Using the automobile as a point of reference, Cheryl Kelley continues her exploration into issues of gender, power, and freedom. Through exquisitely rendered canvases, Chrome displays the luminosity and mystique of the automobile that has captured the imagination of so many since its inception. Juxtaposed to her previous exhibitions of all muscle cars, Kelley's introduction of luxury sports cars like Porsche and Bentley creates a conceptual dialogue of modernity’s influence on design, social trends, technology and taste.
From an artistic perspective, Kelley creates stunning likenesses that reflect the surface of the subject as well as the world around it. Similar to standing in front of a mirror, the viewer simultaneously shifts between the object within and the world around them, between reality and fantasy, as they project themselves into these imaginary landscapes. This conceptual leap, combined with impeccable rendering, transforms the ordinary into extraordinary and the automobile into other.
Education
1992 University of Houston, Houston, Tx. B.A. Fine Art
1987 High School for the performing and Visual Arts, Houston, Tx.
Solo Shows
2010 Bernarducci Meisel, New York, NY
2010 New Gallery, Houston, TX
2009 “Heavy Metal”, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 New Gallery, Houston, TX
2008 Lyons Wier Ortt, New York, NY
2007 “Somnambulist” New Gallery, Houston, TX
2006 “Wheels”, Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery, New York, NY
2005 “Muscle Cars”, Lyons Weir Gallery, New York, NY
2005 “American Muscle”, New Gallery, Houston TX
2003 “Flight”, New Gallery, Houston, TX
2002 “Self Portrait”, New Gallery, Houston, TX
2001 New Gallery, Houston, TX
1998 Artist’s Loft, Galveston, TX
Group Shows
2011 Hunting Prize finalist gala, Houston, TX
2010 Grand Re-opening, Bernarducci Meisel, New York, NY
2010 “Four Women”, Bernarducci Meisel, New York, NY
2009 Hunting prize finalist gala, Houston, TX
2008 Pulse Miami, Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery
2008 Red Dot Miami, Scott Richards Contemporary
2008 Aqua Hotel,Miami, New Gallery
2008 Lyons Wier Ortt, works on paper, NYC, NY
2008 Scott Richards contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2008 Fotofest, New Gallery, Houston, Tx
2008 LA art Fair, Scott Richards Contemporary
2007 Bridge Art Fair, Art Murmur Gallery, Miami, Fl.
2007 Lyons Wier Ortt, NYC
2007 “Sexy Beasts” Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angelas, Ca.
2005 “Auto Show,”The Arts Center of the Central Region,Troy, NY
2005 Florence Bienalle, Florence, Italy
2005 Art LA, Santa Monica Civic Center, Los Angelas, CA.
2005 Assistance league, Houston, TX.
2004 Scope Miami, Miami, FL.
2003 “Celebration of Contemporary Art,” The Woodlands Resort and Conference
Center, The Woodlands, TX
2002 Paul Rodgers Gallery, New York, NY
2002 Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
2002 Hooks Epstien Gallery Houston, TX
2001 Skott Forman Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2001 Assistance League, Houston, TX
2001 Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, Tx
2001 National Art Services, Houston, TX
2001 “Sultry,” Houston Community College, Houston, TX
2000 New Gallery, Portrait Show, Houston, TX
1999 New Gallery, Introductions, Houston, TX
1999 Transco Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
1999 HSPVA Alumni Exhibition, Houston, TX
1999 Aragon/Mihalic Gallery, Taos, NM
1999 Galleria Encantada, Taos, NM
1999 Mixed Emotions Gallery, Houston, TX
1998 Artist’s Loft, Galveston, TX
1998 Perna Gallery, Taos, NM
1998 Galveston Arts Festival, Galveston, TX
1990 Lawndale Performance and Art Center, Houston, TX |
Collections
Mr. & Mrs. Eliot Cutler, ME
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Shoflick, CO
Patti S. Lieberman, NY
Mr. John Campi, SC
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Cowen, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Jones, NY
Mr. Linden Nelson, MI
Sandy Baklor
John Holt, Seattle, WA
Richard Massey, New York, NY
Howard Tullman, Chicago, Illinios
Don and Chris Sanders, Houston, TX
Anthony’s Restaurant, Houston, TX
Les Marks, Houston, TX
Tony Vallone, Houston, TX
Jerome and Saundria Gray, Houston, TX
Blake Pratz, Houston, TX
John & Becca Thrash
Dr. David Ross, London, UK
Jeff Shankman, Houston, TX
Matt Assiff, Houston, TX
Ed & Debrah Levy, Houston, TX
Lenny & Theresa Friedman, Houston, TX
Carrie Shapiro, New York, NY
Anthony & Dina Chase, Houston, TX
Aramco, Saudi Arabia
John Arnold, Houston, TX
Marilyn Vinson Georges, Houston, TX
Reviews and Publications
American Art collector, Nov. 2010
Harper’s Magazine cover, August, 2009
American Art Collector, Sept 2009
New York Times, The Moment, Dec. 15, 2008
Oranges and Sardines, summer 2008
The Morning News, May 2008
New American Painting, 2008
Houston Press, April 2007
New York Times, October 2006
Animal Magazine, New York, NY, Sept. 2005
Village Voice, New York, NY. June 21, 2005
New American Painting, 2005
New York Sun, May 31, 2005
Paper City, Art Notes, Houston, Tx.
Art Gallery, Houston Arts News Letter, Feb. 2005
Houston’s Other, July 2000
Art Lies, Summer 2000 |
