Art Career Planning with Document Review

Kelly is a NYC-based arts manager and visual artist. At NYFA, she oversees professional development programs for artists globally, including the Artist as Entrepreneur Program, NYFA Coaching, and Doctor’s Hours. Previously, she served as the Program Manager for Queens Council on the Arts, where she founded the organization’s Artist Commissioning Program.

As a practicing visual artist, her 3D paintings and site-specific installations have been exhibited nationally, most recently in a solo public art exhibition, Traverse, in NYC’s Garment District. She has been an artist in residence at Chashama (ChaNorth), and was selected for NYFA’s Emerging Leaders program. As a reviewer, she serves as a frequent panelist for NYC’s Percent for Art Program as well as on the Advisory Committee of the DOT Public Art program. She has given artist talks and guest lectures at SVA, RISD, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, and Columbia University, among others. She graduated Valedictorian from UNC Asheville with a BFA degree in Painting, and holds an MA degree in Arts Administration from Columbia University.