About

Kellie Lehr is a visual artist whose work explores the intersection of painting and sculpture, engaging raw canvas as surface and structure. Balancing traditional and experimental methods, she stretches some works conventionally while allowing others to unfold into layered, folded, and sculptural forms. Her practice is rooted in themes of memory, transformation, and materiality, embracing imperfection as a catalyst for reinvention. Lehr holds an MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design in Cambridge, MA, and a BSBA from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. She was selected for the 2023-25 Juried Registry of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and has attended residencies at Foundation House in Connecticut, Château d'Orquevaux in France, and Millay Arts Colony in New York. Her work has been exhibited nationally, with her first NYC solo show at The Painting Center in 2024.