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During the course of his career Mr. Kelley has received commissions from such institutions as the Morgan Library, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and Yale University. Mr. Kelley has shown his work at, among others, the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, Ca., and Fischbach Gallery in New York, and is currently showing in the More Gallery in Philadelphia, Pa., and Pandora Old Masters in Milan, Italy. His work is represented in the private collections of the senior vice president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mr. Ashton Hawkins, and the writers, Mr. Reynolds Price and Mr. David Halberstam. His work has been published in the New York Times, the American Arts Quarterly, the Italian magazine,"Amica", and the architectural publication,"The Classicist." Mr. Kelley is a fellow of the Morgan Library, and a fellow of the Institute of Classical Architecture. He divides his time between his studios in New York City and Knoxville, Tennessee.
Mr. Kelley's conviction about the perennial relevance of classicism to human sensibility, and his determination to create a body of work expressing a contemporary interpretation of that tradition, places him squarely in the growing body of artists who are rebelling against the meaningless gimmickry and vacuity of modernism in the visual arts. The writer Tom Wolf recently predicted in the New York Times that the modern giants so touted today by the art mafia will be as forgotten in the coming century as the great academic masters once were in the last. Mr. Kelley firmly believes that the truly revolutionary art of the twenty-first century will not only employ the universal language of representationalism, but will also embody a spiritual continuity with the great classical tradition of humanity.
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My art has been described as realistic interpretations of a contemporary society. I have shown my work at the Hickory Museum of Art group exhibition from April to September 2006.
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Qualifications
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Diploma of Fine Art
Diploma of Education
My
experience and quality of artwork is demonstrated by: art awards, commissions,
sales and exhibitions in London, Los Angeles, Europe and Australia. 3 community
murals in Kurri Kurri with the assistance of my two children � Alexander
(16yrs) and Charlotte(14yrs) Published articles in newspapers/magazines and a
coffee table book
My
art practice to date is observing society and its environment through
juxtapositions of the human element and its surroundings. This can be from
direct observation of the subject or from the imaginary world. I constantly
refer to the work of the cubists in my drawing and painting using simple
geometric formulas to break forms into planes of light, colour and space. I work
with oil, acrylic, pastel and charcoal as well as multi media. I use photography
and computer technology in my research practice.
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Dedicated to fulfill her promise to serve God all the days of her life, Joyce Girgenti incorporates Jesus� name, inspirational messages, and scripture into every canvas graced by her brush. Her mission is to be used as an instrument to lead the lost, to lift up the fallen, and to encourage those who need a reminder that God longs to have a personal and intimate relationship with us.
Her paintings are not only wonderful conversation pieces, but priceless ministering tools and a legacy for families for generations to come. The artist is convinced that her gift is to be used as a ministry and admits that the incorporated messages and scriptures are as much for her benefit as they are for her viewers.
With the inspiring stories that they tell, Joyce's Family Heirloom Collection remind us that whether our parents or grandparents did their job right, we (Mom's and Dad's) are directly responsible to our children to do our job as God created us to do.
Be encouraged to use your gifts to glorify the Lord. Even though there are some opportunities that seem to be insignificant and ordinary, God may be putting together a bigger picture to shape your life and your character.
AWARD WINNING PORTRAIT ARTIST