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 Kellianne O'Brien was born in Columbus, Ohio, USA in 1965. She lives and paints in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. She is a self-taught artist.
Kellianne O'Brien paints and sculpts spiritual energy, image, and colour. As an undergraduate student of French and Philosophy, she spent a year studying in Nice, France absorbing the majestic beauty and light of the Mediterranean.
In 1994 Kellianne began a journey of recovery through the healing power of art. While enduring a “Dark Night of the Soul”, through a series of painful emotional experiences, Kellianne discovered that they were the beginning of a profound spiritual awakening that only painting could heal and subsequently reflect. Her art evolved along with her recovery. In 1998 she became the first Advocate for People with Psychiatric Disorders to be hired by the State of Wisconsin; a position which she embraces today.
In 1999 Kellianne participated in the International Mental Health Network Conference in Ennis, Ireland and returned home breathlessly in love with the colours of Ireland. She created a series of paintings reflecting the beauty of the country and the rich spirit of her ancestors.
Kellianne continues to express her soul through the mediums of paint and sculpture. She enjoys a life filled with joy and gratitude. Her art expresses not only the divinity within her, but seems to express the divine spirit that lives in colour itself and within all of life.
EXHIBITIONS
2004
"About Abstraction" - Collective Exhibition - Gallery Gora - Montreal, Canada
2003
Biennale D'Arte Contemporanea Ippolito Caffi - The Vittoriano - Piazza Venezia
- Rome, Italy
Collective Exhibition - Art Cubic Gallery - Barcelona, Spain
Art-Domain Gallery - Port d'Andratx - Mallorca, Spain
2002
Artists Workshop and Exhibition - Omma Center for Contemporary Art -
Chania, Crete, Greece
Grupo Batik Art 25th Anniverary Exhibition - Sala Barna - Barcelona, Spain
2001
Grand Opening Exhibition - The Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery - Tillett Gardens
- St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Solo Exhibition:
"Ecstasy" - 8th Salon Associazione Cultural - Piacenza, Italy
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