist, Children's Fairyland, Oakland, CA
2015 Monster Drawing Rally Artist, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2015 StARTup Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2015 TASTE, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Monster Drawing Rally Artist, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2012 Small Works Juried Show, Freedom Trails Gallery, Amherst, MA Curated by Ani Rivera
2012 After Hours, Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
2012 J. CREW Fall Show, Copley Place, Boston, MA
2012 Locally Grown, Mt. Hope Improvement Society, Scituate, MA Curated by Anna Rotty & Kelley O'Leary
2012 Members' Show, South Shore Art Center Festival, Cohasset, MA
2010 Cycles, Yes.Oui.Si. Space, Boston, MA
2009 Purple House Art Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA
Awards/Residencies
2017 Artist in Residence, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2016 Artist in Residence, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Artist in Residence, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2012 Award of Excellence, South Shore Art Center
2011 Irwin Project Grant, UCSC
2007 Silver Key Portfolio Award, National Arts and Writing Awards
Publications
2016 MFA Never, Root Division, San Francisco CA
2016 Studio Visit Magazine, Spring/Summer 2016
Curatorial Experience
2016 Inner Cities, EM Wolfman, Oakland, CA
2012 Locally Grown, Mt. Hope Improvement Society, Scituate, MA
Teaching
2017 Volunteer Teacher \ Summer School, Niokhob Guedj, Senegal
2017 Youth Education Instructor \ Bessie Carmichael Elementary, San Francisco, CA
2017 Adult Education Instructor: Water Based Media I & II \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2017 Art Instructor \ Little Artistas, San Francisco, CA
2016 Instructor, Watercolor Painting Workshop \ Khan Academy, Mountain View, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Weaving\ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Water Based Media I & II \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Textiles Mash-Up \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Collage \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Workshop Instructor: Collage \ Case for Making, San Francisco, CA
2015 Adult Education Art Instructor: Frame Loom Weaving \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2013 Art Instructor, Breakthrough Collaborative Afterschool Program \ San Francisco, CA
2013 Education Intern/Elementary Art Instructor \ Root Division, San Francisco
2013 Artists in Education Intern \ Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
b. 1988 Quincy, Massachusetts
Lives and works in San Francisco
Education
2011 University of California, Santa Cruz BA Art, minor Anthropology
Solo Exhibitions
2016 City Scope, Equator Coffees & Teas, San Francisco, CA
2016 Streetview, The Frank-Ratchye Project Space, Root Division, San Francisco, CA Curated by Amy Cancelmo
2015 Works by Kelley O'Leary, Stanza, San Francisco, CA Curated by Chloe Valdez
2013 Kelley O'Leary, Atlas Cafe, San Francisco, CA
2013 Recent Work by Kelley O'Leary, James Library Gallery, Norwell, MA
2011 Dwell, UCSC Women's Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Group Exhibitions
2017 stARTup Art Fair, San Francisco CA
2017 Taste, Root Division, San Francisco CA
2017 Back to the Garden, Root Division, San Francisco CA Curated by Lauren Etchells
2017 Art Pop-Up hosted and curated by Cynthia Loukides
2017 Protest Poster Show, Faye's Video & Espresso, Oakland, CA Curated by Alison OK Frost
2017 Protest Poster Show, Maple Street Denim, Oakland, CA Curated by Alison OK Frost
2017 Piedmont Center for the Arts Juried Art Show, Piedmont, CA Juried by Sarah Roberts & Carin Adams
2016 Unsafe Colors, Studio 106, Santa Monica, CA Curated by Masha Elakovich & Frances Cocksedge
2016 Root Division Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 WITHIN Group Show, Merchants of Reality, San Francisco, CA Curated by Melinda Hout & Larissa Grant
2016 Featured Artist, Little Paper Planes, San Francisco, CA
2016 Featured Artist, Kitty Hawk Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
2016 Hospitality House Annual Art Auction, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 Inner Cities, E.M. Wolfman, Oakland, CA Curated by Kelley O'Leary
2016 stARTup Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2016 Taste, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA Juried by Cathy Kimball
2016 LA Zine Fest, The Majestic Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Airplane Mode, Studio 106, Santa Monica, CA Curated by Masha Elakovich
2015 Root Division Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Drawn Together Artist, Children's Fairyland, Oakland, CA
2015 Monster Drawing Rally Artist, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2015 StARTup Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2015 TASTE, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Monster Drawing Rally Artist, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2012 Small Works Juried Show, Freedom Trails Gallery, Amherst, MA Curated by Ani Rivera
2012 After Hours, Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
2012 J. CREW Fall Show, Copley Place, Boston, MA
2012 Locally Grown, Mt. Hope Improvement Society, Scituate, MA Curated by Anna Rotty & Kelley O'Leary
2012 Members' Show, South Shore Art Center Festival, Cohasset, MA
2010 Cycles, Yes.Oui.Si. Space, Boston, MA
2009 Purple House Art Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA
Awards/Residencies
2017 Artist in Residence, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2016 Artist in Residence, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Artist in Residence, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2012 Award of Excellence, South Shore Art Center
2011 Irwin Project Grant, UCSC
2007 Silver Key Portfolio Award, National Arts and Writing Awards
Publications
2016 MFA Never, Root Division, San Francisco CA
2016 Studio Visit Magazine, Spring/Summer 2016
Curatorial Experience
2016 Inner Cities, EM Wolfman, Oakland, CA
2012 Locally Grown, Mt. Hope Improvement Society, Scituate, MA
Teaching
2017 Volunteer Teacher \ Summer School, Niokhob Guedj, Senegal
2017 Youth Education Instructor \ Bessie Carmichael Elementary, San Francisco, CA
2017 Adult Education Instructor: Water Based Media I & II \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2017 Art Instructor \ Little Artistas, San Francisco, CA
2016 Instructor, Watercolor Painting Workshop \ Khan Academy, Mountain View, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Weaving\ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Water Based Media I & II \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Textiles Mash-Up \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2016 Adult Education Instructor: Collage \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Workshop Instructor: Collage \ Case for Making, San Francisco, CA
2015 Adult Education Art Instructor: Frame Loom Weaving \ Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2013 Art Instructor, Breakthrough Collaborative Afterschool Program \ San Francisco, CA
2013 Education Intern/Elementary Art Instructor \ Root Division, San Francisco
2013 Artists in Education Intern \ Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
