Benjamin Kelley

I am a native Coloradan and have been a professional artist for 24+ years painting in pastel, oil and watercolor. I also a sculpt. A direct influence for art came from my father, Ramon Kelley, a world-renowned
impressionist artist.
I am a member of the Pastel Society of America in NYC as well as Allied Artists of America, American Watercolor Society, Oil Painters of America, and National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society

I studied at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Upon completion of those courses, I began a traditional college education at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Although I received a B.A. in English, my true intentions were to be a professional artist, and so began my tutelage with my father, Ramon Kelley.

INVITATIONAL SHOWS
ABend Gallery, Denver, 1999 – 2000, 2009, 2010.
Alabama Pastel Society, 2003.
Allied Artists of America, NYC, 2003.
American Artists’ Professional League (Salmagundi Club), NYC, 2002.
Art Alliance for Colorado Youth Auction, 1998 - 2000.
Artists of Colorado, 2nd Place Winner, Botanical Gardens, Denver, 2004.
Belleli Gallery, “Father, Son and Son” Show, Denver, 2000.
Cheyenne Artists’ Guild, Cheyenne, WY, 2002.
Colorado Dominican Foundation, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009
Colorado Showcase, 2000.
Hearts of Children Foundation, Denver, 2008.
Munger-Chadwick Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ, 2006-2008
Museo de Las Americas, Denver, 1995 – 1999, 2002.
National Western Art Foundation, 2007.
Pastel Society of America, NYC, 2002.
Pastel Society of New Mexico, 2002, 2003.
Ryman-Carroll Foundation (Disney Studios), Los Angeles, 2000.
Starlight Foundation, Denver, 2007-2010.
Saks Gallery, Denver, 1996 - 1997.