Kelly was born in Coraopolis, a small borough of Pittsburgh, PA. Her favorite memories are of the long car rides to her grandparents' house in the country. She would sit next to her Pap at the dining room table and draw. After high school Kelly attended the Pennsylvania State University as a Landscape Architecture student. She spent two years learning how to create and interpret the environment before her desire for art led Kelly to the Integrative Arts program. Kelly was able to use her Landscape background as a foundation for a degree in Art. After graduation Kelly moved to Phoenix, AZ and spent 3 1/2 years exploring the southwest. In 2005 her longing for rain, grass and trees led Kelly to the Portland, OR. Elements of the Pacific Northwest strongly appear in her paintings, yet they also reflect colors and memories from the place she has lived and traveled.
Kelly joined Grand Image in 2015.
Vancouver, Washington
