Margo Kelley is an award-winning artist whose ability to capture the personality of her subject and the awe of nature sets her art apart.  

Margo works in the contemporary representational/realism style using either oils or pastels.  Portraiture, pets and landscapes are her main focus.  She is a keen observer of nature and successfully captures the beauty of nature in her paintings.  Animals have always been an important part of Margo's life and she feels a special bond with them.  Painting gives Margo a chance to immortalize their beauty, spirit and personality in a portrait.  Knowing how much we love our animal companions, Margo captures each pet's unique personality and distinctive features in every portrait.  For comments from satisfied customers, see Testimonials.

Margo has won awards for her work and her paintings hang in private collections throughout the US.  She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Southern Vermont Arts Center.   Prior to devoting herself fulltime to her artwork Margo worked as a journalist in the newspaper industry and as a technical writer, graphic artist and web developer in the high-tech industry.  She now works out of her studio where she dedicates all of her professional talent to her fine art. 

Margo can create your commissioned painting from photographs you supply.  See Photography Tips for information on taking photographs of your loved one, pet or house/landscape.  If you prefer, Margo can take the photos for you for a minimal travel charge.  Your painting can be set in a favorite background making your portrait even more personal or Margo can select a background for you.  AWARDS/HONORS: Christmas Train -- Selected out of 580 entries to enter the Concord Art Association 12th Annual Frances N. Roddy Juried Open Competition in September 2011.  The exhibit was juried by Ellen Miller, Ellen Miller Gallery, Boston, MA Honorable Mention, awarded by the Chelmsford Art Society for "Lowell II," Oil & Acrylics category, July 2010 Third Place, awarded by the Westford Parish Center for the Arts for "Lowell I," Oil & Acrylics category, March 2010 "Tanzanian Boy" -- Accepted into the Concord Art Association Members' Juried Exhibit - January 2010.  The show was juried by Nina Nielsen, who for 46 years owned Nielsen Gallery on Newbury Street.  Nina is considered one of America's top gallerists.  Many of the artists she has represented over the years have works in major collections and museums.  Accepted into the Silent Art Auction - Harrington's Liquor Wine Tasting Juried Exhibition, November 2008 Best of Show, "Critters of Carlisle," awarded at Carlisle Old Home Day, June 2008 Accepted into the "Going to the Dogs" juried show, a joint fundraiser of The Brush Art Gallery and Greyhound Welfare.  The show was juried by Katherine French, Executive Director of the Danforth Museum of Art.  April 2008 Accepted into the Silent Art Auction - Harrington's Liquor Wine Tasting Juried Exhibition, November 2007 First Place, awarded by the Chelmsford Art Society for "A Day At The Beach," Artwork Under Glass category, July 2006 Honorable Mention, awarded by the Westford Parish Center for the Arts for "Molly and Zoey," Pastel category, March 2006 Second Place, awarded by the Westford Parish Center for the Arts for "Alaskan Feast," Pastel category, March 2005

EXHIBITS:

March - April 2010

• Westford Parish Center for the Arts 2010 Regional Art Winners' Exhibit

January 12 - February 7, 2010

• Concord Art Association Members' Juried Exhibit

December 6, 2009

• Holiday Open Studio - solo show

December 7, 2008

• Holiday Open Studio - solo show

November, 2008

• Silent Art Auction - Harrington's Liquor Wine Tasting - Juried Exhibition

June 1 - July 31, 2008

• Solo show at "The Summer Place," Chelmsford, MA - Reception June 8, Noon to 4 p.m.

April 13 - June 15,  2008

• "Going to the Dogs," a Brush Art Gallery and Greyhound Welfare Fundraiser at the Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA.
  The show was juried by Katherine French, Executive Director, Danforth Museum of Art

March 2008

• "It's a Landscape, Damnit," Group Show at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts

December 2007/January 2008

• Chelmsford Public Library, Chelmsford, MA - Group Exhibit

November 2007

• Silent Art Auction - Harrington's Liquor Wine Tasting -
  Juried Exhibition
• Chelmsford Town Hall, Chelmsford, MA

August 2007

• K-9 Carnival, Revolving Museum, Lowell, MA

June 2007

• Two-artist show at the Summer Place, Chelmsford, MA

January 2007

• Three-artist show at the Parish Center for the Arts, Westford, MA

December 2006

• School of the Museum of Fine Arts Annual Exhibit

July 2006

• 38th Annual 4th of July Art Show, Chelmsford, MA
  Professionally Juried
• Chelmsford Library, Group Exhibit

March 2006

• 2006 Westford Regional Art Event, Westford, MA
  Professionally Juried by The Copley Society

March 2005

• Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, Members' Exhibit
• 2005 Westford Regional Art Event, Westford, MA
  Professionally Juried