BIO
Kelly O’Neal is a contemporary figurative /abstract artist, actress, and filmmaker. She was born in Miami, Florida, and is based in the Atlanta area in North Georgia. She studied at N.C. School of the Arts and Florida State University where she earned a BFA in Acting.
Working primarily in collage, O’Neal is best known for colorful portraiture and representations of Norse and Celtic mythological characters.O’Neal’s artistic practice centers on layering family stories with ancestral myth, combining personal narrative and collective cultural memory through richly layered figurative and abstract compositions. A key body of work, the Avatar Series, explores old gods, folk heroes, and figures of legend as they continue to manifest and inspire within modern American culture.
O’Neal regularly participates in The Atlanta Collage Society group exhibitions. She has exhibited at the Fulton County Arts Council, Gallery Chimera, and Callanwolde Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as at d’Art Center in Norfolk, Virginia, and the Zhou B Art Center's online gallery.
She is the co-illustrator of Capes & Cowls, The Adventure Board Game, and her work has been commissioned for the covers of books and periodicals.
In parallel with her visual art practice, O’Neal has acted professionally in film, television, theatre, and stand-up comedy. She was a founding member of the 1990s glam/funk musical stage show Superchick & Goodpussy and a pioneer of early YouTube content creation through her web series The Gilda Sue Rosenstern Computer Internet Show. Her award-winning film Gilda Sue Rosenstern: The Motion Picture! is currently available on Amazon.She continues to collaborate with Droom Vox Theatre, co-producing the film series based on the work of Robin Spriggs.
She lives in a purple house in the woods, surrounded by many four-leggers, and one creative genius two-legger to whom she is married.