Joseph Kelly was born in America in 1987, and his family emigrated to Ireland eight years later. He graduated from LSAD in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree level 8 in fine art and painting. Currently he is painting and developing his skill set as an artist. He paints and explores areas which draw him in on an emotional and personal level.

The works which have been created are the result of initial research and development through plein air painting and photographic documentation, as the work progressed the work began focusing on the nocturnal scenes and the way in which he could use colour and the vibrant alluring lights of the city to really emphasis how the city transforms at night and how the grey tones of the day become many different electric shades of tone from various different sources.