 |
         
 
|
Kelly Singleton
AFC, SAA, IGOR
Wildlife & Birds |
|
|
|
| |
Kelly Singleton creates paintings that reflect her love for wildlife and the places they inhabit. She developed a passion for art and nature early on. Her paintings are the result of many hours spent observing and photographing wildlife, followed by many more hours behind her easel striving to breathe life into her subjects. While the artist has explored many media over the years, watercolors, and most recently oils, have become her chosen media for conveying the creatures she adores.
Kelly received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art where she studied illustration. She has worked for a number of years as a graphic artist while pursuing her real passion, wildlife art. In the continuous effort to improve her painting, she has taken workshops with Robert Bateman, John Banovich, Greg Beecham, Andrew Denman, and Julie Chapman.
Singleton's paintings are found in private collections across the United States and her work has been featured in notable juried exhibitions including: Birds in Art, The Society of Animal Artists Art and the Animal and Small Works-Big Impressions, the Gilcrease Museum's American Art in Miniature, the Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, the Bosque Classic, and the Easton Waterfowl Festival to name a few. She is a Signature member of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA) and shes also a member of Artists for Conservation (AFC), and the International Guild of Realism (IGOR). Her work is represented by Grand Teton Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming.
She draws inspiration for her art through travel and field research, as well as time spent hiking, kayaking, and mountain biking. Kelly hopes that her excitement for the natural world shines through in her art and that it also conveys the importance of preserving nature.
Kelly lives within close proximity to the Chesapeake Bay and lower Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace, Maryland with her husband, Jimmy and their Boxer, Bodie.
|
Support for Conservation:
Kelly regularly donates money to the following conservation groups:
- The Snow Leopard Trust
- The National Wildlife Federation
- The Yellowstone Park Foundation
Special Achievements:
- 2013 - First Place - Watermedia - Scottsdale Artists' School, The Best & the Brightest Exhibition
"Driftwood Perch" awarded first place in watermedia at the Scottsdale Artists' School's annual exhibition "The Best and the Brightest".
- 2011 - Honorable Mention - Watercolor Artist Magazine's Watermedia Showcase Competition
"Southern Ground Hornbill" received an Honorable Mention award and was featured in Watercolor Artist magazine.
- 2011 - First Place - Watermedia - IAA Wildlife Art Show
http://www.irvingart.org/
"Driftwood Perch" awarded first place in watermedia at the 10th Annual IAA Wildlife Art Show.
- 2011 - Best in Show - Richeson 75 Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2011
http://www.richeson75.com
"Driftwood Perch" was awarded Best in Show.
- 2008 - Merit Award - Seaside Art Gallery's 17th International Miniature Art Show
http://www.seasideart.com
"Barred Owl" awarded.
- 2008 - Paint the Parks
http://www.paintamerica.org
"Red Tail" selected for Paint the Parks 2nd Mini 50.
- 2007 - Paint the Parks
http://www.paintamerica.org
"Twilight On the Susquehanna" selected for Paint the Parks 2nd Mini 50.
- 2007 - Society of Animal Artists Don Eckelberry Scholarship Award
http://www.societyofanimalartists.com
This award was established to provide a young bird artist with the opportunity to study at the Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad, a resource that Eckelberry hoped would give artists valuable time in the field.
- 2006 - Susan K. Black Foundation - 1st Place Award for Watercolor
http://www.susankblackfoundation.org
"Red Tail" awarded at the 5th Annual SKB Workshop Artist Exhibition, Dubois, WY.
- 2006 - Society of Animal Artists Evelyn & Peter Haller Distinguished Young Artist Award
http://www.societyofanimalartists.com
This honor, given by the Society of Animal Artists, is awarded to an artist member under the age of 40 who has demonstrated excellence in the field of animal art. Evelyn and Peter Haller were visionary sculptors and longtime members of the Society.
- 2005 - Susan K. Black Foundation - 3rd Place Award for Other Media
http://www.susankblackfoundation.org
"Screech Owl" awarded at the 4th Annual SKB Workshop Artist Exhibition, Dubois, WY.
- Selected Exhibitions
2011
Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art
Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Richeson 75: Small Works 2011
Richeson Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2010
Waterfowl Festival
Easton, MD
Society of Animal Artists 50th Annual Art & the Animal
PREMIERE: San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA
ENCORE: The Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit
Henderson Fine Arts Center, KY
Solo Show - Inspired by Nature: The Wildlife Paintings of Kelly Singleton
The Canvasback Gallery, Easton, MD
Western Spirit Art Show & Sale
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY
Adkins Arboretum Art Competition
Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD
2009
Society of Animal Artists Small Works - Big Impressions
The Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
American Art in Miniature
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
24th Annual Bosque Classic
Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, TX
Society of Animal Artists 49th Annual Art & the Animal
PREMIERE: Rollings Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina, KS
NATIONAL TOUR:
The Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, MD
Empire 100 Western Art Show & Sale
Northern Trust, Tucson, AZ
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
Charleston Place, Charleston, SC
2008
Society of Animal Artists Small Works - Big Impressions
The Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
American Art in Miniature
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
The Art of Conservation
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ
Birds in Art
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit
Henderson Fine Arts Center, KY
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
Charleston Place, Charleston, SC
2007
Society of Animal Artists Small Works - Big Impressions
The Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
American Art in Miniature
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Society of Animal Artists 47th Art & the Animal Exhibition
PREMIERE: The Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
NATIONAL TOUR:
West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC
The Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute, Tucson, AZ
2006
Society of Animal Artists Small Works - Big Impressions
The Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
Birds in Art
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Waterfowl Festival
Tidewater Inn, Easton, MD
- First Place - Watermedia
Collections:
Publications:
- Watercolor Artist Magazine (2011)
More about Watercolor Artist Magazine
My work "Southern Ground Hornbill" was featured in the article, "Winner's Circle", which was in the Feb 2011 issue. - The year's prizewinners of the Watermedia Showcase competition are featured.
Author: Kelly Kane
Published by: F&W Media
- 50th Art and the Animal Exhibition Catalog (2010)
-
Published by: The Society of Animal Artists
- Birds in Art Catalog (2008)
More about Birds in Art Catalog
-
Published by: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
- The Art of Conservation 2008 An International Exhibit of Nature in Art (2008)
- Companion book to The Art of Conservation 2008 Exhibit, hosted by the Hiram Blauvelt Museum and in support of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Published by: Artists for Conservation Foundation
- 47th Art and the Animal Exhibition Catalog (2007)
-
Published by: The Society of Animal Artists
- Birds in Art Catalog (2006)
More about Birds in Art Catalog
-
Published by: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Organization Membership:
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
