Biography
My name is Kelly Shpeley, and I am a multi-disciplinary artist from Nelson, BC, Canada.
I am a self taught, full time professional artist
I have had showings in Canada, the United States, and Norway., and have had my work mentioned in Juxtapoz Magazine, Print Work Magazine, Trend Prive Magazine, and most recently The Globe and Mail.
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. This year I contributed to the Tiny Lights music Festival with an annual poster for 2024. I have just completed an installation project which is funded by the Columbian Kootenay Cultural Alliance, which was shown September 13th-October 31st of 2024 at the Kootenay Gallery, with tentative plans to show at Centre 64 in Kimberly BC, March of 2025. Currently, I maintain a studio in historic downtown Ymir BC.
January, I 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 can be seen on my news page!).
