Driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise have been lost in time, Kelsey Irvin finds herself collecting traces of lives lived – “memories misplaced in need of recognition.” After spending many years exploring a wide range of techniques and media, Irvin developed a unique way of incorporating drawing, painting and collage into almost all of her work. Creating a balance between the past and present, her work exudes a deep sense of nostalgia. Kelsey studied at St. Lawrence University in Upstate New York before venturing to Southern California, where she now lives with her family. Irvin’s work is featured in the art collection of the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction in Santa Fe, NM. She has exhibited in the Laguna Art Museum, Pensacola Museum of Art, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Attleboro Arts Museum, and in several other gallery exhibitions and collections across the United States as well as Greece. Italy, Dubai, Singapore, and China. “Using vintage ephemera in my work is a way to pay homage to those memories, those lives. In a world that is becoming more digital each day, I’m driven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise be lost and deteriorated in time. The challenge I seek is to maintain a balance between working with such old objects and recreating them in a contemporary artwork that holds the test of time.” - Kelsey Irvin