C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

KELLY O'LEARY IS A CONTEMPORARY FINE ART LANDSCAPE AND NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER, ABSTRACT ARTIST, AND DESIGNER CURRENTLY WORKING AND RESIDING IN THE LOW COUNTRY, JUST OUTSIDE OF SAVANNAH, GA. SHE CAPTURES TRANQUIL, EVOCATIVE COMPOSITIONS IN BLACK-AND-WHITE AND PAINTS ATMOSPHERIC MIXED-MEDIA ABSTRACTS. FROM THE MINDFUL, INTIMATE MOMENTS FOUND IN HER PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE ORGANIC-MOVEMENT AND SUBDUED PALETTES OF HER ARTWORKS, HER WORK IS LARGELY INSPIRED BY THE RICHLY DIVERSE COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT SURROUND HER: THE SEA - ALWAYS THE SEA - AND ITS SPRAWLING BEACHES ALONG THE ATLANTIC SHORELINE, LUSH MARSHES, SWAMPS, AND FORESTS.....ANYWHERE IN NATURE THE WINDS DECIDE TO CARRY HER. O'LEARY'S PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN AWARDED, PUBLISHED, AND EXHIBITED INTERNATIONALLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. HER ARTWORKS ARE HELD IN CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.

RESTRAINED, REFINED, AND ALWAYS CRAFTED WITH GENUINE AND THOUGHTFUL INTENTION.

S E L E C T E D E X H I B I T I O N S

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  • 2026 Solitude, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ | March
  • 2026 Seasons, International Juried Group Exhibition, Dusk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | March
  • 2026 Open Theme, International Juried Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | Feb-March
  • 2026 Landscapes, International Juried Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | Jan-Feb
  • 2026 Silence, International Juried Photography Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain | Jan-Feb
  • 2025 Sanctuary, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decagon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | Dec-Jan
  • 2025 20th Annual Black & White Spider Awards, International Juried Photography Awards, Beverly Hills, CA | Dec (Nominee, Nature)
  • 2025 My Best Work 2025, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ | Dec (Finalist)
  • 2025 Monochromatic, International Juried Photography Awards, Dodho Magazine, Barcelona, Spain | September (Finalist)
  • 2025 Far Away, National Juried Art Exhibition, Photopoint Gallery, Richmond Hill, GA | August ‘25-February ‘26
  • 2025 Minimalism, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ | August
  • 2025 The Silent Beauty, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Exposure Photo Gallery, Córdoba, Argentina | July-Aug (Special Recognition Award)
  • 2025 The Shape of Things, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | May-June 
  • 2025 First Annual Invitational, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decagon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | March
  • 2025 Black & White, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Fusion Art, Santa Fe, NM | February
  • 2025 Open, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ | February
  • 2025 Monochrome, International Juried Group Exhibition, The Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, VT | January-Feb.
  • 2025 Landscapes, International Juried Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | January-February
  • 2024 Monochrome, International Juried Photography Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary | November-December
  • 2024 Broken Forms, International Juried Group Exhibition, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy | November-December
  • 2024 Empty Places : Abandoned Spaces, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | November
  • 2024 City To Summit, Scenic Utah Juried International Photography Contest, Salt Lake City, UT | November (Honorable Mention)
  • 2024 Poetry of Bones, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Col. Myers Art Gallery, Dept. of Art & Design, Univ. of ND, Grand Forks, ND | October-November
  • 2024 The Macro World, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decagon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | October
  • 2024 The Shadow Aspect, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | August
  • 2024 The Found Object, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | July
  • 2024 Scapes, International Juried Photography Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | June
  • 2024 Abandoned, International Juried Photography Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY | June
  • 2024 Flower Power 2024, Visual Arts, International Juried Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ | June (Bronze Award)
  • 2024 Nature, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ | May
  • 2024 Monochromatic, International Juried Photography Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY | February
  • 2024 Silence, International Juried Photography Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary | February
  • 2024 Open Concept, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ | February
  • 2024 Open Theme, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN |  February
  • 2024 Landscapes, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | January
  • 2023 Empty Places, Abandoned Spaces, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | December
  • 2023 Nature, All About Photo Magazine Issue #33 | September (Merit Award)
  • 2023 Beyond The Lens, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decode Gallery Tucson, AZ | August
  • 2023 Liquid~Sky, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | July (Honorable Mention Award)
  • 2023 Best In Medium 2023, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ | July (Finalist Award)
  • 2023 Spring, International Juried Photography Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY | March
  • 2023 Open, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ | February
  • 2023 Botanical, International Visual Arts Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna, CA | January
  • 2022 Beauty In Decay, International Juried Photography Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY | October
  • 2022 The Shape Of Things, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | September-October
  • 2022 Land and Sea, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ | August (Bronze Award, Photography)
  • 2022 12th Annual Seascapes, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Light Space & Time Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | August
  • 2022 Small Works, Big Talent, International Visual Arts Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna, CA | August
  • 2022 A Moment In Time, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ | July (Bronze Award)
  • 2022 Women In Art, International Visual Arts Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna, CA | July
  • 2022 The Ephemeral and The Evanescence Perception, International Juried Group Exhibition, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy | June
  • 2022 The Captured Image, International Juried Photography Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY | June
  • 2022 12th Annual Botanicals, International Juried Arts Exhibition, Light Space & Time Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | April 
  • 2022 Black & White IX Visual Arts, International Juried Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ | March (Bronze Award)
  • 2022 13th Annual Abstracts, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Light Space & Time Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | March (Special Merit Award, Painting)
  • 2022 Landscapes and Seascapes, International Visual Arts Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna, CA | March
  • 2022 11th Annual All Women, International Visual Arts Exhibition, Light Space & Time Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | February (Special Merit Award, Photography)
  • 2021-2022 Landscapes, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery/Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN | December-January (Special Merit Award, Photography)
  • 2021 Landscapes, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Colors Of Humanity Gallery, Everett, PA| October 
  • 2021 Black and White 2021 Visual Arts, International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale AZ | September (Bronze Award, Painting)
  • 2021 Abandoned: Time & Place, International Juried Photography Exhibition, Louisville Photo Biennial 2021, The Chateau Gallery, Louiseville, KY | September

