Biography
My name is Kelly Shpeley, and I am a multi-disciplinary artist from Nelson. I would like to acknowledge, with gratitude and appreciation, that the land on which I walk and live is the traditional territories of the Sinixt, the Syilx, and the Ktunaxa peoples, and is home to many other indigenous persons, including the Inuit and Metis.
I spend most of my time creating art, and I am always working on various projects simultaneously, like some sort of juggling creature.
I have had gallery showings in Canada, the United States, and Norway., and have been published in Juxtapoz Magazine, Print Work Magazine, and Trend Prive Magazine.
I have also had the opportunity to work in the film industry for White Monkey Studios, Amazing Ape Studios, and Masters fx studios, plus a number of other productions on location. I have done artwork for Stan Lee via the Calgary Comic Expo, and was lucky also to be part of Neil Gaiman’s “Calendar of Tales” (January 2015). I also painted the original poster for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival (Coastal Jazz) 2015. In 2018 I was part of the Nelson International Mural Festival. I am currently working on an installation project which is funded by the Columbian Kootenay Cultural Alliance, which will be shown in September of 2024 at the Kootenay Gallery. Currently, I maintain a studio in historic downtown Ymir BC, and will be contributing to Tiny Lights Festival 2024.
I have just completed a mural on behalf of Selkirk College, at the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail BC, and part of “The Griff” recital room renovation (pics and video soon!).