My goal is to create paintings that appear minimal at first glance, but are in fact, complex visual records of time, life and experiences. - Kelly Ording
Kelly Ording's paintings explore the fine line between minimalism and representation. Interested in the tonal and textural possibilities of a surface, Ording begins her compositions by hand dying paper or canvas, creating an element of surprise and playfulness that offsets the mathematical rigor and precision of bold tones and meticulous line. Central to her work is the interplay of radiating color, repetitive shapes, and intricate patterns.
Ording used the word "meditative" to describe the process of line making, where time seems to slow down and move in a poetic manner. Slow and methodical repetition becomes a way of marking the human experience suspended in the passage of time.
Dynamic in nature, Kelly Ording’s paintings become a vehicle for the exploration of color theory, where overlapping patterns evolve and release tones. The balance of her compositions allows for the unfolding of the emotive qualities of color.
Ording's public works and murals are displayed in San Francisco's Clarion Alley, Unity Plaza, the headquarters of Facebook and Genentech, as well as other locations throughout the Bay Area and world. Her work is featured in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the San Francisco Arts Commission Public and Civic Art, the Alameda County Arts Commission, and JP Morgan Chase.
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Kelly Ording
SUNGAZING 20 December 2024 - 23 January 2025The paintings in this exhibition are inspired by Kelly Ording's practice of sungazing, a meditative ritual where one gazes toward the sun to absorb its radiant energy. For Ording, the...Read more -
Deck the Walls
Group Exhibition 11 December 2023 - 24 January 2024Each December/January Gilman Contemporary celebrates the diversity of the artists they bring to Sun Valley with their group exhibition, Deck the Walls. This dynamic group show teases upcoming feature exhibitions...Read more -
Kelly Ording
Pathways of Time 26 July - 23 August 2023Kelly Ording's works explore the fine line between minimalism and representation. Interested in the tonal and textural possibilities of a surface, Ording often begins her compositions by hand dyeing paper...Read more -
New Voices
Thai Mainhard, Carmen Mcnall, Hannah Parret, Brianna Gluszak, Kelly Ording, Joanne Freeman 24 June - 25 July 2022Come celebrate 15 years with Gilman Contemporary as we highlight emerging and mid-career female artists!Read more
