About Kelly McCallum
Kelly McCallum is an artist who loves creating in a multitude of media, including extremely detailed pieces of jewellery, wearable art, sculpture, and, most recently, painting and works on paper. Her work in all its forms has been and continues to be an on-going exploration of natural history, narrative, self-made myth, and story-telling.
She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design in 2001. The following year she received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachusetts, graduating Cum Laude in Animal Science/Pre-Veterinarian studies. In 2003, she returned to Rhode Island School of Design to focus on metalsmithing. A move to London in 2004 saw her begin a Master of Arts at the Royal College of Art, which she concluded in 2006.
Post-education, McCallum’s works have been featured repeatedly at the Royal College of Art. Her art is held in a number of private collections worldwide, and has been exhibited in countries including Canada, the United States, Germany, France, Portugal, Poland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Korea. In the UK she has shown pieces at London's Victoria & Albert Museum, Goldsmiths’ Hall, Sotheby's, Selfridges and Liberty's.
Her major influences include Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois, Magdalina Abakanowicz, Mark Ryden, Frida Kahlo, David Wojnarowicz, Annette Messager, and Joel-Peter Witkin.
After living and working in London for over 10 years, in 2017 she moved to Southern Portugal and set up a studio in the Algarve countryside, with a practice focusing on painting and works on paper.
Now back in London, McCallum is looking forward to expanding her recent body of work and bringing it to new audiences