Niall Kelly

Working from found and reclaimed materials, I explore the quiet poetry hidden in the overlooked and discarded. My practice sits at the intersection of Arte Povera and contemporary abstraction, transforming construction residue, packaging foam, glue, grout, and household paint into tactile surfaces that feel both fragile and enduring. Each piece carries the marks of its making — burns, scratches, stains — becoming a record of process and persistence.
My work is not about perfection, but about presence: the act of noticing, collecting, and reassembling what the world leaves behind and the personal moments we all experience

Masters degree University College Dublin

Moment in time, National Gallery of Ireland