Kelly Graves – June 2026
All Your Friends Are Here
Exhibition: June 6-27, 2026
Reception: June 6, 4-7PM
“My journey with art making has always been one of experimentation and exploration,” said Graves. “I never take my art or myself too seriously – there is always an element of fun and funk in whatever I do. I have a love for creating creatures in clay… an exploration of fantasy, abstraction and playfulness.”
About the Show
About the Artist
I’ve been a high school art teacher in Northern California for over 20 years, specializing in sculpture and ceramics. I’ve learned a heck of a lot about working with students, planning curriculum, managing a classroom, hosting student art shows, and about a million other things since I started. While raising three kids at the same time, making my own work took a back seat for the most part. Not too long ago I realized how much my own artistic skills have grown throughout the years as my abilities as a teacher grew, but I wasn’t feeding my own creative needs. So about 3 years ago I decided to push myself to create more of my own personal work and put myself out there in competitions and shows. I am still first and foremost a ceramics teacher, so inevitably I find some of my personal work stems from what we are doing in the classroom at the time or maybe as an idea for something I might eventually turn into a student project.