Kelley O'Leary
b. 1988, Massachusetts
Currently based in the Bay Area
Solo Exhibitions
2017-2018 Collective Geographies, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
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
2019 Spray Bows, Flowers Gallery, Oakland, CA Curated by Elwyn Palmerton
2019 GREAT HOPE, Annex Gallery, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
2018 Root Division's 17th Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2018 California Walkscapes, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA Curated by Astrid Kaemmerling
2018 SF Zine Fest, San Francisco, CA
2018 GREAT HOPE, Tiny Town Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018 A Seaside Dinner, Sand Shed, San Francisco, CA
2018 GREAT HOPE, Union Gallery, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA Curated by Zach Clark
2018 15 Year Anniversary Show, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2017 7th Anniversary Group Show, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA Curated by Shirin Makaremi
2017 Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
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, San Francisco, 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
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, 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, 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
2019 Artist in Residence, The Jennings Hotel, Joseph, OR
2018 Artist in Residence, CAMP Artist Residency, Northport, WA
2018 Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass, Emeryville, CA
2018 Artist in Residence, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2017 Zellerbach Family Foundation Grant for Community Arts // Irving Street Projects
2017 Artist-in-Residence, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2016 Studio Artist, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 Studio Artist, 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
2018 Mailbox 2, National Monument Press, Oakland CA
2018 Root Division 15th Anniversary Alumni Publication
2017 Scout & Birdie Issue X Home
2016 MFA Never, Root Division
2016 Studio Visit Magazine, Spring/Summer
Education
2011 University of California, Santa Cruz BA Art, minor Anthropology
Teaching
I have taught workshops and classes at various organizations in the Bay Area including Root Division, Southern Exposure, Facebook, Breakthrough Collaborative, Case For Making, Khan Academy, Little Artistas and the Textile Arts Center at Cedars of Marin. I was a volunteer teacher at Niokhob Guedj School in the Thies region of Senegal in Summer 2017.
I am currently the Teaching Artist in Residence at Strawberry and Yulupa Elementary in the Bennett Valley Unified School District in Santa Rosa, CA.