“My paintings are of common scenes, every day occurrences in which people struggle to establish and maintain relationships. It is these universal emotions and situations, which most interest me.”
“I encourage viewers to participate in the narrative by placing themselves inside my scenes and characters. When asked by viewers if their interpretation is the true one, I say,
‘The paintings must stand on their own.’
I don’t tell them that their stories often rival my own"
Thomas Kelly, 1998


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"Picnic at the Swing" (thumbnail/link)
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"Put on Your Fake Face for Dinner" (thumbnail/link)
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"A Doll in His House" (thumbnail/link)

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Thomas Kelly
Born 1963 Trenton, NJ

Solo Exhibitions
• 2004 The Artful Deposit Gallery, Bordentown, NJ
• 1999 The Artful Deposit Gallery, Bordentown, NJ
• 1999 The Urban Word Café, Trenton, NJ
• 1998 TAWA Invitational, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

Two-Person Exhibitions
• 2000 The Gallery at Mercer County Community College with Loring Hughes,
• West Windsor, NJ

Three-Person Exhibitions
• 2002 Trenton City Museum with Isabella Natalé and Jack Knight, Trenton, NJ
Selected Group Exhibitions
• 2003 Artstrings, traveling exhibition with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
• 2001 Trenton Artists at NJ State Museum, Trenton, NJ
• 1997 Traditional Methods, Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ
• 1997 Images On Paper, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
• 1996 Annual Exhibition, Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ
• 1996 Trenton Artists, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
• 1995 Painting Exhibition, Princeton Art Association, Princeton, NJ
• 1994 Ellarslie Open, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
• 1994 NJ Small Works, Mariboe Gallery, Hightstown, NJ
• 1993 Mercer County Artists, West Windsor, NJ

Selected Awards:
• 2000 Jurors Award, Ellarslie Open, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
• 1997 Fine Arts Achievement Award, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
• 1997 Honorable Mention, Monmouth Arts Council Annual Exhibition, Red Bank, NJ
• 1995 Award of Merit, "Works On Paper", Center For The Arts, Moorestown, NJ
• 1995 Best In Show, Painting, Student Exhibition, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
• 1994 Award of Merit, "Works On Paper", Center For The Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Selected Public Collections
• Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
• Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
• Marriott Hotel Lafayette Yard, Trenton, NJ

Education
• 1997 Associate Degree in Fine Arts, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
• 1988 Tool & Die Apprenticeship, KNF Neuberger, Inc., Princeton, NJ

Representation:
• The Artful Deposit Galleries, Bordentown, NJ

artist's website:
www.thomaskelly.net