“My pieces of Kelli Bickman art are my pride and joy. If I were rich enough, and had a house large enough, I would have nothing but Kelli Bickman art.”
-Neil Gaiman

photo 2010 ©lorielizabethphotography.com

“Kelli Bickman is a wonderfully talented painter. She has an ease of technique, grace of arrangement and a depth of vision; her many series often portray nature symbols, along with universal or ancient elements in skilled, updated narratives. Her unique talent spans fine art and illustration, and we are proud to have her work in our collection.”

-Artist Amy Zerner & Author Monty Farber

photo ©jennifer bickman

“Gods tend to be larger than life – and the Gods and Goddesses of artist Kelli Bickman’s series, ‘Pop Deities’ are no exception. In vivid color, Bickman’s spirituality is reflected in her work, which draws on religious figures from Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Native-American philosophy.”
-Folio Weekly

photo ©jennifer bickman

“Bickman dares to mix — color, theme, mythology — and she does so with respect and humor at the same time. A difficult feat…Kelli Bickman, a serious artist to be sure, proved to me that art produced from a sense of joy could lead to an artist’s life — you know, the kind we all dream of, where our art is our living and our living is our art. I think art such as Bickman’s is actually the most “serious” of all in that it expresses something joyful and ecstatic about being human. I think, too, that art like this can only come from a certain kind of soul — a happy, broad-minded, and delighted-with-life soul.”
-BlissChick.net

photo ©jennifer bickman

“Kelli Bickman’s work taps into and reflects the aesthetic of the scavenger in all of us. That part of us that makes us draw mustaches on newspaper photos and tack photos to our cubicles. More than that, Kelli’s pieces draw on a level of recognition beyond the automatic or mundane and illicit thoughts of grand American mythologies that have surpassed verbal dissemination.”
-Knitting Factory Records, NYC

photo 2007 ©jerimiah lawrence

“There is a wonderful resemblance in Kelli Bickman’s work to the paintings of Marie Roberts and other Coney Island artists. It’s brash and makes a big “look at me” kind of statement. Like the Coney Island crowd there is an avoidance of fine art issues. Left behind are the years of art history and canons of fine painting and what is left is a raw pictorial instinct….There is a lot to like about her work.”
-Robert Sievert, ARTEZINE 17.25

photo 2004 ©connie bickman

“With great energy and flair, Bickman invites us to soar beyond the mundane to find inspiration in both the ordinary and extraordinary experiences that make up our lives. Her work is “larger than life” and she proves, once again, that art can illuminate the recesses of the human soul with both joy and beauty.”
-Ann Niven, Sage Woman Magazine

photo 2004 ©connie bickman

‘Kelli Bickman’s sparkling images, with their clarity, beauty and delight, have graced our pages. What a treasure!”
-Margery Cantor, Inquiring Mind

photo ©connie bickman

“In addition to a much loved piece of art, this (mural) has been Kelli’s gift and legacy to our city during her tenure here: she became a much admired and respected community resource.”
-Robert Arleigh White, Executive Director
Jacksonville Cultural Council

photo ©connie bickman

“What I love best, I think, about Kelli’s work that one can dream in it. You can look at her paintings forever, and never see all there is. You can get lost in them and not care, really, if you come back out or not. Every painting is a story, and she is a storyteller, like the storytellers who once sat around the fires at night, and explained what the moon was and most importantly, why it was. She will wrap you in her work and you will be happy.”
-The Fabulous Lorraine

photo ©connie bickman

photo 2005 © connie bickman

SELECTED AWARDS:

2011  ARTS Alive grant recipient from Arts Westchester

2010 ARTS Alive grant recipient from Arts Westchester

2010 Peekskill Rotary grant for Youth Mural Arts

2010 Peekskill BID grant for Youth Mural Arts

2010  MTA finalist for Port Chester Train Station

2007 Integral Institute, featured artist

2006 ‘Very Cool’ design, www.webpicks.com

2004 Art in Public Places Grant, Jacksonville, FL

2001 MTV showcased artist, Times Square, NYC

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Neil Gaiman (NY Times Best-selling author)

Tori Amos (singer/songwriter)

Brentwood Library, Art in Public Places

Wagner University, Biology Dept.

