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Image credit: Kristy Field

Image credit: Kristy Field

PaperJoy Studio is run by artist Kelly M O’Brien, creating bespoke paper art originals and hand-embellished prints for hospitality and high-end residential projects since 2015.

PaperJoy works extensively with trade professionals that serve the designed interiors market, including hospitality, healthcare, corporate, and residential projects. Our work can be found in collections throughout the United States, Europe, The Middle East, Asia, and the West Indies.

Kelly is experienced working with large teams, complex projects, and major budgets. PaperJoy partners with other makers and technicians as needed for each project based on client specifications, including framers, fine art handlers and transport firms, studio assistants, and specialty fabricators.

Installing a retail shopping project

In 2011, she and her partner moved overseas and Kelly retrained as an artist. Prior to her turn towards the arts, she led and managed complex organization change projects for multiple US federal agencies.

She has a Masters Degree of Fine Art from Bath Spa University (Bath, UK), 2019 and completed foundational art training in Germany at the Staedelschule Adult Academy (2012-14). She also has an MA Human Development from The George Washington University (1997).

Kelly exhibits her work in the US and overseas. Awards and honors include: Royal Society of Sculptors Gilbert Bayes Award (2023); Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2023); artist residencies in New York (2023) and Lisbon (2022); Arts Council England funding (2022).

To learn more about how we can help you meet your project needs and how to work with us visit Commission.

Representation

Artiq

Daniel Fine Art Services

Eaton Fine Art

Grand Image Fine Art Publisher

James Robertson Art Consultants

Kalisher

Kevin Barry Fine Art

Modern Art Buyer

Soho Myriad Fine Art Consultants

Collections

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Hong Kong, China

The Address Boulevard Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Alkeon Capital Management, Palm Beach, FL

The Brahma Beijing Residence, Beijing, China

Canopy by Hilton Sioux Falls Downtown

The Chicago Tribune Tower, Chicago, IL

Corcoran College of Art Collections Library, Washington, DC

Cornell University, Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY

CuisinArt Resort, Anguilla

The Delta School, Wilson, AK

Four Seasons Astir Palace, Athens, Greece

Four Seasons Burj Alshaya, Kuwait

Four Seasons Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole, WY

Four Seasons Koele, Lanai, HI

Four Seasons Nevis, West Indies

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Hard Rock Hotel Hollywood, Hollywood, FL

Hilton Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL

Hilton Sioux Falls Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD

Hyatt Regency, Conroe, TX

Intercontinental Lane Field South, San Diego, CA

JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC

Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs, Palm Springs, CA

Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel, Charlotte, NC

Library of Congress, Washington, DC

Lifespan Comprehensive Cancer Center, East Greenwich, RI

Live! Hotel and Casino, Philadelphia, PA

Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Franklin, TN

Marriott Hotel Ithaca Downtown on the Commons, Ithaca, NY

Marriott Hotel Miami Airport, Miami, FL

Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA

Modera Central, Orlando, FL

Mount Nicholson Residential Properties Show Flats, Hong Kong

Nobu, Atlanta, GA

Norwegian Cruise Lines, Bliss

Norwegian Cruise Lines, Encore

Norwegian Cruise Lines, Getaway

Norwegian Cruise Lines, Joy

Norwegian Cruise Lines, Pride of America

NYC Connolly Hotel

Phoenician Resort, Scottsdale, AZ

Porcupine Creek, Rancho Mirage, CA

Regent Seven Seas, Navigator

Resorts World, Las Vegas, NV

Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, UAE

Robinson Landing, Alexandria, VA

Taj Hotel, Boston, MA

University of California, Irvine Library Artists' Books Special Collections, Irvine, CA

Villas on Rio, Austin, TX

The Westin Downtown, Denver, CO

Weir’s Plaza, Highland Park, Dallas, TX

Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino & Resort, Bethlehem, PA

Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI

Private collections in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Switzerland

Resources

This artist journey is not for the faint of heart. Along the way, I've found these resources to be helpful touchstones to return to, time and again (affiliate links).

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron; also: Finding Water and Walking in This World

The War of Art and Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield

The Practice by Seth Godin

Mastering Creative Anxiety by Eric Maisel

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg

Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts by Anna Deavere Smith

Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life by Dani Shapiro

Maria Papova's blog Brain Pickings, a source of beautifully curated resources and inspiration.