Kelley Kozloff is a painter based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She paints with oils and cold wax medium on canvas or wood to create multi-layered and textured artwork.
Following years in careers in occupational therapy and non-profit management, Kelley began painting with oils and cold wax medium in the fall of 2021. She loves the kinesthetic experience of creating her work and the personal connections she has developed as an artist with collectors and fellow artists.
Kelley began showing her work in 2022 at the Ann Arbor Westside Art Hop events. In 2023, her piece “self/perception” was selected for the Emerging Our Differences public art display in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She was selected as an Emerging Artist by The Guild of Artists and Artisans for the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair that year. Kelley has exhibited at juried art fairs regularly since 2023; her current schedule includes Art Birmingham, the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, and The One of a Kind Shows (Spring and Holiday) in Chicago, Illinois.
In 2024, Kelley had her first solo exhibition, Infinite horizons, at The Common Cup in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This was soon followed with a January/February 2025 solo exhibition at the Chris Nordin Studios-Gallery. In May 2025, Kelley was chosen as the first artist for a three month solo exhibit through the Gutman Gallery at Bamboo for the summer. Her solo exhibition, “soft, at the edges” has 26 of her paintings on display at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan February 17th through March 30, 2026.
Her next solo exhibit, “horizons, expanded” is scheduled for May 8 - June 4, 2026 at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
My horizons are of my imagination only, conjured places my mind enjoys visiting. I find endless inspiration in this imaginary point in our geography, where colors range from muted to exuberant and the light continuously changes. Looking at the horizon, our sense of place, space, and scale all contract and expand. Our thoughts may be grounded, or they might float. Past, present and future all play out at once. Everything is possible in this space between earth and sky.
