Kelly Frank is a young British painter whose figurative paintings explore the themes of identity, memory, and relationships. Kelly explores portraiture through the lens of a psychologist and investigator. She is concerned with telling honest and vulnerable stories, revealing the nuance of gesture and personality.  She is fascinated by the conflict between our inner and outer worlds as individuals, families, and communities. 

 

Using orientation and surface, her paintings have multiple perspectives revealing unsettling and conflicting meanings. She uses layering to morph and weave figures together and the canvas is regularly in the production of her works. Through this process the characters in the narrative begin to have a dialogue between themselves and the painting is in constant flux. Her work is both autobiographical and anthropological, as she references family photos and iconic images from pop culture.