CHERYL KELLEY
Education:
1992 B.A. Fine Art, University of Houston, Houston, TX 1987 High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX
Solo Exhibitions:
2015 Seven Bridges Foundation, Greenwich, CT 2013 Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA “New Paintings of Classic Cars,” Bernarducci.Meisel Gallery, New York, NY 2012 “Detailed,” Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA 2010 Bernarducci.Meisel, New York, NY New Gallery, Houston, TX 2009 “Heavy Metal,” Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA “Scintillation,” New Gallery, Houston, TX 2008 “Chrome,” Lyons Weir Ortt Gallery, New York, NY 2007 “Somnambulist,” New Gallery, Houston, TX 2006 "Wheels," Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery, New York, NY 2005 “Muscle Cars,” Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery, New York, NY “American Muscle,” New Gallery, Houston, TX 2003 “Flight,” New Gallery, Houston, TX. 2002 “Self Portrait,” New Gallery, Houston, TX 2001 “Plane Painting,” New Gallery, Houston, TX 1998 Artist’s Loft, Galveston, TX
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2013 “Photorealism Revisited,” Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OK “Route 66,” Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA 2012 “Beyond Reality. Hyper-realism and American Culture”, Vero Beach, FL 2011 Hunting Prize finalist gala, Houston, TX 2010 “Four Painters,” Bernarducci.Meisel Gallery, New York, NY 2009 “Photorealism: A Closer Look,” Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco “Another Damn Good Painting Show,” Lyons Weir Gallery, New York, NY Hunting prize finalist gala, Houston, TX 2008 “Stephen Ibbott & Cheryl Kelley,” Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA “Fotofest,” New Gallery, Houston, TX 2007 “Sexy Beasts,” Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Bridge Art Fair, Miami, FL 2005 The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy Art LA, Santa Monica Civic Center, Los Angeles. CA Assistance League, Houston, TX 2004 Scope Miami, Miami, FL 2003 The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center, The Woodlands, TX 2002 Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX 2001 Skott Foreman Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL Assistance League, Houston, TX 2001 Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX National Art Services, Houston, TX Houston Community College, Houston, TX 2000 New Gallery, Portrait Show, Houston, TX 1999 New Gallery, Introductions, Houston, TX Transco Tower Gallery, Houston, TX HSPVA Alumni Exhibition, Houston, TX Aragon/Mihalic Gallery, Taos, NM 1999 Galleria, Encantada, Taos, NM 1998 Mixed Emotions Gallery, Houston, TX Perna Gallery, Taos, NM Galveston Arts Festival, Galveston, TX 1990 Lawndale Performance and Art Center, Houston, TX 1987 Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX
Selected Collections:
Aramco, Saudi Arabia John Arnold, Houston, TX Filippo & Francesca Castore, Houston, TX Bill Broderick & Tim Chafin, Houston, TX Anthony & Dina Chase, Houston, TX Robert & Jerianne Cheney, Houston, TX Luanne Cullen, Austin, TX Tony Deden, Houston, TX Lennie & Theresa Friedman, Houston, TX Marilyn Vinson Georges, Houston, TX David & Brenda Gottlieb, The Woodlands, TX Jerry Kaplan, Houston, TX John Kostelac and Sussane York, Houston, TX Eric Littlejohn, Houston, TX Ron Logan, Houston, TX Les Marks, Houston, TX Richard Massey, New York, NY David & Stacey Middleman, Houston, TX Bobby Nau, Houston, TX Blake Pratz, Houston, TX Todd Rickets, Toronto, ON, Canada Barbera Runge, Houston, TX Mr. and Mrs. Don Sanders, Houston, TX Jeff Shankman, Houston, TX Peter & Carrie Shapiro, New York, NY John and Becca Thrash, Houston, TX Howard Tullman, Chicago, IL Tony Vallone, Houston, TX
Selected Awards and Grants:
2012 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant 2011 Finalist, Hunting Art Prize
Selected Bibliography:
2015 Miller, Aaron, “Meet the most photo-realistic automotive artist in America,” Supercompressor.com, January 28 2013 “Pick of the Week,” Review with color reproduction, LAArtParty.com, January 2012 Review, SF Weekly, June Cover illustration, Nob Hill Gazette, June Review, VisualArtSource.com, June 2010 Review, American Art Collector, November 2009 Baker, Kenneth, “Critic’s Choice,” San Francisco Chronicle Datebook, Sept. 6-12 “Cheryl Kelley, Heavy Metal,” American Art Collector, September, p. 126 (feature article with color reproductions) Cover Illustration, Harper's Magazine, August Britt, Douglas, “Shows celebrate cars, correspondence,” Houston Chronicle, April 22 (color reproduction) Review, Village Voice 2008 New American Paintings, Western Edition, #78 (color reproductions), Juror: Andrea Karnes, Curator, Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth “The Moment,” New York Times, December Oranges & Sardines, summer The Morning News, May 2007 Houston Press, April 2006 New York Times, October 2005 New American Paintings, Western Edition, #60 (color reproductions) Animal Magazine, New York, NY, September Village Voice, New York, NY. June 21 New York Sun, May 31 Paper City, Art Notes, Houston, TX Art Gallery, Houston Arts News Letter, February 2000 Houston’s Other, July Art Lies, Summer