Kelley Albert

I enjoy creating all types of art with a bent on the abstract. It’s the tools I use that vary—a camera, an ipad, a paint brush or fabric cutter. I am most interested in using these tools to create various textures, patterns, colors, and/or combinations of them. The possibilities are endless, keeping me curious, challenged and engaged in the process.

Fine Art Degree in Graphic Design from Carnegie Mellon University

I’d like to think that I am just starting out, but I’ve been practicing my craft for quite some time. I bought a B&W darkroom with money from a summer job that I set up in my childhood home; was introduced to graphic design in high school and that set me off on a path in the commercial arts; I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design. I’ve made my living as a designer ever since (www.kelleyalbertdesign.com). But fine art has always held a special place in my heart.

ONE-WOMAN SHOWS
Hannibals Coffee House in DC
Borders Books & Music in DC
Capitol Hill Art League in DC

GROUP SHOWS
Liberty Street Printmakers
Narrows Gallery at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, MA

Press & Kiln: Expressions in Ink & Raku
DeBlois Gallery in Newport, RI

18th "Les Peittes Oeuvres" Exhibition
Spring Bull Galllery in Newport, RI

Newport Art Museum/Coleman Center: Student Show - Partial Scholarship Award

International Miniature Print Exhibition
JUROR: David Kiehl, Curator of Prints,
Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

Rhythms
JUROR: Starmanda Bullock, Professor of Art, Howard University

Faces and Figures
JUROR: Caroline Carr, Deputy Director,
National Portrait Gallery

On the Edge
JUROR: David Tannous, Curator, Critic, Writer

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
JUROR: Steven Newsome, Director, Smithsonian Institution

Artist Favorites
JUROR: Terrie Sultan, Curator of Contemporary Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art

Things to Hang Above the Blue Sofa
Merit Awards
JUROR: Angela Adams, Gallery Director, Ellipse Art Center

The Light
JUROR: Margery Goldberg, Artist, Owner, Director, Zenith Gallery

On the Black and White Spectrum
JUROR: David Adamson, David Adamson Gallery

Summer’s Light
JUROR: Jeff Wilson, Curator of the Department of Design, The National Gallery of Art

The Blues, Honorable Mention
JUROR: Marla Prather, Assistant Curator of 20th Century Art, The National Gallery of Art (now curator at the Whitney Museum)


OTHER SHOWS + SALES
Uptown Georgetown Art Fair
Paris on Eighth Street
Pelican Club
Capital Hill Community Festival
Georgetown Park Art Show
Lincoln Park Festival
Festival on the Hill
Ellipse Gallery in Arlington, VA
Appalachian Sidewalk Sale in Vienna, VA
Fells Point Craft Show in Baltimore, MD
Harvest Bazaar in Vienna, VA
Fireside Gallery in Arlington, VA
Alexandria (VA) Red Cross Waterfront Festival