Kelly Moran / kellymoranart@gmail.com

Houston TX based artist Kelly Moran opens her forth in a series of solo exhibitions at d. m. allison gallery (formerly Nau-haus Art in the Heights) and continues to make comment through comparison following her exhibitions "Beg Borrow and Steal" in 2010, "American Dreamer" In 2012, and "New Works" in 2014, with her latest offering "Only Human." Moran pursues her exploration of mixed media collage in combinations of intaglio, digital printing, and carved wood surfaces, all relating back to core valuations established for more than a decade as an associate printmaker at the Texas Collaborative printmaking studio.
Moran offers a mixed bag of happy urban myth and late American culture POP to be sure, but at the same time the work is so well executed that one wants to stop and think it all over. Moran takes advantage of an omnipotent time frame while jumping gender fences, and looking back at "the way we were" just far enough in the past to clue us into the fact that the human chemistry found in her works is universal. Moran excels at making the complex planning and process oriented work look inspired and of the moment. Her images are gleaned from the internet junk heap, vintage magazines and advertising, while working in woodcuts, lino-cuts, and some parts created with the latest digital technology and archival digital printing.

"American Dreamer" 2011 "Beg, Borrow and Steal"

installation @ d. m. allison's Nau-haus Gallery, 2011

8"x 10", mixed media, y. 2012

24"x 36" linocut w/ collage y. 2011

24"x 36" linocut w/ collage y. 2011

24"x 36" linocut w/ collage y. 2012

12"X 17" mixed media y. 2012

12"X 15" mixed media y. 2012

12"x 12" linocut, y. 2003

"Only Human" Sept. 12 - Oct. 17, 2015

2014, Resin Wood Paper Found Objects, 32in x 36in (separate wall mounted pieces) value: $2800

2014, Resin Wood Paper Found Objects, 33in x 61in (separate wall mounted pieces) value: $3600

2015, carved wood and collage, 12"x 12" 6" value: $1450

2013, mixed media collage 27"x 24" value: $2400

2015, collage on wood, 8.5"x 8.5" value: $950

2015, collage on wood, 8"x 8" value: $950

2015, collage on wood, 12"x 12" value: $1200

2015, wood resin paper found objects 12"x 12" value: $1200

2015, collage on wood, 12"x 12" value: $1200

2015, collage on wood, 5"x 5" value: $750

2015, wood resin paper found objects 12"x 12" value: $1200

2015, wood resin paper found objects 12"x 12" value: $950

2015, wood resin paper found objects 12"x 12" value: $950

2015, paper wood found objects resin, 12"x 12" value: $950

2015, wood resin paper found objects 5.5"x 5.5" value: $750

2015, wood resin found objects paper, 14"x 14" value: $950
Kelly Moran exhiobition Jan. 5 - Feb. 1, 2014





2013, paper, resin, watch parts, found objects on wood 15in x 28in

2013, Resin Wood Collage, 28in x 17in

2013, Mixed Media, 22 in x 18in

2014, wood Resin Archival Ink Jet Collage 34in x 22in