Robert W Kelly
Born
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Bachelor of Arts
1978
Solo Exhibitions
James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2012
Spazio Bianco - Relais San Maurizio / AR Contemporary Art, Italy
2010
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009
Leslie Feely Fine Art, New York, NY
2008
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
2007
Tres Americas, Galeria Emma Molina, Monterrey, Mexico
David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2006
Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
AR Contemporary Art, Milan Italy
2005
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Doug Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
2004
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2003
Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Doug Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
2001
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
Barbara Singer Fine Art, Cambridge, MA
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
1999
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
Betsy Senior Gallery, New York, NY
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1998
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
1997
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
Erickson and Elins Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Sarah Dobbs Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1996
Hand Graphics, Santa Fe, NM
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
1995
Erickson and Elins Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
1994
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
1993
Victoria Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY
Erickson and Elins Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
1992
Victoria Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY
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Group Exhibitions
ADAA Art Show, Berggruen Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Gallery Artists, Leslie Feely Fine Art, Miami, FL
Mile Marker, 3 Decades of Contemporary Art, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, William Shearburn Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Dallas Art Fair, Shearburn Gallery, Dallas, TX
Miami Basel, Leslie Feely Fine Art, Mimai, FL
2011
Frank Stella/ Richard Diebenkorn/ Robert Kelly, Leslie Feely Fine Art, New York, NY
The Art of Giving / Xmas Show, John Berggruen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Black & White, Jason McCoy Inc, New York, NY
New Arrivals, Leslie Feely Fine Art, New York, NY
Black & White, Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, DK
Dallas Art Fair, Shearburn Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009 Cleve Carney Collection, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Tipping the Balance, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY
2008
Linear Manifestations, Jeannie Freilich Contemporary, New York, NY
Robert Kelly / Mel Kendrick, David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO
ADAA The Art Show 2008/ Berggruen Gallery, New York, NY
Chicago Art Fair 2008/ Shearburn Gallery, Chicago, IL
Summer Group Show, Leslie Feeley Fine Art, New York, NY
Basel Art Fair / Berggruen Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2007 20th Year Anniversary Exhibition, Galleri Weinberger, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Basel Art Fair / Berggruen Gallery, Miami, FL
Art Miami / Shearburn Gallery, Miami, FL
Group Show, Galleria Rosella Colombari, Milan, Italy
Group Show, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY
Year 07 / London Art Projects, AR Contemporary, Milan, Italy
Toronto Art Fair / Douglas Udell Gallery, Toronto, Canada
ADAA The Art Show 2007, New York, NY
Works on Paper and Related Sculpture, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
25 Year Collage Show, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Basel Art Fair / Berggruen Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Miami / Basel Art Fair 2006, John Berggruen Gallery, Miami, FL
ADAA The Art Show 2006, New York, NY
You Are Invited, Buschlen Mowatt Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
Miami / Basel Art Fair 2005, John Berggruen Gallery, Miami, FL
2005 New Paintings, David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO
MOMA Lecture Series, Greenwich, CT
palmbeach3, Scott White Contemporary Art, Palmbeach, CA
Six American Artists, AR Contemporary Art, Milan, Italy
Miami / Basel Art Fair 2004, John Berggruen Gallery, Miami, FL
2004 Celebrating 23 Years, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR
Sean Scully and Robert Kelly, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
SITE/UNSEEN, James Kelly/Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Color/Form/Figure, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art Basel, Miami, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mano A Mano, Robert Kelly / Ricardo Mazal, Lendrum Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
A Way With Words, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1111, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art & Photography, Santa Fe, NM
Genius Loci, DMJM Rottet, Houston, TX
Bologna Art Fair, Sergio Tossi Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
An American 6, Sergio Tossi Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
Six in the City, Linda Durham Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2001 Currents, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
Eye Candy, Soma Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
Layerings, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
Summer in the City, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer Group Show, Senior & Shopmaker, New York, NY
Mysticism and Desire, Patricia Hamilton F.A., Los Angeles, CA
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Group Exhibitions continued
Summer Reading, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2000
Passion and Perspective, Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO
Abstraction: Form To Field, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
The Art Show, Art Dealers Association of America (J. Berggruen Gallery), New York, NY
Processes, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Winter Group Exhibition, SOMA Gallery, LaJolla, CA
