About the Artist

Adam Kelley was born and raised in Providence RI. While pursuing his BFA at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kelley was able to keep a focus in manual print disciplines, particularly silkscreening and woodblock printing. Kelley’s focus on print media continued following graduation at the AS220 printshop, where he was an employee for several years. Kelley has always maintained a steady art and design practice and has been commissioned to make original works for local organizations and businesses such as Bolt Coffee, PVD Fest, The Avenue Concept, and Figidini to name a few.

HELIA, Adam Kelley’s solo show at Dryden gallery features a survey of the artist’s approach with dynamic color pallets, iconographic objects, landscapes, abstractions and graphic sensibilities across a span of media and scale: from large and small paintings on canvas, cut paper collages, to relief prints and drawings.