John Berggruen Gallery
Robert Kelly
Biography
ROBERT KELLY1956 Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Education
1978 Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Selected solo exhibitions
2007 David Floria Gallery Aspen, Colorado
2006 Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
Bentley Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
2005 AR Contemporary Art, Milan, Italy
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Doug Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2004 Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, New Mexico
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
2003 Linda Durham Contemporary Art, New York, New York
Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California
2002 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
Doug Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
2001 Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, New Mexico
2000 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
Barbara Singer Fine Art, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1999 Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, New Mexico
Betsy Senior Gallery, New York, New York
1998 Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
1997 Erickson and Elins Fine Art, San Francisco, California
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, New Mexico
1996 Sarah Dobbs Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hand Graphics, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1995 Erickson and Elins Fine Art, San Francisco, California
Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1994 Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1993 Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Victoria Munroe Fine Art, New York, New York
1992 Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, California
Victoria Munroe Fine Art, New York, New York
1990 Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, California
1989 Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, Denmark
1988 Maloney Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Selected group exhibitions
2005 Palmbeach3, Scott White Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, California
Six American Artists, AR Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, California
Opening Bloom, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
Caution On Fire, AR Contemporary, Milan, Italy
2004 Miami/Basel Art Fair 2004, John Berggruen Gallery, Miami, Florida
Celebrating 23 Years, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Sean Scully and Robert Kelly, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
2003 SITE/UNSEEN, James Kelly/ Contemporary, Sante Fe, New Mexico
Color/Form/Figure, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
Art Basel, Miami, John Berggruen Gallery, Miami, Florida
Mano A Mano, Robert Kelly/Ricardo Mazl, Lendrum Fine Art, Los Angeles, California
A Way With Words, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1111, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art and Photography, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Genius Loci, DMJM Rottet, Houston, Texas
Bolonga Art Fair, Sergio Tossi Arte Contemoranea, Florence, Italy
An American 6, Sergio Tossi Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
2001 Six in the City, Linda Durham Contemporary Art, New York, New York
Currents, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
Eye Candy, Soma Gallery, La Jolla, California
Layerings, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Summer in the City, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
Summer Group Show, Senior & Shopmaker, New York, New York
2000 Mysticism and Desire, Patricia Hamilton F.A., Los Angeles, California
Summer Reading, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
Passion and Perspective, Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Abstraction: Form To Field, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
The Art Show, Art Dealers Association of America, New York, New York
1999 Processes, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
BWinter Group Exhibition, Soma Gallery, La Jolla, California
Group Show, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
Minimalism, Soma Gallery, LaJolla, California
Sheer Abstraction, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
One Common Denominator, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos: The City Series, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Indiana
Limited Edition Prints & Sculpture, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, New York, New York
Mary Judge & Robert Kelly, Betsy Senior Gallery, New York, New York
1997 Art Chicago, Chicago Art Fair, Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, New Mexico
Smallest Show On Earth, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Reflected Spirit, Megan Fox, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996 State of the Questions, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Andy Spence, Richmond Burton, Robert Kelly, Mel Kendrick, Quartet Editions, New York, New York
Retrospective/Prospective: 1996-1997, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
SITE Santa Fe: Contemporary New Mexico Artists; Sketches & Schemas, Santa Fe, New Mexico; traveled to Sheldon Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
1995 Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, New Mexico
Sarah Dobbs Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1994 Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Twelfth Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
1993 Eleventh Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Works from the William Small Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
Alumni Show, Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1992 Summer Salon, Victoria Munroe Fine Art, New York, New York
Works on Paper, Victoria Munroe Fine Art, New York, New York
1991 Ninth Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Selected Works on Paper, Victoria, Munroe Fine Art, New York
1990 Collector?s Choice, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida
1989 Monotypes from the Garner Tullis Workshop, Persons/Lindell Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Mitchell/Goldberg/Kelly/Lovet, Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, Denmark
1988 Gallery Artists, Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, Denmark
Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois
Art and Architecture, Acock Schlegel Architects/Brenda Kroos Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Three Person Invitational, Linda Durham Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1987 Sign of the Cross, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Gallery Artists, Shelia Nussbaum Gallery, Millburn, New Jersey
1986 Summer Show, Victoria, Munroe Fine Art, New York, New York
Fourth Annual Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
1985 Krakow International Print Biennale, Krakow, Poland
Public collections
University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
The Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Smith College Art Museum, Northampton, Massachusetts
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutger?s University, New Jersey
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama
The Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Literature
Adelmann, Jan Ernsy. Report From Santa Fe, Going Mainstream, Art in America, January 1995.
-------. Albuquerque Journal, March 8, 1988.
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.
Bentley, Lis. Timeless Works Of Ancient, Devotional Spirit, Santa Fe New Mexico, August 19, 1994.
Bottomley, Sue Anne. Silk aquatint; Old Hat Or Nouveau Chapeau, Printmaking Today, Winter 1997.
Devon, Marjorie. Tamarind: 40 Years, University of New Mexico Press, published May 2000
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).
Johnson, Ken. Mary Judge & Robert Kelly, Betsy Senior Gallery, New York Times, June 26, 1998.
Mandel, Charles. The Paint is the Point, Edmonton Journal, November 5, 1999.
McCloud, Kathleen. Monotypes are Perfect Metaphors for Memory: Robert Kelly Accumulates History, Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican, July 19, 1996.
McQuaid, Cate. Opening of last show to celebrate Singer?s life, Arts Media-Boston?s VA Guide, February 27,2000
Melrod, George. Preview, Art & Antiques, February 1997.
Miller, Joe. Report From Colorado, Looking to the Future, Art in America, May 1998
Moldaw, Carol. Chalkmarks On Stone, La Alameda Press, New Mexico, 1997.
Reed, Arden. Robert Kelly: The Historical Present, Artspace, April 1992.
Rexer, Lyle. Robert Kelly At Betsy Senior, New York, Review, March 15, 1999.
Robert Kelly, Santa Fean Magazine, Vol 24, No 6, July 1996.
Sperduto, Doretta. Serenity in Seattle, Met Home, September/October 1999.
Stapen, Nancy. Painters Stretch the Possible - Robert Ripps, Kathleen Bradford, Robert Kelly, The Boston Globe, November 11, 1993.
Temin, Christine. Art of the State, The Boston Globe.
Tobin, Richard. Robert Kelly at Linda Durham, Galisteo, THE Magazine, September 1995.
Unger, Miles. Robert Kelly, Art New England, December 1993.
Van de Walle, Mark. Robert Kelly at Linda Durham, Galisteo, THE Magazine, September 1992.
Weidman, Paul. Traveling Breaks Creative Habits, The New Mexican, July 15, 1999.
Zellen, Jody. Best of Boston, Art New England, Vol 4, No 6, May 1983.
Artist Works
Babel II
2007
oil and mixed media on panel with wide bevel frame
17 x 14 inches
Babel III
2007
oil and mixed media on panel with wide bevel frame
17 x 14 inches
Mimesis XV
2004
oil and mixed media on board
17 x 14 inches
Tropos XXIX
2008
oil mixed media on panel
17 x 14 inches
Tropos Vagabunden XXI
2007
oil and mixed media on canvas
22 x 17 inches
Onda LIII
2007
oil mixed media on panel
4 x 23 inches
Tropos X
2006
oil mixed media on panel
80 x 64 inches
John Berggruen Gallery | Artist | Robert Kelly
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