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Lives and works in Topsham, ME
About the Artist: Kelly Moeykens is known for her commitment to processes, Moeykens creates abstract wall sculptures, paintings and found paper works. Moeykens work is most recognizable for their evocative texture, technique and materials used. She manipulates material over and over again, to see what it is capable of becoming, where it might lead,
About the Artist: Kelly Moeykens is known for her commitment to processes, Moeykens creates abstract wall sculptures, paintings and found paper works. Moeykens work is most recognizable for their evocative texture, technique and materials used. She manipulates material over and over again, to see what it is capable of becoming, where it might lead, and how it will migrate from an object to something surreal or sublime. With her paper arts, she works with thousands of hand cut flowers made from recycled paper that she folds and layers atop one another to create an immersive experience that are evocative of our our planet’s threatened biodiversity. Kelly is dedicated to raising awareness around our ecological and biodiversity crisis. Kelly currently lives and works in Midcoast Maine.
Statement: My works are driven by process, that it is only natural for me to be intrigued by the mediums I use. I am drawn to the tactile experience of it all; there is a physical aspect to interacting with my work that I want to convey with each piece. Additionally, I want to use art as a form of environmental activism and raise awareness to our biodiversity crisis. I want each individual viewer to have a unique emotional response and my work to give rise to their own memories and connections.
Exhibitions:
Upcoming: 2021 The Other Art Fair, Santa Monica April 16 -19 Postponed due to COVID-19
Upcoming: 2021 Superfine! NY, NY September
2020 Virtual Exhibition, Blue via Art In Res. September
2020 Virtual Exhibition, Exploring Mediums via Art In Res. August
2020 Art on Paper with JVS Project Space, NY, NY March 5-8
2019 The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 7-10
2019 The Great Paper Show, Court Tree Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Sept. Sept. 13th - Oct. 11th
2019 Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Emerging Artists Exhibition, Cambridge, July 9 -26
2019 Market Art + Design with Contempop Gallery, NY, July 5 -7
2019 The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, May 2-8
2019 Superfine! Fair, Soho, NY May 1-8
2018 The Other Art Fair Brooklyn , NY
2018 Superfine! DC
2018 LIC Arts Summer Exhibition, NY
2018 'True Independence', Lucille Khornak Gallery, NY
2018 'Artists' Choice', River Arts Gallery Damariscotta
2017 'Best of Portland', Creative Portland
Press:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Collage-Sculpture/New-This-Week-12-10-2018/153961/262054/view
https://canvas.saatchiart.com/the-other-art-fair/brooklyn-sketchbook-projects-5-must-see-artists-at-the-other-art-fair-brooklyn
https://superfine.world/blog-content/2018/10/25/sneak-peek-all-the-awesome-things-at-superfine-dc
Blooms
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Blooms by Kelly Moeykens
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Hand-cut paper collage made from recycled paper that I paint, cut and fold. I wanted to expand on my paper series by taking a modern approach to my floral muse
Monochrome
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Monochrome by Kelly Moeykens
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These works are inspired by the Monochrome Art Movement, which lasted from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Monochrome Movement Artists are generation of artists who combined Asian philosophies with Western training to create art that explores color, examines surface, expresses texture and nuance, and holds a wide variety of emotions, intentions, and meanings
Night Garden
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Night Garden by Kelly Moeykens
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The Night Garden Series is similar to my other paper flower works, where the piece is a hand-cut paper collage made with recycled paper that I paint, cut and fold. The color scheme used are lush greens with pops of bright colors.
Pulp
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Pulp by Kelly Moeykens
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This series is inspired by aerial images found on websites such as Planet Labs. In making these pieces, I created paper pulp from recycled paper and dyed in various colors.