About Kelly

Kelly Sullivan Ceramic Artist

a unique collection of functional pottery

About Kelly

Kelly completed her BFA in Printmaking from Florida Atlantic University in 2003. During her last year in the BFA program she was invited to do an Independent Study with the Visiting Artist and Professor in the Ceramics Department as well as take a Clay and Glazes class that was only offered to Ceramics Majors. This was the beginning of her work in clay and her appreciation for both the 3-dimensional world of art and the love of the ceramics processes.

Kelly moved to Atlanta in 2003 to seek greater opportunities as an artist. She is currently an Artist in Residence at MudFire Clayworks.

I work with a small, palette of colors. It is in the simplicity of these color choices that I can ensure that the shape of the vessel is not hidden from the viewer. Historically, I feel that I have been influenced greatly by two things in the colors that I use on the surface, the colors of the papers that I used when I was printmaking and the appreciation for "retro" kitchens of the 1950's and 1960's. …or at least the notion I have of the kitchens that existed during this time.

Bowls

Artist Resume

Education

BFA Printmaking, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 2003
Cristina Cordova figure sculpting workshop, Decatur, GA 2007
Lisa Clague metal and clay workshop, Decatur, GA 2007

Liz Zlot Summerfield handbuilding and surface decoration workshop, Decatur, GA 2008

Paul Andrew Wandless image transfer on clay workshop, Decatur, GA 2008

Shows and Exhibitions

2009

The Front Room, MudFire Clayworks and Gallery

“Fired Clay” Invitational Show, Decatur, GA

Kirkwood Spring Fling, juried entrance, Atlanta, GA

2008

“Line and Color” Invitational Exhibit, Decatur, GA

Inman Park Arts & Crafts Festival, juried entrance, Atlanta, GA

“Art-B-Que”, Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, invited by organizer, Avondale Estates, GA

East Atlanta Strut, Arts & Crafts Festival, juried entrance, Atlanta, GA

Brookhaven Arts & Crafts Festival, juried entrance. Atlanta, GA

Avondale Autumn Fest, juried entrance, Avondale Estates, GA

“MudFire Holiday Show and Sale”, Decatur, GA

2007

JapanFest, exhbit and demonstration, Duluth, GA

"Put a Lid on It" Invitational exhibit, Decatur, GA
"MudFire Holiday Show and Sale", Decatur, GA

2003

Ceramics Independent Study, Group Show, Boca Raton, FL

"Spring Juried Show", Boca Raton, FL-
"Print Exhibition & Portfolio Exchange", Miami, FL
"BFA Exhibition", Boca Raton, FL

2002

"FAU Potters Guild Juried Show", Boca Raton, FL
"Spring Juried Show", Boca Raton, FL

Awards

Second Place in Show, East Atlanta Strut, 2008

"Women in the Visual Arts", award for juried scholarship, 2002

Residencies

Florida Atlanta University, Printmaking Program,
Studio Assistant - 2000-2003

MudFire Clayworks & Gallery
Artist in Residence - 2006-present