Originating from Mobile, Alabama, and an alumna of Auburn University, Kelley Ogburn's journey is characterized by intrigue and discipline. After an extensive career in design, she returned to painting. Kelley has created an extensive body of work that focuses on exploration. She returns again and again to the human figure and the natural world, two of the oldest subjects in Western painting.
Visit WebsiteOver the years, Kelley’s curiosity has never ceased, and her work follows her need to learn. Continuously seeking new ways to approach and convey each subject is what drives Kelley’s desire to create. Whether through technique, medium, composition, or color combinations, Kelley continues to excite and intrigue her audience through her explorations. She takes them on this journey with her, keeping them curious as to what might come next.
Currently, Kelley is teaching art at Bayside Academy alongside her own artistic endeavors. Equally as challenging as it is rewarding, becoming a teacher has broadened her own technical knowledge, and she feels she learns as much from her students as they do from her. Teaching keeps her engaged, exploring, and experimenting, which is what is at the heart of all of her work.
