KELSEY IRVIN

Driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise have been lost in time, Kelsey Irvin finds herself collecting traces of lives lived – “memories misplaced in need of recognition.” After spending many years exploring a wide range of techniques and media, the artist has developed a unique way of incorporating drawing, painting, and collage into almost all of her work. Reaching for a balance between the past and the present, her work exudes a deep sense of nostalgia. “Using vintage ephemera in my work is a way to pay homage to those memories, those lives. In a world that is becoming more digital each day, I’m driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise be lost and deteriorated in time. The challenge I seek is to maintain a balance between working with such old objects and recreating them in a contemporary artwork that holds the test of time.
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KELSEY IRVIN Figurative (5-works)
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KELSEY IRVIN Ivory Sea
Ivory Sea
Vintage ephemera, fabric, oil, &acrylic on panel
40 x 30 in
KELSEY IRVIN Rain Dance
Rain Dance
Vintage ephemera, fabric, oil, & acrylic on panel
60 x 48 in
Sold
KELSEY IRVIN Retreat
Retreat
mixed media on canvas
46 x 42 in
Sold
KELSEY IRVIN To See The World
To See The World
Vintage ephemera, fabric, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel
60 x 48 in
Sold
KELSEY IRVIN Welcomed Interuption
Welcomed Interuption
Vintage ephemera, fabric, oil, & acrylic on panel
46 x 38 in
Sold

KELSEY IRVIN Hats (4-works)
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KELSEY IRVIN Phryne
Phryne
mixed media on panel
20 x 20 in
KELSEY IRVIN Lucia
Lucia
mixed media on panel
20 x 20 in
KELSEY IRVIN Captain America
Captain America
mixed media on panel
12 x 12 in
KELSEY IRVIN Huckleberry
Huckleberry
mixed media on panel
12 x 12 in

KELSEY IRVIN Storyline Panels (14-works)
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KELSEY IRVIN Storyboard Panels
A Group of Storyline Panels
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
KELSEY IRVIN 6 Storyboard
Storyline Gold IX
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 6 in
KELSEY IRVIN 10 storyboad panel
Storyline panel
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 10 in
KELSEY IRVIN 4 storyboad panel
Storyline Gem V
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 4 in
KELSEY IRVIN 6 Storyboard
Storyline Panel True VI
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 6 in
KELSEY IRVIN 6 Storyboard
Storyline Panel Silver XI
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 6 in
KELSEY IRVIN 10 storyboad panel
Storyline Panel Flair II
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 10 in
KELSEY IRVIN Storyboard Panels
Storyline Panels
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
KELSEY IRVIN storyline panel
Storyline Panel Chair
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 6 in
KELSEY IRVIN 4 Storyboard Panel BlackWhiteRed
Storyline Panel
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 4 in
KELSEY IRVIN Storyline panel 10
Storyline panel 10"
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 10 in
KELSEY IRVIN 4 Storyboard Panel Olio
Storyline Panel Olio
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 4 in
KELSEY IRVIN Storyline panel True IV
Storyline panel True IV
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 6 in
KELSEY IRVIN Storyline panel 10
Storyline panel 10"
Vintage ephemera, oil, acrylic, graphite, & resin on panel
72 x 10 in

KELSEY IRVIN

KELSEY IRVIN

KELSEY IRVIN Description

Driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise have been lost in time, Kelsey Irvin finds herself collecting traces of lives lived – “memories misplaced in need of recognition.” After spending many years exploring a wide range of techniques and media, the artist has developed a unique way of incorporating drawing, painting, and collage into almost all of her work. Reaching for a balance between the past and the present, her work exudes a deep sense of nostalgia. Irvin studied at St. Lawrence University in Upstate New York before venturing to Southern California, where she now lives. Her paintings are in public and private collections throughout the United States, Italy, Dubai, Greece, Singapore, and China. 

“Using vintage ephemera in my work is a way to pay homage to those memories, those lives. In a world that is becoming more digital each day, I’m driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise be lost and deteriorated in time. The challenge I seek is to maintain a balance between working with such old objects and recreating them in a contemporary artwork that holds the test of time. 

Irvin’s work is in the art collection at the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction in Santa Fe, NM. She has been in exhibitions at Laguna Art Museum, Pensacola Museum of Art, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Attleboro Arts Museum, and in several gallery exhibitions across the United States as well as Greece. 

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