Kelly O'Connor

Anxious Alices, 2007
   Paper, felt, and paint on panel
   40 X 45 X 2 inches
   $1400

Captured , 2007
   collage on paper
   17 X 21 X 1 1/2 inches
   $395

SOLD

Daisy , 2007
    collage on paper
    17 X 21 X 1 1/2 inches
     $395

SOLD

Madder , 2007
    Collage on paper
    27 X 22 X 1 1/2 inches
    $495

SOLD

Cellno

   Collage on paper
    27 X 22 X 1 1/2 inches
    $395

Lost Boys

   Collage on paper

    $395

         Kelly O'Connor

         Artist Statement

I begin my collage process by collecting various types of Disney memorabilia.   My collection is concentrated on the more nostalgic and melancholic era of Disney.   For me, this subject matter is representative of certain childhood manifestations.   The iconic memories become personalized through my manipulation of the information.   My adult experiences and fantasies are disguised by the innocence that the images imply.   I mostly incorporate mechanical techniques but my work happens very intuitively.   Each piece provides the mental space for me to re imagine the past.  

 

 

 

EDUCATION            

May 2005                           University of Texas at Austin, Bachelors of Fine Arts, Studio Art

           

Fall 2003                            Santa Chiara Study Center, Castiglion Fiorentino Italy

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

November 2007                 Conduit Gallery, New Works , Dallas, TX

October 2007                     Joan Grona Gallery, New Works , San Antonio, TX

April 2006                         New Gallery:   Dissecting Disney , University of Texas at Austin

May 2005                          Closet Space Gallery:   Insulation Incubation , Austin, TX

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

August 2007                      Dougherty Arts Center,   Austin, TX

April 2007                         Galleri Urbane, Dark Objects Light Matter , Marfa, TX

March 2007                       Texas Biennale:   Authentic Reproduction , Austin, TX

March 2005                       Creative Research Lab: Senior Studio Show , Austin, TX

December 2004                 Austin Museum of Art, Laguna Gloria:   Sprout , Austin, TX

November 2003                 Santa Chiara:   Food Concepts , Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy

 

AWARDS

          

             Marshall F. Wells scholarship and Fellowship Endowment in the College of

             Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin.   Fall 2003            

             Charles Umlauf Centennial Endowed Scholarship fund, University of Texas at

             Austin, TX Spring 2003

             Ellen Clayton Garwood Scholarship fund, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2003

            Undergraduate Research Fellowship. University of Texas at Austin, 2004 - 2005