Artist Statement
I find the artist’s statements to be challenging. As an artist evolution is necessary. Experimentation is required, exploring the tools and rules of texture, color, and design. All are channels for passion and feeling, informing an artistic voice.
Bio
An artist and educator, Madeleine Kelly, has judged numerous exhibitions. Her studio is in Southeastern Pennsylvania. She describes her personal approach to her art as elevating the mundane for the marvelous.
Although she never formally studied art, she continues to grow as an artist and has achieved her skills through workshops, museums, and demo presentations with such leading artists as Elizabeth Mowry, Rea Redifer, and Homer Johnson among others. Her works are displayed and admired in public and private collections around the world. Her paintings have been selected for various national and international juried exhibitions. An award-winning exhibitor, she is a Signature member of both the Philadelphia Water Color Society and the Philadelphia Pastel Society. She is also a member of the American Impressionist Society. She is the recipient of the 2023 Philadelphia Pastel Society Members Show Dick Blick Award. Her work was accepted into the 42nd Open Division 2023 International Pastel Society Members Show (IAPS) and accepted into the 2023 Southeastern Pastel Society Members Show (SPS) and she received 3rd place for her work. She received the top award, Arete Award of Excellence, at the 2023 Philadelphia Pastel Society National Exhibition.
She has been published in magazines and newspapers including a Philadelphia Inquirer feature, an American Artist Magazine feature and the Philadelphia Stories Magazine. Her artwork can be seen gracing the set of the recently released feature indie film; “The Suspect”. She served on the board of the Philadelphia Water Color Society.
She has participated in over 100 shows and has exhibited at:
The Samuel Fleischer Art Memorial
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
Historic Yellow Springs
Villanova University
American University
The Berman Museum of Art
The Woodmere Art Museum
Wayne Art Center
Chester County Art Association
Wallingford Community Art Center
2023 Shows
Philadelphia Pastel Society Members Show
Philadelphia Water Color Society Members Show
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PASTEL SOCIETIES 42nd Open Division
Southeastern Pastel Society 2023 Spring Members Juried Exhibition
2023 DAKOTA PASTEL COMPETITION – FIRST QUARTER
2022 Shows
American Impressionist Society Juried Members Show