Group Show, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston,TX
1999
Minimalism, Soma Gallery, LaJolla, CA
Sheer Abstraction, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
One Common Denominator, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos: The City Series, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, IA
Limited Edition Prints & Sculpture, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, New York, NY
Mary Judge & Robert Kelly,Two Person Show, Betsy Senior Gallery, New York, NY
Art Chicago, Chicago Art Fair, Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
Smallest Show On Earth, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
The Re ected Spirit, Megan Fox, Santa Fe, NM
1997
State of the Questions, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
(New Prints) Andy Spence/Richmond Burton,/Robert Kelly/Mel Kendrick, Quartet Editions, NY
Retrospective/Prospective: 1996-1997, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
1996
SITE Santa Fe, Contemporary New Mexico Artists; Sketches & Schemas, Santa Fe, NM
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Sheldon Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM
Sarah Dobbs Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1995
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Twelfth Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
1994
Works from the William Small Collection, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Eleventh Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
1993
Alumni Show, Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Works On Paper: Lyric with an Edge, Victoria, Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY
Tenth Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
1992
Summer Salon, Victoria, Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY
Selected Works on Paper, Victoria, Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY
The Painters, Victoria, Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY
1991
Ninth Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Collector s Choice, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
1990
Monotypes from the Garner Tullis Workshop, Persons/Lindell Gallery,Helsinki, Finland
1989
Mitchell/Goldberg/Kelly/Lovet, Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, Denmark
Gallery Artists, Linda Durham Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
1989-94
Art And Architecture, Acock Schlegel Architects/Brenda Kroos Gallery, Columbus, OH
1988
Three Person Invitational, Linda Durham Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Gallery Artists, Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, Denmark
Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Expo
1988-92
Sign of the Cross, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
Gallery Artists, Shelia Nussbaum Gallery, Millburn, NJ
1987
Summer Show, Victoria, Munroe Fine Art, New York, NY
Fourth Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
1986
Krakow International Print Biennale, Poland
Linda Durham Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1985
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Fellowships
1982 Finalist, Massachusetts Council of the Arts Grant, Drawing
1981 Finalist, Massachusetts Council of the Arts Grant, Painting
Michael Karolyi Memorial Foundation, Artist in Residence, Vence, France
1980 McDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
Museum Collections
University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
The Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Smith College Art Museum, Northampton, MA
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutger s University, NJ
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
The Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
The Margulies Collection, Miami, FL
The McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX
Selected Private Collections
AT&T, New York, NY Mead Data Central, Dayton, OH
Body Shop International, London, England William C. Mercer Collection, New York, NY
Chemical Bank, London, England Microsoft Corporation, Mountain View, CA
Chemical Bank, Wilmington, DE Mitsubishi, New York, NY
Christian Science Headquarters, Boston, MA Morgan Guarantee Trust Company, New York, NY
Cleve Carney, Elmhurst, IL New England Life, Boston, MA
Colgate, New York, NY The Olin Foundation, NY
Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston, MA Pepsi Cola Company of Annapolis, MD
Dupont, Wilmington, DE Phillip Morris Co., Boston, MA
General Mills, Minneapolis, MN Price Waterhouse, Boston, MA
Gillette, Boston, MA Scienti c Atlanta Headquarters, Atlanta, GA
Grey Advertising, New York, NY Smith Barney, New York, NY
Graham Gund, Cambridge, MA Solomon Brothers, New York, NY
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Time Inc., New York, NY
IBM, New York, NY Wang, Boston, MA
Hallmark, Kansas City, MI The Ginny Williams Foundation
Werner Kramarsky, New York, NY Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Marsh & McLennan, Inc., New York, NY
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Publications
Zorgniotti, Alessandro. L autore Eccellenze pittoriche dalle carte vintage. il Giornale del Piemonte, October 2010
Edward Lef ngwell. Robert Kelly, Paper Trails. Spazio Bianco - Relais San Maurizio / AR Contemporary Art, Italy
Susan Sheehan, The Little Nell, On Its 20th Anniversary. Architectural Digest, June 2010
Bonhams, Contemporary and Modern Art. November 10, 2009
Nancy Keates, Aspen s Little Nell Gets a Big Make Over . WS Journal, August 2009
Joe Fletcher. Time for a Change. Interior Design, July 2009
AB, John Berggruen Gallery: Robert Kelly - New Work . ArtBusiness.com. June 25, 2009
Hilarie M. Sheets. Robert Kelly, Leslie Feely Fine Art, ARTnews, March 2009
Garcia, Luisa. Une muestra el oxido, lo digital yel dialogo, Vida El Norte, November 16, 2007
Cook-Romero, Elizabeth. The Sights of Silence, The New Mexican, Pasatiempo June 22, 2007
Previews. Santa Fe Summer Preview, Art In America June, 2006
Ribas, Joao. Robert Kelly Recent Works, AR/Contemporary Gallery. October 2005
Weideman, Paul. The Wide World of Zeros and Ones, The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, March 19, 2004
Davis, Kathryn M. Robert Kelly: New Paintings/Assemblages, T H E magazine, September 2004
Dugan, Dana. Artist Renders Formalism With Soul, Idaho Mountain Express, August 18, 2004.
