Ping Kelly West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
I am a Bradford based Chinese artist, a graduate of Yunnan Arts University in Kunming where I also qualified as a teacher. Although my personal preference is for abstract painting in oils, after taking up residence in The UK, I further developed my skills as a portrait painter. More recently, I was inspired to create landscapes after securing temporary studio space in Bradford city centre.
I have exhibited work at several venues throughout Yorkshire as well as internationally and am included in Not Just Hockney, an illustrated guide to professional visual artists in the Bradford district. I have had work on display at the Digital Exchange in Bradford, where I exhibited a series of paintings entitled “Broadway” depicting the construction of Bradford’s newest retail complex. From a bird’s eye view, I marked its transformation from an unsightly hole in the city centre into a magnificent, new and vibrant addition to Bradford’s industrial and commercial heritage.
A portrait of the shrewd 18th century entrepreneur, Betty Beecroft, was commissioned by Leeds Industrial Museum and was on display at the Leeds to innovation exhibition
Artwork
Boina Roja, Oil on Canvas, 2017
Shadow, Oil on Canvas, 2017
Shadow 3, Oil on Canvas, 2017
Penny Farthing, Oil on Canvas, 2014
Face Apple, Oil on Canvas, 2011
Face, Oil on Canvas, 2011
Apple 3, Oil on Canvas, 2016
Apple 2, Oil on Canvas, 2016
Apple 1, Oil on Canvas, 2016
Cuckoo Ball, Oil on Canvas, 2008
Golden Sun, Oil on Canvas, 2008