About the Artist:
Charlie Kelly (she/they) is a visual artist based in North-East England who primarily works in oil paint on canvas. Her collective body of work explores themes of femininity, resilience and introspection to visually explore the lasting effects of trauma.
Her most prominent works often feature symbolic depictions of blood and gore, which serve as visceral metaphors for Kelly’s take on the female experience. Challenging conventional notions of femininity, Charlie invites her viewers to engage with the intimate and unfiltered realities of womanhood.
Kelly received her Masters in Design from Northumbria University in 2021, where she specialised in fashion and sustainable knitted textiles.
charliee.paints@outlook.com
Education & Experience
EDUCATION
Northumbria University (PG) | 2019 – 2021
2019 – 2021 | Masters of Research in Design
Specialised in knitted textiles and sustainability practices.
Northumbria University (UG) | 2015 – 2019
2015 – 2019 | BA(hons) Fashion
Specialised in knitwear and illustration.
Bishop Auckland College | 2014 – 2015
2013 – 2014 | BTEC Diploma In Art & Design
2014 – 2015 | Extended Diploma in Fine Art
Specialised in portraiture.
EXHIBITIONS
Phantasmal Gallery’s ‘Uncanny’ Exhibition | 2024
Paintings featured in online exhibition in aid of Gaza relief charity efforts with supporting interview.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art | 2019
Graduate work exhibited and presented on the runway during the annual Northumbria University Graduate Fashion Showcase. [HERE]
London’s Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) | 2019
Graduate work presented and displayed for the duration of Graduate Fashion week.
PUBLICATIONS
NU Fashion Society, Printed Publication | 2019
Double spread interview about Graduate fashion collection.
OTHER
‘RE-PURPOSED’
MRes Interdisciplinary Conference | 2020
Featured speaker at Northumbria University’s annual MRes conference, presenting a research paper on sustainable knitwear manufacturing techniques.