Kuntz, Melissa. Robert Kelly at Linda Durham, Art In America, February 2004
Loos, Ted. Sun Valley Splendor, House Beautiful, January 2004
John Berggruen Gallery, Robert Kelly Recent Paintings, November 2000.
Devon, Marjorie. Tamarind: 40 Years, University of New Mexico Press, published May 2000
McQuaid, Cate. Last show to celebrate Singer s life, Arts Media-Boston s VA Guide, February 27, 2000
Mandel, Charles. The Paint is the Point, Edmonton Journal, November 5, 1999.
Sperduto, Doretta. Serenity in Seattle, Met Home, September/October 1999.
Weidman, Paul. Traveling Breaks Creative Habits, The New Mexican, July 15, 1999.
Rexer, Lyle. Robert Kelly At Betsy Senior, New York, Review, March 15, 1999.
Johnson, Ken. Mary Judge & Robert Kelly, Betsy Senior Gallery, New York Times, June 26, 1998.
Miller, Joe. Report From Colorado, Looking to the Future, Art in America, May 1998
Bottomley,,Sue Anne. Silk aquatint; Old Hat Or Nouveau Chapeau, Printmaking Today, Winter 1997.
Moldaw, Carol. Chalkmarks On Stone, La Alameda Press, New Mexico, 1997.
McCloud, Kathleen. Robert Kelly: Complex Layers of Meaning, The New Mexican, July 4, 1997.
Linda Durham Contemporary Art and Erickson & Elins Gallery, Robert Kelly Selected Paintings 1991-1995, August 1995 .
Adelmann, Jan Ernsy. Report From Santa Fe, Going Mainstream, Art in America, January 1995.
Armitage, Diane. Geometric Abstraction at Allene Lapids Gallery, THE Magazine, September 1995.
Baker, Kenneth. Local Color at the ICA, Boston Phoenix, May 26, 1981.
Bell, David. Artwork Taps Sensitivity Awareness, Albuquerque Journal, August 20, 1992.
Review, Albuquerque Journal, March 8, 1988.
Bentley, Lis. Timeless Works Of Ancient, Devotional Spirit, Santa Fe New Mexico, August 19, 1994.
Donahue, Marlena. Review, Los Angeles Times, January 22, 1988.
Guiliano, Charles. Boston Now: Abstract Artists, Art New England, 1981.
Gustafson, Paula. Doug Edge/Robert Kelly/Julie Richard, The Georgia Straight, April 14-21, 1995.
Henry, Gerrit. Robert Kelly; Victoria Munroe Gallery, ArtNews, November 1993. Houseguests, Art Talk, March 1988.
Howell, D. Statistical Methods of Psychology, Cover Illustration, (Boston, MA: Pindle, Weber, Schmidt).
McCloud, Kathleen. Monotypes are Perfect Metaphors for Memory: Robert Kelly Accumulates History,
Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican, July 19, 1996.
Melrod, George. Preview, Art & Antiques, February 1997.
Reed, Arden. Robert Kelly: The Historical Present, Artspace, April 1992.
Robert Kelly, Santa Fean Magazine, Vol 24, No 6, July 1996.
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