Artist Martin Kelly

I studied Fine Art, video editing and TV camera at Manchester Polytechnic and Goldsmiths. I exhibited paintings and wall sculptures at various group exhibitions at Metropolitan Wharf, Wapping, and the Waterloo Artists Co-operative (London). I also painted sets and backdrops for theatres and trade shows. During the next four years I designed, built and painted sets and props for commercial photographers, trade shows and TV ads. Then I set up a special effects and set design company with five model makers and went on to art direct national TV ads for companies such as: Yardley, Lego and Creda, design and paint large artworks for the Prima Pasta chain of restaurants and work on a series of interior design commissions. I spent three years back up north in Cumbria and then Manchester where I carved sandstone and limestone reliefs as well as building and painting sets for commercial photographers. I moved to Sydney where I exhibited, and sold, paintings at the BPC gallery, Rushcutter’s Bay and the Wadi gallery, Bondi, made and/ or art directed a series of short films and continued to paint sets/murals/commissions and design interiors. After seven years I moved back to the UK and, for the past seven years I have been teaching a variety of ‘evening’ art and interior design classes and A-level, GCSE and Access Foundation classes for a local College of Further Education. In that time I have also made a couple of short films, and after a gap of nearly 5 years I started painting again.

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Towards Bristol Size: 36.00" x 24.00" Price: £150.00	Bright Green Morning Malverns Size: 27.00" x 21.00" Price: £130.00	Yellowamanda Size: 28.00" x 33.50" Price: £175.00
Red Stars Size: 28.00" x 33.50" Price: £175.00	Big Autumn Malverns Size: 40.00" x 28.50" Price: £220.00	Nude a La Modigliani Size: 30.00" x 20.00" Price: £240.00
Harbour St Juste Size: 24.00" x 18.00" Price: £200.00	Two Hills Size: 27.00" x 21.00" Price: £180.00	Cornish Size: 25.00" x 21.00" Price: £260.00
Back Hill Size: 35.00" x 25.00" Price: £240.00	Mustard Hills Size: 30.00" x 20.00" Price: £130.00 Sold	Littlecornish Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £90.00 Sold