S E L E C T E D A W A R D S + R E C O G N I T I O N

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  • 2026 Dodho Magazine, Fine Art 2025 Best Photographers of the Year | Finalist

  • 2026 Best Photography Awards UK, Spring Season | Platinum-Nature, Long Exposure & Motion, Platinum- B&W Fine Art, Gold-B&W Fine Art

  • 2025 Refocus Awards World Photo Annual | Honorable Mention- Minimalism

  • 2025 20th Annual Black & White Spider Awards | Nominee-Nature

  • 2025 Dodho Magazine, Monochromatic 2025 Best Photographers of the Year | Finalist

  • 2025 Budapest International Foto Awards | Honorable Mention- Fine Art, Minimalism

  • 2025 International Photography Awards | Official Selection- Nature, Macro

  • 2025 Exposure Photo Gallery, Cordoba, Argentina, The Silent Beauty | Special Recognition

  • 2025 Best Photography Awards UK, Fall | Platinum-Nature, Long Exposure & Motion, Gold- B&W Fine art, Minimalism, Gold-B&W Fine Art, Abstract

  • 2025 Best Photography Awards UK, Summer | Platinum- Nature, Long Exposure & Motion, Gold- B&W Fine Art, Minimalism, Gold- Nature, Minimalist & Abstract

  • 2025 Dodho Magazine, Fine Art 2024 Best Photographers of the Year | Finalist

  • 2024 Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Flower Power | Bronze

  • 2024 Scenic Utah, City To Summit | Honorable Mention

  • 2023 All About Photo Magazine, #33 Nature, Merit Award

  • 2023 Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Liquid~Sky | Honorable Mention

  • 2022 Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Moment In Time | Bronze, B&W | Bronze, Land & Sea | Bronze

  • 2021 Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Landscapes | Special Merit

  • 2021 Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, B&W | Bronze (Painting)

P U B L I C A T I O N S

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2026 Dodho Magazine's book, Fine Art Best Photographers Of The Year 2025

2025 Dodho Magazine's book, Monochromatic Best Photographers Of The Year 2025

2025 Dodho Magazine's book, Fine Art Best Photographers Of The Year 2024

2023 SHOTS Magazine, Issue No.161, Fall, Meet My Muse

2023 All About Photo Magazine #33: Nature

2023 SHOTS Magazine, Issue No.158, Winter, Open Theme

C O R P O R A T E C O L L E C T I O N S

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P R I V A T E C O L L E C T I O N S

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Continental U.S.: AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, SC, TX, & VA.

UK: Lewes, East Sussex, England