Kelley O'Leary
b. 1988, Massachusetts


Education

2022 MFA Art Studio, University of California, Davis
2011 BA University of California, Santa Cruz Studio Art


Solo Exhibitions

2018
Collective Geographies, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2016
City Scope, Equator, San Francisco, CA
2016
Streetview, The Frank-Ratchye Project Space, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015
Works by Kelley O'Leary, Stanza, San Francisco, CA
2013
Unfamiliar Thoughts, Atlas, San Francisco, CA
Home Here, James Library Gallery, Norwell, MA
2011
Dwell, UCSC Women's Center, Santa Cruz, CA


Two Person Exhibitions

2019
As You See It, Palette SF, San Francisco, CA


Group Exhibitions

2020
What Are You Currently Making?, Borderline Collective Online Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2019
Instructions for Underground Movements, The Imaginists, Santa Rosa, CA
Spray Bows, Flowers Gallery, Oakland, CA
Root Division's 18th Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
GREAT HOPE, Annex Gallery, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
2018
Root Division's 17th Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
California Walkscapes, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SF Zine Fest, San Francisco, CA
GREAT HOPE, Tiny Town Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Seaside Dinner, Sand Shed, San Francisco, CA
GREAT HOPE, Union Gallery, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA
15 Year Anniversary Show, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2017
7th Anniversary Group Show, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
stARTup Art Fair, San Francisco CA
Taste, Root Division, San Francisco CA
Back to the Garden, Root Division, San Francisco CA
Art Pop-Up, Chez Cynthia Loukides, San Francisco, CA
Protest Poster Show, Faye's Video & Espresso, San Francisco, CA
Protest Poster Show, Maple Street Denim, Oakland, CA
Piedmont Center for the Arts Juried Art Show, Piedmont, CA
2016
Unsafe Colors, Studio 106, Santa Monica, CA
Root Division Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
WITHIN Group Show, Merchants of Reality, San Francisco, CA
Featured Artist, Little Paper Planes, San Francisco, CA
Featured Artist, Kitty Hawk Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
Hospitality House Annual Art Auction, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Inner Cities, E.M. Wolfman, Oakland, CA
stARTup Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
Taste, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
LA Zine Fest, The Majestic Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Airplane Mode, Studio 106, Santa Monica, CA
2015
Root Division Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Drawn Together, Children's Fairyland, Oakland, CA
Monster Drawing Rally Artist, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
StARTup Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
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
After Hours, Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
J. CREW Fall Show, Copley Place, Boston, MA
Locally Grown, Mt. Hope Improvement Society, Scituate, MA
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, MacArthur Place Hotel, Sonoma, CA
Artist in Residence, The Jennings Hotel, Joseph, OR
2018
Artist in Residence, Collaborative Arts Mobility Project, Artist Residency, Northport, WA
Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass, Emeryville, CA
Artist in Residence, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2017
Zellerbach Family Foundation Grant for Community Arts at Irving Street Projects
Artist in Residence, Irving Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2011
Irwin Project Grant, UCSC
2007
Silver Key Portfolio Award, National Arts and Writing Awards


Teaching + Experience


2020
Visual Arts Instructor, Bennett Valley Union School District, Santa Rosa, CA
2019
Visual Arts Instructor, Bennett Valley Union School District, Santa Rosa, CA
Visiting Artist, City College, San Francisco, CA
2018
Visual Arts Instructor, Bennett Valley Union School District, Santa Rosa, CA
Art Instructor, Little Artistas, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Artist, Textile Arts Center - Cedars of Marin, San Rafael, CA
2017
Workshop Instructor, Facebook, San Francisco, CA
Visiting Teaching Artist, Niokhob Guedj School, Thies, Senegal
Art Instructor, Little Artistas, San Francisco, CA
2016
Workshop Instructor, Case For Making, San Francisco, CA
Workshop Instructor, Khan Academy, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Artist, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015
Teaching Artist, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2014
Education Intern, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Artist Assistant, Allison Leigh Holt, San Francisco, CA
2013
Artists in Education Intern, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Art Instructor, Breakthrough Collaborative, San Francisco, CA


Collections + Publications

Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis, Davis, CA
Collective Geographies. Oakland, National Monument Press, 2019.
MacArthur Place Hotel, Sonoma, CA
The Jennings Hotel, Joseph, OR
Mailbox 2. Oakland, National Monument Press, 2019
Root Division 15th Anniversary Alumni Publication. San Francisco, RD Press, 2017.
Home Issue X. Chicago, Scout & Birdie, 2016.
MFA Never. San Francisco, RD Press, 2016.
Studio Visit Magazine. Boston, Studio Visit, Spring/Summer 2016.



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