UW Stout Permanent Collection

EXHIBITIONS:

1994 ‘Best of Design’
UW Stout, Menomonie, WI
paintings, group show

1995 ‘Black & White Lies’
UW Stout Library, WI
solo photography exhibit

1995 ‘Conundrum’
Furlong Gallery, Menomonie, WI
senior painting show

1996 ‘What I Thought I Saw’
Four Color Images, SoHo, NYC
solo photography exhibit, book release

1997 ‘The End’
Rene’s Gallery (IMTBA), Wooster St., SoHo, NYC
assemblages, group show

1997 ‘Comic Book Expo’
PS 11, West Village, NYC
photography exhibit and book signing

1998 ‘Assemblages’
Webster Hall, NYC
Curated by Johnathan Levine

1998 ‘Pop Tartz’
57th St. Gallery, NYC
paintings, video installation

1999 ‘Deconstruction – Reconstruction’
CBGB’s 313 Gallery, NYC
paintings, group show

1999 ‘Spool’
Knitting Factory Alterknit, NYC
paintings, two person show

2000 ‘The Room’
Aperion, 127 W 21st St, NYC
assemblage/paintings, group show

2000 ‘The Body Electric’
Walt Whitman Birthplace, Long Island, NY
paintings, solo show & workshop

2001 ‘Freedom’
MTV Featured Artist, Times Square Gallery, NYC
paintings & assemblages, solo show

2001 ‘This Time: Dream Time’
Wynne Bone Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
paintings, group show

2002 ‘Dreamers of Decadance’
Butterfield Garage, St. Augustine, FL
paintings, featured artist

2003 ‘Big Cats’
Fairfax Gallery, Jacksonville, Fl
paintings, 15′ mural exterior installation

2003 ‘Private Invitational’
Lee Harvey Gallery, Jacksonville, Fl
paintings, group show

2004 ‘Pop Deities’
N. Florida Artist Cooperation, Jacksonville, FL
paintings & assemblages, solo show

2004 ‘Heaven’
Karpeles Museum, Jacksonville, FL
paintings, two person show

2005 ‘The Learning Tree’
Brentwood Library, Jacksonville, Fl
Public Art Project, Grant for 17′ Mural

2005 ‘Images of Enlightenment – India/France’
Grace Teshima Gallery, Montmartre, Paris
paintings, solo show of  recent paintings

2006 ‘Cookie Cutter Club’
Dactyl Gallery, Grand St., NYC
paintings, solo show w/ performance

2006 ‘Enchantment- art for children’s bedrooms’
Jade Nectar East, South Hampton, NY
paintings, group show

2006 ‘Francia – NY’
Pierre’s, Bridgehampton, NY
paintings & assemblages, solo show

2006 ‘New Beginnings’
One Ocean Yoga Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
paintings, solo show of large scale works

2007 ‘Until the End of Time’
Large scale commission mural project
Neil Gaiman – private residence

2007 Ongoing Window Display
Untitled, 8th St/5th Ave, NYC
solo show, window display

2007 ‘Beyond Boundries’
Crossings Gallery, Zumbrota, MN
paintings, two person show

2007 ‘Joy and Happiness’
Fourth Street Gallery, Cannon Falls, MN
paintings & assemblages, solo show

2007 ‘Images of Enlightenment’
Ken Wilber’s Integral Institute, on-line gallery
paintings, featured artist

2007 HOWL! FESTIVAL -
6′ x 7′ painting installation
Tompkins Square Park, NYC

2008 ‘Duck-Duck-Black-Duck’
Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls, MN

2008 “Pop Deites”
Live painting and solo Exhibition
Seed Gallery, Newark, NJ

2008 Live Painting
COSM – Chelsea, NYC

2009 ‘Botanicals’
solo exhibition
BRC Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2009 ‘Living in Light’
solo exhibition
Salir a la Luz, Minneapolis, MN

2010 ‘Hearts & Heads’
solo exhibition
Hart Library, Shrub Oak, NY

2010 ‘That Which Roars’
group exhibition
Innovative Arts, Peekskill, NY

2010 ‘Pop Deities’
solo exhibition
Garrison Yoga Co-op,  Garrison, NY