Kelsey Irvin Art

Kelsey Irvin STORYLINE PEARL XI vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin 48.00 X 6.00 in $1,500.00

Kelsey Irvin’s work is collecting traces of peoples lives. Her work is very much related to memories and storylines. Her admired artists are Antoni Tàpies, and Andrew Wyeth with thei...

Kelsey Irvin's piece Storyline Bronze I is a gray, blue, turquoise, black and white contemporary abstract piece made with vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, and resin on panel...

Kelsey Irvin's piece Storyline Bronze II is a blue, yellow, brown and grey, contemporary abstract piece made with vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphi...

Storyline Bronze VI by artist Kelsey Irvin is a colorful contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 x ...

Storyline Bronze II by artist Kelsey Irvin is a colorful contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 x ...

Storyline Bronze XV by artist Kelsey Irvin is a contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 x 6 and is ...

Storyline Bronze XIV by artist Kelsey Irvin is a colorful contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 x...

Storyline Bronze XIII by artist Kelsey Irvin is a colorful contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 ...

Storyline Bronze XI by artist Kelsey Irvin is a colorful contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 x 10 and is priced at $2,500. About the artist: Kelsey Irvin’s work is collecting traces of peoples lives. Her work is very much related to memories and storylines. Her admired artists are Antoni Tàpies, and Andrew Wyeth with their deep work of nostalgia and bringing life to the overlooked. Irvin is driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise be lost and deteriorated in time. The challenge she seeks is to maintain a balance between working with such old objects and recreating them in a contemporary artwork that holds the test of time. Artist Statement and CV: Artist’s Statement “I find myself collecting traces of people’s lives. Memories misplaced in need of recognition; old letters; vintage matchbooks; boxes of aging paper treasure. Using vintage ephemera in my work is a way to pay homage to those memories, those lives. In a world that is becoming more digital each day, I’m driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise be lost and deteriorated in time. The challenge I seek is to maintain a balance between working with such old objects and recreating them in a contemporary artwork that holds the test of time. From Antoni Tàpies to Andrew Wyeth, I’ve admired artists with a deep sense of nostalgia. Their ability to bring life to the overlooked inspires me to the core. The hats are a form of portraiture, each as unique as the person who chooses to wear it. The figures are often subtle beauties. This is another balance between the old and the new. Vintage elements expressed in contemporary times. These women tend to resemble those of the past. Their body language is more classic, less presumptuous, and their faces sometimes hidden. The hats they wear allow for anonymity and subtlety while expressing confidence and beauty at the same time.” CV Exhibitions: 2017                California Cool Art Auction 2017        Laguna Art Museum        Laguna Beach, CA 2017                Unfolding Stories        Solo        Kelsey Michaels Fine Art         Laguna Beach, CA 2017                2017 Annual Group Exhibition        Craighead Green Gallery        Dallas, TX 2017                Selections        Kelsey Michaels Fine Art         Laguna Beach, CA 2016                Summer National Juried Exhibition        Marin Museum of Contemporary Art     Novato, CA 2016                Nostalgia         Solo            Craighead Green Gallery         Dallas, TX 2016                Palette to Palate        Laguna Art Museum        Laguna Beach, CA 2016                Impressions        Kelsey Michaels Fine Art in association with Laguna Art Museum’s Art & Nature Event 2016                Patterns         Attleboro Arts Museum         Attleboro, MA 2016                Ethos Art         Spiral Art Gallery at Mykonos Blu         Mykonos, Greece 2016                62nd Annual Juried Exhibition       Pensacola Museum of Art        Pensacola, FL 2016                Art Party 2016: The Obvious Choice      Craighead Green Gallery        Dallas, TX 2016                California Cool Art Auction 2016        Laguna Art Museum        Laguna Beach, CA 2016                January Group Exhibition        Kelsey Michaels Fine Art        Laguna Beach, CA 2015                Art2Give        The  Blender Gallery        Athens, Greece 2015                Raw Purity        KMFA in association with Laguna Art Museum Art & Nature Event        Laguna Beach, CA 2015                61st Annual Juried Exhibition        Pensacola Museum of Art        Pensacola, FL 2015                Kinari + Ethos        Athens, Greece 2015                Rock – Paper – Scissors        Kelsey Michaels Fine Art        Laguna Beach, CA 2015                Selected Works        Kelsey Michaels Fine Art        Laguna Beach, CA 2015                Amazing Steals Auction 2015        Salt Fine Art        Laguna Beach, CA 2014                Nature’s Mirrors        Kelsey Michaels Fine Art in association with the Art & Nature event at the Laguna Art Museum        Laguna Beach, CA 2014                Kelsey Michaels Fine Art        Group Exhibition       Laguna Beach, CA 2014                Juror for: Sylvia White Gallery 2014 Collector’s Choice        Ventura, CA 2013                Affordable Art Fair        Seattle, WA 2013                Sylvia White Gallery Juried Exhibition        Ventura, CA 2012                Sylvia White Gallery        Be A Saint        Ventura, CA 2012                Contemporary Art Catalogue        White Stone Gallery        Philadelphia, PA 2012                Affordable Art Fair        New York, NY 2012                International Artexpo        Pier 92        New York, NY 2012                Fine Art & Faith Exhibit        White Stone Gallery        Philadelphia, PA 2011                Solo Show        Studio Chameleon        Newport Beach, CA 2011                International Artexpo        Pier 94        New York, NY 2010                HD Expo        Sands Expo and Convention Center        Las Vegas, NV 2010                International Artexpo        Jacob K. Javits Convention Center        New York, NY 2009                International Artexpo        Jacob K. Javits Convention Center        New York, NY 2007                Small Surprises        Perrell Fine Art        Hollywood, CA 2006                New Work        Riviera Home        Laguna Beach, CA 2005                Anniversary        Riviera Collections        Newport Beach, CA 2004                Selected Works        Richard F. Brush Art Gallery        Canton, NY Selected Public Collections: International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction         Santa Fe, NM The Venetian Macao        Macau, China Quintess International        Florence, Italy Elad, The Carlyle on Wilshire        Los Angeles, CA (Owners of the Plaza Hotel) Marina Bay Sands Hotel & Casino        Singapore JUST Building Residential Towers        Dalian, China The Ritz Carlton Residences at LA Live        Las Angeles, CA Knightbridge Asset Management        Newport Beach, CA Vintage Senior...

Storyline Bronze X by artist Kelsey Irvin is a colorful contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 x 6...

Storyline Bronze V by artist Kelsey Irvin is a colorful contemporary abstract and figurative storyline piece made of vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, resin, panel that measures 72 x 4...