Kelsey Anderson

My painting practice is shaped by a global perspective and a deep belief in the healing power of art. After earning a B.A. in Fine Art with a minor in African Studies, I spent nearly a decade living and working abroad. During that time, I taught art to at-risk youth in Ghana, worked in international higher education in Australia, and became a mother. Alongside raising our two sons, my husband and I spent the past decade building one of Minnesota’s most trusted immigration law firms.


Throughout it all, I continued to paint and refine my practice. In 2024, I returned to art full time and joined the dynamic artist community at the Kickernick Building in Minneapolis. As a dual citizen of Australia and the U.S., I’m drawn to the beauty and complexity of wildlife, landscapes, oceans and Mars. These themes shape my work, which moves between abstraction and realism. Working with oils and acrylics, I use color, texture, and scale to stir emotion and memory.


Painting is both a personal outlet and a way to give back. I also teach art as a form of creative connection, where people can come together, create something beautiful, and feel a little lighter. I believe art holds the power to comfort, uplift, and bring us closer together.

B.A. (Fine Art), M.A. (Film)

2025
White Bear Center for the Arts
Kickernick Gallery
Gamut Gallery
Dunn Brothers, Arden Hills, MN


2024
Tenmoir Gallery Featured Artist (Animals Exhibit)
White Bear Lake Center for the Arts Members Show
Dunn Bros Coffee, Arden Hills Fall Show
Centennial United Methodist exhibit
Bailey Builds Ballyhoo Market
Forgotten Star Brewing
Art-a-Whirl
Bauhaus Brew Labs
Open Studio Night
Centennial United Methodist Mural
Slice of Shoreview

2023
White Bear Center for the Arts Members Show
Centennial United Methodist exhibit

​2017
Emmet D. Williams Elementary Cafeteria Mural

2016
Centennial United Methodist Solo Show

2014
Denver Hospice Mask Project

2008-2009
St Paul Art Crawl

2006
Hopkins Center for the Arts
St Paul Art Crawl
Spot Art Gallery

2005
Roseville Lutheran Church
Slice Of Shoreview
St Paul Art Crawl

2004
WEB DuBois Center, Accra, Ghana

2003
Sinclair Gallery, Coe College (recipient of competitive fine art scholarship)

1999
Twin Cities Best 100, St Catherine University (1st Place award)