Kelly Jean Smith is a fine artist living in Saratoga Springs, NY. She specializes in portraiture and figurative work in oil and charcoal and enjoys plein air summers. She earned her Master’s in Fine Art from SUNY New Paltz and completed a yearlong illustration online mentorship program with the Illustration Academy in 2022. She attended weekly life drawing studios for fourteen years at the Saratoga Art Center as well as numerous workshops in portraiture, figure drawing and oil. She teaches introductory drawing, figure drawing, and oil painting classes at Saratoga Arts, The Art Center of the Capitol Region, and The Atelier at Arlene’s. She also teaches drawing to K-5 grades for Beta Community Programs. She is available for private lessons and commissions.

Education:

1991 College of Saint Rose, Bachelors in Studio Art

1995 SUNY New Paltz, Masters in Fine Art

2007-2020 Saratoga Arts Center, Continuing Education

Weekly Life Drawing

Workshops: Figurative Drawing

Portrait Painting

Drawing

2021-2022 Visual Arts Passage Illustration Program

Process, Skill and Craft (10 Weeks)

Ideation & Visual Storytelling (10 weeks)

Portfolio Development (10 Weeks)

Career Development (20 Weeks)