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Paul Kelley is a Canadian artist, born in Nova Scotia in 1955. He took his academic studies at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick form 1973 to 1975.
Paul lives in LaHave, Nova Scotia with his wife and family. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, running, kayaking, and working on their 100 year old house and property.
His quiet lifestyle belies Paul’s acute sense of the elements of fundamental beauty and sensuous allure. Paul understands the subtle difference between “sensual beauty”, and “sexual eroticism”. For an image to be sensuous simply means that it appeals to the eye and the heart. That understanding, combined with Paul’s expertise in composing the elements of his paintings within the parameters of his canvas, make Paul Kelley’s art, uniquely powerful, and appealing.
Paul's art is a labor of love. Each realistic painting is the result of hundreds of hours of work involving the careful manipulation of light and form, colour and composition, to create an image which is passionate and alluring. Whether the subject is a marine art or a young woman in high heels, the result is a balanced image which is both powerful and yet serene, mysterious yet inviting. Whether or not the piece is sensual art by subject, the result is a painting which is sensuous art in it's essential form.
Paul has been gratified by the positive response to his work over the expanse of his painting career. In the early 1990's he moved away from exhibitions and associations with galleries to some extent, and began dealing with individuals and corporations directly. Although this direct relationship between artist and client has been more demanding and time consuming, it has proven to be the apex of Paul's career, pushing him in fresh directions and to higher levels of excellence.
“Sensual Roots”, held in November 2008, in Toronto, marked a return to public exhibitions after 15 years, and was the culmination of 3 decades of crafting his art into images of beauty.
Paul is currently represented by the Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL. and by Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, ON
Major Exhibitions
Sensual Roots, Toronto, Ontario, 2008 (solo)
Cornwell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1993 (solo)
Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1992
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1991 (solo)
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1989 (solo)
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1987 (solo)
Gallery 1667, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1986 (solo)
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1985 (solo)
Shell Atlantic, Calgary, Alberta, 1982
Gallery 1667, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1981 (solo)
Selected Collections
Montagu and June Black, Toronto
John Clark, former President, Toronto Stock Exchange
Gerald Connor, CEO, Cumberland Asset Management, Toronto
Kenneth Copland, former Vice-Chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Crown Life Insurance, Toronto
Craig Dobbin, Chairman, Canadian Helicopters
George Enns, founder, Enns Partners Inc., Toronto
Inter Art bv, Rotterdam
Douglas MacKay, Partner, Dominion Securities
Dundee Corporation, Toronto
Prentice Jay McNeilly, President, Eagle Corporation, Virginia
Senator Wilfred Moore, Chester, Nova Scotia
Newcourt Credit Group, Toronto
Red Path Mining, North Bay, Ontario
Richard Thomas Gallery, San Francisco
Royal Bank of Canada
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
John Risley, President and CEO, Clearwater Fine Foods
Silva Shipping, Lisbon
Michael Waring, Co-founder , Galileo Equity Management
