Estate of Lee Kelly
BIO
Lee Kelly (1932-2022) is one of the most revered artists in the Pacific Northwest, best known for his monumental public sculptures throughout Oregon and the surrounding region. Born in 1932 in McCall, Idaho, Lee Kelly graduated from the Museum Art School at the Portland Art Museum (now known as the Pacific Northwest College of Art, PNCA) in 1959. Kelly's long, prestigious career and prolific nature have resulted in a significant body of work which can be seen in public and private collections throughout the country, including the Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR), Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA), New Orleans Art Museum (New Orleans, LA), Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, WA) and the City of Sapporo, Japan. As one of the most recognized artists in the Northwest, his modernist sculptures are a central focus at regional institutions such as Reed College, Oregon State University, Catlin Gabel School, the Oregon Health and Sciences University and the Washington Park Rose Garden. In 2012, one of his most significant works, Memory 99, was installed in Portland's North Park blocks, at the new home of PNCA. Kelly has been exhibiting at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery since the early 1980s. In 2010, he was the subject of a major career retrospective at the Portland Art Museum.
EXHIBITIONS
ARCHIVED:
Lee Kelly | Observatory at Jaipur
October 1 - 31, 2015
Lee Kelly | Pavilion
March 13 - April 26, 2014
Lee Kelly | Atacama
November 28 - December 29, 2012
Lee Kelly | Maquettes
October 6 - November 19, 2011
Lee Kelly | Chrome
November 4 - December 31, 2010
Lee Kelly | Cast bronze sculpture
January 7 - 30, 2010
Lee Kelly | Reflections of Khajuraho
June 4 - 27, 2009
Lee Kelly Doubtful Sound
August 7 - 30, 2008
Lee Kelly
June 28 - July 28, 2007
Lee Kelly | Incidents of Travel
August 3 - September 2, 2006
Lee Kelly | Icarus Revisited
August 4 - 27, 2005
Lee Kelly | Travel Notes
February 3 - 26, 2000
MK Guth, Chad Buck and Lee Kelly
September 2 - October 9, 1999
Robert Lyons, Lee Kelly & Drake Deknatel
May 7 - 30, 1998
Lee Kelly, George Chacona & Alfred Harris
April 3 - 26, 1997
Henry Hillman Jr, Lee Kelly & Henk Pander
February 1995
Lee Kelly & Gerard Albanese
September 8 - October 1, 1994
Lee Kelly & Jon Feddersen
October 7 - 30, 1993
Lee Kelly & Paul Sutinen
May 7 - 30, 1992
Lee Kelly
February 2 - 28, 1989