Alum Thomas Kelly Relishes Life as an Artist
by Wendy Humphrey
What could be sweeter than knowing that some of your former Fine Arts professors now count your work in their personal collections? Local artist Thomas Kelly has had that affirmation - and so many more - as he continues to produce paintings that are both critically admired and widely popular.
The Times - Friday, October 22, 2004
Kelly turns to own woodcuts to inspire paintings
by Janet PurcellIn 1993, Thomas Kelly entered a 10-by-10-inch woodcut in Artworks' "Smallworks" juried exhibition. It was the first time he'd entered a juried show and he was accepted. The woodcut was "Ellis Islanders."
Painted Ovations
Music marries art in a benefit event for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
By Susan Van Dongen
If Vincent Van Gogh were alive today he might want to strangle fellow artist Thomas Kelly. He certainly would be envious of Mr. Kelly's overnight success. Even with a brother who was a well-known gallery owner and art dealer, Van Gogh's work didn't sell during his lifetime. To make matters worse, his own mother rejected the gift paintings he sent her.
Home News Tribune-Pulse - April 4, 2003
Fiddling Around - New Jersey artists are instrumental to symphony
A dozen artists team up and get funky with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra violins
By Laurie Granieri
Hamilton's Thomas Kelly usually creates his trademark moody narrative paintings on wide swaths of canvas. He has worked on board, paper and wood, but painting two scenes on an unprimed violin - a New Jersey Symphony Orchestra violin, no less - was daunting.
The Times - Friday, September 27, 2002
Fine Arts - Local artist's sparse yet complex art with a story
by Janet Purcell
Trenton-born artist Thomas Kelly refers to himself as "a blue-collar painter, a hard worker, a serious painter from Trenton."
He is all those things and more. He's a professional by anyone's standards, an insightful chronicler of human emotions - and a likable hometown guy.
Home News Tribune - Sunday, July 14, 2002
Following The Story Line
Narrative plays a key role in Hamilton artist's quirky paintings
By Laurie Granieri
It is a widely held notion in art circles that museum visitors spend an average
of 3.7 seconds looking at a piece of art.
Thomas Kelly's immense acrylic canvases - enigmatic, moody and strongly narrative - are sure to stretch even the shortest attention span. They're riveting.
Princeton Town Topics - September 10, 2000
The Narrative Stance - Loring Hughes and Tom Kelly
Two Painters of Social Interaction From the Sunny Center to the Fringe
By F. R. Rivera
The pairing of Tom Kelly and Loring Hughes is as near perfect as it gets. Each artist navigates the choppy waters of social interaction. Both are painters of people - pampered people at the center of good times (Kelly); and survivors of the worst times, people on the remote fringe of society (Hughes). People are the players, but the real subject for both artists is the situation - people second guessing other people - and the work is totally absorbing.
Timeoff - October 30-November 8, 1998
Defining the Moment - The Paintings of Thomas KellyThe Sophistication of Simplicity
By Daniel Shearer
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the paintings of Thomas Kelly may be the genesis of entire novels. His work is currently on display, along with that of five other members of the Trenton Artists Workshop Association, at Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
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