April 5, 2025 - April 26, 2025
A selection of paintings, drawings and sculptural art.
Receptions: Saturday April 5, 4-7pm
Thursday April 24, 5-7pm
Artist Statement for Quiet Joy — April 2025
During challenging times, my life informs my artwork and my artwork informs my life.
It is an opportunity to transform and make better; to uncover and bring out the best; to
celebrate the many layers of life and to create new ways to connect.
Through ethereal paintings, introspective drawings and meditative forms — quiet joy is
the thread that ties my work together.
I have expanded upon this concept of stillness and being by exploring and creating
with a wide range of materials. Each work is a mindful journey – celebrating simplicity
of form, found materials, layered surfaces, lasting connections, quiet space, and the
wisdom of stillness. For me that stillness evokes joy.
Mary Ann Kelly received her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art in 1987. Since
then she has studied with various teachers and was accepted to a residency at
Vermont Studio Center in 2002. She has exhibited and sold her work in
Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New York City.
