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Sharon Kelly is an Irish artist working between QSS Studios, Belfast, and County Armagh.
Kelly’s practice mediates between memory, experience and imagination, working across 2 and 3D processes, including drawing, painting, print, sculpture and installation. Her work is concerned with the body; with marking and mapping the physical and psychological, exploring themes of fragility, resilience, liminality and transformation. Inspirations come from diverse sources such as anatomy, medicine, dressmaking and sport, namely boxing and running.
In 2023 she was awarded the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Major Individual Award, in recognition of her contribution to the arts. Recent work has been supported by The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, USA, 2022 and In 2023 she completed a fellowship at the British School at Rome, Italy.