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WADE KELLY

Artist Biography

Wade Kelly (b.1989) is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist based in Sydney whose work spans painting, sculpture, and installation. With a background in film production and poetry, his practice integrates language, found objects, and domestic materials to explore the human condition and contemporary society.

In his paintings, Kelly employs expressionist gestures where words and forms collide, creating layered dialogues blending personal experience, cultural references, and existential musings. Infused with sardonic wit, his text challenges viewers to rethink the fluidity of meaning in a fragmented world. His recent work examines collective memory and myth-making, reinterpreting Michael Jordan’s career through vibrant colours and dynamic compositions, prompting reflections on a culture obsessed with performance and perfection.

Extending these themes into three-dimensional arrangements, Kelly recontextualises everyday objects into provocative installations, balancing humour and confrontation. His work explores existence in a commodified world, pushing boundaries to foster critical engagement and self-reflection.

Selected Solo/Duo Exhibitions

It Was Written (with Joel Izak Smith) (2023) | Abstract Thoughts

 Sydney, Australia


 I Wish God Was Alive To See This (2022) | Nano Gallery 

 Sydney, Australia

Selected Group Exhibitions

Neither Dream Nor Delusion (2024) China Heights

Sydney, Australia


Burwood Art Prize (2023)

 Sydney, Australia


Love Matilda (2022) Goodspace

 Sydney, Australia


Omni Salvation (2018) Center Red 

Moscow, Russia

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"Bank Accounts & Mirrors Or How I Found My Calling As A Life Coach" (2023)


“You Are The Prototype” (2022) 

“Life Insurance” (2022)
 

“Your Arms Are Too Short To Box With God” (2024)
 

“Eat my way to you” (2022)
 

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